About the Cheyne Conservation Area
The Cheyne Conservation Area covers about 23 hectares and was designated by Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in 1969. Inside the boundary are 94 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 16 Grade II*, 77 Grade II). The most significant is Chelsea Old Church (all Saints), Grade I. 3 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 4 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
- Article 4 - No 55Householder works
- Article 4 - No 100Householder works
- Article 4 - No 106Householder 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.
- Chelsea Old Church (all Saints)Grade I
- 15, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II*
- 213 and 215, Kings Road Sw3Grade II*
- 217, King's RoadGrade II*
- 4, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II*
- 5, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II*
- 6, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II*
- Argyle House and Gates and RailingsGrade II*
- Crosby HallGrade II*
- Forecourt Railings and Gate to Number 4Grade II*
- Forecourt Railings Piers to Gate to Number 5Grade II*
- Forecourt Railings, Piers and Gate to Number 15 and Number 16Grade II*
- Forecourt Walls Railings Gates and Piers to Number 6Grade II*
- Lindsey HouseGrade II*
- Nos 16 to 22, No 24 Carlyle's House and Nos 26 to 34, Cheyne RowGrade II*
- Queens HouseGrade II*
- West HouseGrade II*
- 1-11, Oakley Street Sw3Grade II
- 1-26, Paultons Square Sw3Grade II
- 1-31, Margaretta Terrace Sw3Grade II
- 10, Cheyne Row Sw3Grade II
- 10, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 101-108, Oakley Street Sw3Grade II
- 107 and 108, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
Show all 94 listed buildings ↓All 94 listed buildings
- 109, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 11-19, Upper Cheyne Row Sw3Grade II
- 11, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 110, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 113, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 118 and 119, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 12, Cheyne Row Sw3Grade II
- 13 AND 16, LAWRENCE STREET SW3 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 14-25, Oakley Street Sw3Grade II
- 16, Upper Cheyne Row Sw3Grade II
- 17 and 18, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 18, Upper Cheyne Row Sw3Grade II
- 19-26,20a, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 195-197, Kings RoadGrade II
- 2, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 2, Justice Walk Sw3Grade II
- 20, Upper Cheyne Row Sw3Grade II
- 205-209, Kings RoadGrade II
- 22, Upper Cheyne Row Sw3Grade II
- 229 and 231, King's RoadGrade II
- 23-33, Cheyne Row Sw3Grade II
- 24-28, Upper Cheyne Row Sw3Grade II
- 24-36, Danvers Street Sw3Grade II
- 26 and 27, Oakley Street Sw3Grade II
- 27-30, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 27-33, Paultons Square Sw3Grade II
- 28-35, Oakley Street Sw3Grade II
- 28a, Upper Cheyne Row Sw3Grade II
- 291-301, King's Road Sw3Grade II
- 3, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 30, Upper Cheyne Row Sw3Grade II
- 32-38, Margaretta Terrace Sw3Grade II
- 34-56, Paultons Square Sw3Grade II
- 34, 36 and 38, Old Church Street Sw3Grade II
- 36, 37 and 38, Glebe Place Sw3Grade II
- 37-49, 55-57, Danvers Street Sw3Grade II
- 38, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 381, King's Road Sw3Grade II
- 39, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 53, Old Church Street Sw3Grade II
- 56, Old Church Street Sw3Grade II
- 62, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 7, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 8, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 9, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 91, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 92, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 93 and 94, Cheyne Walk, Sw3Grade II
- Awakening Sculpture, Roper's GardenGrade II
- Boundary Wall at Shrewsbury HouseGrade II
- Cheyne CottageGrade II
- Church of Our Most Holy Redeemer and St Thomas MoreGrade II
- Forecourt Railings and Gate Piers to Numer 3Grade II
- Forecourt Railings and Gate to Numbers 20, 20a and 21-25 (consecutive)Grade II
- Forecourt Railings and Gate to Numer 2Grade II
- Forecourt Railings and Piers at Number 19Grade II
- Forecourt Railings and Piers to Number 17Grade II
- Garden Wall at Rear of Allen Hall Garden Wall at Rear of Numbers 13 to 25 on West Side, Formerly A Boundary Wall With Allen HallGrade II
- Garden Wall to South of Number 17-21Grade II
- Gate and Railings to Number 92Grade II
- King's Head and Eight Bells Public HouseGrade II
- Lamp Standard (west End of Chelsea Embankment Gardens)Grade II
- Monmouth House the Duke's HouseGrade II
- Monument to Sir Hans Sloane to South-East Corner of All Saints ChurchyardGrade II
- Number 46 and Garden RailingsGrade II
- Number 47 and Garden RailingsGrade II
- Number 48 and Garden RailingsGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- Tudor wall to rear of 1-7 Phene StreetGrade II
- Wall to South West and Forming Boundary to Garden of Number 25Grade 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
WEBCheyne Conservation Area AppraisalRoyal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’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 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.