About the Kew Green Conservation Area
The Kew Green Conservation Area covers about 45 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in 1988. Inside the boundary are 46 listed buildings (6 Grade II*, 40 Grade II). The most significant is 356 and 358, Kew Road, Grade II*. 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.
- 356 and 358, Kew RoadGrade II*
- Churchyard of Church of St Anne, To East of ChurchGrade II*
- Churchyard of Church of St Anne, To South of ChurchGrade II*
- Herbarium Complex, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Hunter House and Wings C, B and A, including the entrance gates and railingsGrade II*
- Parish Church of St AnneGrade II*
- Principal Entrance Gates and Railings Fronting Kew Green, Royal Botanic Gardens KewGrade II*
- 17 AND 19, KEW ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 2 AND 4, KEW GREEN (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 20, KEW ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 21, KEW GREEN (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 22, KEW ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 23 AND 25, KEW GREEN (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 29 and 31, Kew GreenGrade II
- 294, Kew RoadGrade II
- 296, Kew RoadGrade II
- 298-304, Kew RoadGrade II
- 352, Kew RoadGrade II
- 49, Kew GreenGrade II
- 52-56 Kew GreenGrade II
- 59 and 61, Kew GreenGrade II
- 62 and 64, Kew GreenGrade II
- 63 Kew GreenGrade II
- 71, Kew GreenGrade II
- 77 Kew GreenGrade II
Show all 46 listed buildings ↓All 46 listed buildings
- 9 and 11, Kew GreenGrade II
- 90-96, Kew GreenGrade II
- 98-106, Kew GreenGrade II
- Ada VillaGrade II
- Cambridge Cottage (museum 3)Grade II
- Capel HouseGrade II
- Cast Iron GatesGrade II
- Danebury HouseGrade II
- Hanover HouseGrade II
- Hanover PlaceGrade II
- Herbarium HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Kew BridgeGrade II
- Kew Railway BridgeGrade II
- Kew War MemorialGrade II
- Kings CottageGrade II
- Lamp Standards at North End of Railings to Main Entrance to Royal Botanic Gardens Lamp Standards at South End of Railings to Main Entrance to Royal Botanic Gardens Lamp Standards on Green Between Herbarium and Gates to Royal Botanic Gardens Lamp Standards on the Green, Opposite Number 53 Lamp Standards on the Green, Opposite the Main Entrance to the Royal Botanic Gardens Lamp Standards on the Pavement, In Front of Number 51Grade II
- Number 18, With Attached RailingsGrade II
- Royal CottageGrade II
- Sewer VentGrade II
- Warden House with attached railingsGrade II
- White HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBKew Green 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.