About the Oxford Gardens Conservation Area
The Oxford Gardens Conservation Area covers about 68 hectares and was designated by Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in 1975. Inside the boundary are 7 listed buildings, all Grade II. 10 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 1 Tree Preservation Order record 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 28Householder works
- Article 4 - No 38Householder works
- Article 4 - No 62Householder works
- Article 4 - No 46Householder works
- Article 4 - No 46Householder works
- Article 4 - No 62Householder works
- Article 4 - No 69Householder works
- Article 4 - No 88Householder 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.
- 105-123 St Mark's Road and 1-3 Cowper Terrace (consec), including front boundary walls, garden party walls and access steps, railings and wallsGrade II
- Church of St Michael and All AngelsGrade II
- Lodge, Gate, Piers and Railings to St Charles' HospitalGrade II
- Pillar Box on North East Corner With Oxford GardensGrade II
- St Charles' HospitalGrade II
- St Charles' Hospital Nurses' HomeGrade II
- Telephone Kiosk Outside Number 46Grade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBOxford Gardens 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.