About the Queen’s Gate Conservation Area
The Queen’s Gate Conservation Area covers about 49 hectares and was designated by Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in 1969. Inside the boundary are 75 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 10 Grade II*, 63 Grade II). The most significant is Natural History Museum, Front Lodge and Gates, Gatepiers and Railings, Grade I. 3 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 6 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 100Householder works
- Article 4 - No 106Householder works
- Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights RemovedHouseholder 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.
- Natural History Museum, Front Lodge and Gates, Gatepiers and RailingsGrade I
- Victoria and Albert MuseumGrade I
- 1-3, Kensington Gate W8Grade II*
- 10, Palace Gate Sw7Grade II*
- 14 and 15, Kensington Gate W8Grade II*
- 16 and 17, Kensington Gate W8Grade II*
- 167, Queen's Gate Sw7Grade II*
- 18-27, Kensington Gate W8Grade II*
- 28 and 29, Kensington Gate W8Grade II*
- 4-13, Kensington Gate W8Grade II*
- Church of St AugustineGrade II*
- Cole Wing, Victoria and Albert MuseumGrade II*
- 1-19, Queen's Gate Sw7Grade II
- 1-4 and 4a, Hyde Park Gate Sw7Grade II
- 1-9, Queen's Gate Terrace Sw7Grade II
- 10-23, Hereford Square Sw7Grade II
- 100-107, Queen's Gate Sw7Grade II
- 108 and 110, Old Brompton Road Sw7Grade II
- 108-113, Queen's Gate Sw7Grade II
- 11-23, Queen's Gate Gardens Sw7Grade II
- 11-49 Queen's Gate TerraceGrade II
- 114-116, Queen's Gate Sw7Grade II
- 123-126, Queen's Gate Sw7Grade II
- 127-134, Queen's Gate Sw7Grade II
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- 16, 17 and 18, Queen's Gate Place Sw7Grade II
- 19, 20 and 21, Queen's Gate Place Sw7Grade II
- 2-54, Queen's Gate Terrace Sw7Grade II
- 2, Palace Gate Sw7Grade II
- 20-24 and 26 Queen's Gate SW7Grade II
- 21-31, Stanhope Gardens Sw7Grade II
- 24-39, Queen's Gate Gardens Sw7Grade II
- 27 and 28, Hyde Park Gate Sw7Grade II
- 27-35, Hereford Square Sw7Grade II
- 27-35, Queen's Gate Sw7Grade II
- 32-45, Stanhope Gardens Sw7Grade II
- 36-41, Queen's Gate Sw7Grade II
- 36, Hyde Park Gate Sw7Grade II
- 4, Palace Gate Sw7Grade II
- 41-52, Queen's Gate Gardens Sw7Grade II
- 44, 45 and 46, Queen's Gate Sw7Grade II
- 47-52, Queen's Gate Sw7Grade II
- 5-15, Queen's Gate Place Sw7Grade II
- 53-56, Stanhope Gardens Sw7Grade II
- 53-64, Queen's Gate Sw7Grade II
- 54-66, Cromwell Road Sw7Grade II
- 56 and 58, Queen's Gate Terrace Sw7Grade II
- 57-62, STANHOPE GARDENS SW7 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 59-79, Cromwell Road Sw7Grade II
- 6 and 6a, Palace Gate Sw7Grade II
- 68-86, CROMWELL ROAD SW7 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 68-87, Queen's Gate Sw7Grade II
- 69-72, Princes Gate Sw7Grade II
- 8, Palace Gate Sw7Grade II
- 88-99, Queen's Gate Sw7Grade II
- Balustrade to Forecourt of Number 1 to 8Grade II
- Balustrade to Forecourt of Numbers 35 to 37Grade II
- Cabmen's Shelter in Centre of Road Outside Oratory HouseGrade II
- Cast Iron Area Railings to Three Sides of Communal GardenGrade II
- Entrance Arch From Cromwell RoadGrade II
- Entrance Arch From Cromwell RoadGrade II
- Entrance Arch From Elvaston PlaceGrade II
- Entrance Arch From Harrington Gardens, With Flanking PavilionsGrade II
- Entrance Arch From Queen's Gate (already on the Map)Grade II
- Entrance Arch From Queen's Gate PlaceGrade II
- Entrance Arch From Stanhope GardensGrade II
- K2 Telephone Kiosk Outside the Victoria and Albert MuseumGrade II
- Lodge west of the Natural History MuseumGrade II
- Northernmost K2 Telephone Kiosk at Junction With Cromwell RoadGrade II
- Our Lady of Victories Rc Primary School Including Covered Play Area and Boundary WallGrade II
- Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks (on Forecourt of Post Office at Junction With Gloucester Road)Grade II
- Southernmost K2 Telephone Kiosk at Junction With Cromwell RoadGrade II
- St Augustine's VicarageGrade II
- Stanhope Court HotelGrade II
- Statue of Field Marshal Lord NapierGrade II
- Two K6 telephone boxes in front of the Victoria and Albert MuseumGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBQueen’s Gate 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.