About the KINGSTON OLD TOWN Conservation Area
The KINGSTON OLD TOWN Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in 1971. Inside the boundary are 37 listed buildings (3 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 28 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 64 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.
- KingstonHouseholder 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.
- Church of All SaintsGrade I
- Clattern BridgeGrade I
- Coronation StoneGrade I
- 37-41, High StreetGrade II*
- Druid's Head Public HouseGrade II*
- Kingston BridgeGrade II*
- Kingston upon Thames War MemorialGrade II*
- Market HouseGrade II*
- Picton HouseGrade II*
- 1, Thames Street with building adjoining at rearGrade II
- 11, Thames StreetGrade II
- 13 and 15, Church StreetGrade II
- 14 and 16, Church StreetGrade II
- 14, Market PlaceGrade II
- 15 and 16 Market Place, Kingston upon ThamesGrade II
- 17, High StreetGrade II
- 18, Thames StreetGrade II
- 23, Market PlaceGrade II
- 24 and 24a, Market PlaceGrade II
- 26 and 28, Thames StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, Church StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, Thames StreetGrade II
- 30, Market PlaceGrade II
- 4, Church StreetGrade II
Show all 37 listed buildings ↓All 37 listed buildings
- 4, Eden StreetGrade II
- 40,High StreetGrade II
- 41, Market PlaceGrade II
- 6-9,Market PlaceGrade II
- 6, 8 and 8A, Church StreetGrade II
- Former Griffin Hotel, Now Griffin Centre, Including Shops, Bar and First-Floor Former Assembly RoomGrade II
- Former Old Crown Public HouseGrade II
- Memorial Gates outside Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Northerly of two riverside pavilions situated on Riverside Walk, to the rear of Nos 3 and 5, Thames StreetGrade II
- Pair of gate piers at entrance to All Saints ChurchyardGrade II
- Shrubsole MemorialGrade II
- Southerly of two riverside pavilions situated on Riverside Walk, to the rear of Nos. 3 and 5, Thames StreetGrade II
- The GuildhallGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.