About the The Boltons Conservation Area
The The Boltons Conservation Area covers about 44 hectares and was designated by Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in 1973. Inside the boundary are 28 listed buildings, all Grade II. 8 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 12Householder works
- Article 4 - No 13Householder works
- Article 4 - No 14Householder works
- Article 4 - No 81AHouseholder works
- Article 4 - No 81BHouseholder works
- Article 4 - No 81CHouseholder 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.
- 1 and 2, The Boltons Sw 10Grade II
- 1-39, Drayton Gardens Sw10Grade II
- 11 and 12, The Boltons Sw 10Grade II
- 13 and 14, The Boltons Sw 10Grade II
- 15, The Boltons Sw 10Grade II
- 16 and 17, The Boltons Sw 10Grade II
- 18 and 19, The Boltons Sw 10Grade II
- 20 and 21, The Boltons Sw 10Grade II
- 22 and 23, The Boltons Sw 10Grade II
- 24 and 25, The Boltons Sw 10Grade II
- 26 and 27, The Boltons Sw 10Grade II
- 28, The Boltons Sw 10Grade II
- 3 and 4, The Boltons Sw 10Grade II
- 4-56, Drayton Gardens Sw10Grade II
- 5 and 6, The Boltons Sw 10Grade II
- 7 and 8, The Boltons Sw 10Grade II
- 7, South Bolton Gardens Sw5Grade II
- 9 and 10, The Boltons Sw 10Grade II
- Bousfield School, Including Water TowerGrade II
- Church of Our Lady of Dolours Roman CatholicGrade II
- Church of St LukeGrade II
- Church of St MaryGrade II
- Drayton Arms Public HouseGrade II
- Drayton TerraceGrade II
Show all 28 listed buildings ↓All 28 listed buildings
The council’s appraisal
WEBThe Boltons 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.