About the Hampton Court Park Conservation Area
The Hampton Court Park Conservation Area covers about 301 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in 1996. Inside the boundary are 37 listed buildings (11 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 23 Grade II). The most significant is Banqueting House, Grade I. 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.
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.
- Banqueting HouseGrade I
- BarracksGrade I
- Fountain GardenGrade I
- Fountain GardenGrade I
- Hampton Court PalaceGrade I
- Hampton Court Tilt Yard TowerGrade I
- Lower OrangeryGrade I
- Privy GardenGrade I
- Privy GardenGrade I
- Tennis CourtGrade I
- Walls and Railings to Hampton Court PalaceGrade I
- Fountain Garden, Statue in Front of CanalGrade II*
- The PavilionGrade II*
- The Wilderness HouseGrade II*
- Boundary Walls to Hampton Court ParkGrade II
- Fountain GardenGrade II
- Fountain GardenGrade II
- Fountain GardenGrade II
- Fountain GardenGrade II
- Fountain GardenGrade II
- Fountain GardenGrade II
- Fountain GardenGrade II
- Old IcehouseGrade II
- Privy GardenGrade II
Show all 37 listed buildings ↓All 37 listed buildings
- Privy GardenGrade II
- Privy GardenGrade II
- Privy GardenGrade II
- Privy GardenGrade II
- Privy GardenGrade II
- Stables to the Stud HouseGrade II
- Statue in Fountain GardenGrade II
- Statue in Fountain Garden, On Lawn Opposite Tennis CourtGrade II
- Sunk GardenGrade II
- Sunk GardenGrade II
- Superintendants House the Georgian HouseGrade II
- The Stud HouseGrade II
- Wall Running East Along Hampton Court Road Turning South at Home Park House, Terminating at Ivy CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHampton Court Park Conservation Area AppraisalLondon Borough of Richmond upon Thames’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 London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.