About the Norland Conservation Area
The Norland Conservation Area covers about 22 hectares and was designated by Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in 1969. Inside the boundary are 39 listed buildings (4 Grade II*, 35 Grade II). The most significant is 1-6, Royal Crescent W11, Grade II*. 8 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 3 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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 41Householder works
- Article 4 - No 94Householder works
- Article 4 - No 97Householder works
- Article 4 - No 98Householder works
- Article 4 - No 100Householder works
- Article 4 - No 68Householder works
- Article 4 - No 96Householder 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.
- 1-6, Royal Crescent W11Grade II*
- 170-178, Holland Park Avenue W11Grade II*
- 7-44, Royal Crescent W11Grade II*
- Church of St Francis AssisiGrade II*
- 1-6, Darnley Terrace W11Grade II
- 1-8, St James's Gardens W11Grade II
- 11 and 13, St Ann's Villas W11Grade II
- 12 and 14, St Ann's Villas W11Grade II
- 14-22, Addison Place W11Grade II
- 14-24, St James's Gardens W11Grade II
- 15 and 17, St Ann's Villas W11Grade II
- 152 to 168, Holland Park Avenue W11Grade II
- 16 and 18, St Ann's Villas W11Grade II
- 17b, Princes PlaceGrade II
- 180-186, Holland Park Avenue W11Grade II
- 19 and 21, St Ann's Villas W11Grade II
- 19-35, Norland Square W11Grade II
- 2-18, Norland Square W11Grade II
- 20 and 22, St Ann's Villas W11Grade II
- 23 and 25, St Ann's Villas W11Grade II
- 24 and 26, St Ann's Villas W11Grade II
- 27 and 29, St Ann's Villas W11Grade II
- 28 and 30, St Ann's Villas W11Grade II
- 31 and 33, St Ann's Villas W11Grade II
Show all 39 listed buildings ↓All 39 listed buildings
- 32 and 34, St Ann's Villas W11Grade II
- 36-52, Norland Square W11Grade II
- 37-55, Addison Avenue W11Grade II
- 38-44, Addison Avenue W11Grade II
- 42-46, St James's Gardens W11Grade II
- 46-52, Addison Avenue W11Grade II
- 47-54, St James's Gardens W11Grade II
- 54-56, Addison Avenue W11Grade II
- 9-13, St James's Gardens W11Grade II
- Church of St JamesGrade II
- K2 Telephone Kiosk at Junction With Holland Park AvenueGrade II
- K2 Telephone Kiosk at Junction With Norland SquareGrade II
- Number 57 and St James's LodgeGrade II
- Presbytery to St Francis AssisiGrade II
- Seal House and Attached Garden WallGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBNorland 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.