About the Denmark Street Conservation Area
The Denmark Street Conservation Area covers about 3.2 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Camden in 1991. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Giles in the Fields, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- BasementsHouseholder works
- Commercial, Business, and Service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (in CAZ)Change of use
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Church of St Giles in the FieldsGrade I
- No 6 Denmark StreetGrade II*
- No 7 Denmark StreetGrade II*
- 12, Flitcroft StreetGrade II
- 20, DENMARK STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 26, Denmark StreetGrade II
- 27, Denmark StreetGrade II
- 5, Denmark StreetGrade II
- 59, St Giles High StreetGrade II
- 6, Flitcroft StreetGrade II
- 9 and 10, Denmark StreetGrade II
- Centre PointGrade II
- Elms Lester Painting RoomsGrade II
- K2 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Lych Gate to the West of Church of St Giles in the FieldsGrade II
- Phoenix TheatreGrade II
- St Giles Vestry Rooms and Attached Wall With Lamp South West of ChurchGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBDenmark Street Conservation Area AppraisalLondon Borough of Camden’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from London Borough of Camden and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.