About the Kentish Town Conservation Area
The Kentish Town Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Camden in 1991. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings, all Grade II. 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.
- Commercial, Business, and Service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (outside CAZ)Change of use
- BasementsHouseholder 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 and 3, Leverton StreetGrade II
- 15 Torriano CottagesGrade II
- 1a, Leverton PlaceGrade II
- 27, Leighton RoadGrade II
- 37, Leighton RoadGrade II
- 5-23, Leverton StreetGrade II
- 64, Leighton RoadGrade II
- Kentish Town Sorting OfficeGrade II
- Number 24 and Railings to Areas and StepsGrade II
- Numbers 2-26 and Railings to Numbers 10 and 20Grade II
- Numbers 20 and 22 and Attached Area Railings to FrontGrade II
- Numbers 26 and 28 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 66, 68 and 70 and Area Railings to Numbers 68 and 70Grade II
- Pineapple Public HouseGrade II
- Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady Help of ChristiansGrade II
- The Assembly House Public HouseGrade 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
WEBKentish Town 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.