About the Eton Conservation Area
The Eton Conservation Area covers about 8.6 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Camden in 1988. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings, all Grade II. 3 Article 4 directions over the area remove 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.
- Belsize Conservation Area (various properties)Householder works
- BasementsHouseholder works
- Belsize Conservation Area Non-immediate Article 4Householder works
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.
- 1-14, Provost RoadGrade II
- 1-6, Eton VillasGrade II
- 13-20, Eton VillasGrade II
- 15-19, Provost RoadGrade II
- 16, Chalcot GardensGrade II
- 2 and 3, Eton College RoadGrade II
- 20, Provost RoadGrade II
- 31, Steeles RoadGrade II
- 32, Steeles RoadGrade II
- 35, Steeles RoadGrade II
- 36, Steeles RoadGrade II
- 38, Steeles RoadGrade II
- 39, Steeles RoadGrade II
- 7, 8 and 9, Eton VillasGrade II
- Church of St SaviourGrade II
- Number 37 and Attached Wall and GateGrade 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
WEBEton 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.