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Fitzroy SquareConservation Area

What being inside the Fitzroy Square Conservation Area means for extensions, lofts, windows and trees — and how to check whether your house is inside the boundary.

Designated

1985

Size

6.8 ha

Listed buildings inside

43

Article 4

1 found

100 m
Conservation area Listed building

About the Fitzroy Square Conservation Area

The Fitzroy Square Conservation Area covers about 6.8 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Camden in 1985. Inside the boundary are 43 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 37 Grade II). The most significant is Numbers 1, 1a and 2-8 and Attached Railings and Lamp Holders, 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.

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.

Show all 43 listed buildings ↓

Streets in the conservation area

Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.

Warren StreetCleveland StreetWhitfield Street

The council’s appraisal

WEBFitzroy Square 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

Charlotte Street →Hanway Street →Regents Park →Bloomsbury →Denmark Street →Seven Dials (Covent Garden) →

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.