About the Knightsbridge Conservation Area
The Knightsbridge Conservation Area covers about 31 hectares and was designated by City of Westminster in 1968. Inside the boundary are 157 listed buildings (3 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 152 Grade II). The most significant is Church of the Holy Trinity, Grade I. 4 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 55 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Knightsbridge CA
- 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
- 1, 4, 8, 11, 12, 13 Relton Mews, SW7Householder works
- Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights RemovedHouseholder works
- Article 4 Direction Class E To C3 In Central Activities ZoneChange of use
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 the Holy TrinityGrade I
- Prince Consort National Memorial (albert Memorial)Grade I
- Royal Albert HallGrade I
- Royal Geographical SocietyGrade II*
- Russian Orthodox Patriarchial Church of the Assumption of All SaintsGrade II*
- 1-6, Sterling Street Sw7Grade II
- 1-7, Montpelier Square Sw7Grade II
- 1-7, Rutland Gate Sw7Grade II
- 1-8, Trevor Street Sw7Grade II
- 1-9, Ennismore Gardens Sw7Grade II
- 1, Trevor Square Sw7Grade II
- 10-22, Rutland GateGrade II
- 10-25, Ennismore Gardens Sw7Grade II
- 13-17, Montpelier Street Sw7Grade II
- 14-25, Princes Gate Sw7Grade II
- 17-25, Montpelier Square Sw7Grade II
- 17a, Montpelier Square Sw7Grade II
- 186-188, Queen's Gate Sw7Grade II
- 196, Queen's Gate Sw7Grade II
- 197-200, Queen's Gate Sw7Grade II
- 2 and 3, Trevor Square Sw7Grade II
- 20-38, Montpelier Street Sw7Grade II
- 21-27, Montpelier Street Sw7Grade II
- 23-37, Trevor Square Sw7Grade II
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- 235, Knightsbridge Sw7Grade II
- 237, Knightsbridge Sw7Grade II
- 239, Knightsbridge Sw7Grade II
- 241, Knightsbridge Sw7Grade II
- 25, Kensington Gore Sw7Grade II
- 26-31, Princes Gate Sw7Grade II
- 26, Montpelier Square Sw7Grade II
- 26, Rutland GateGrade II
- 27-34 Ennismore GardensGrade II
- 27-35, Montpelier Square Sw7Grade II
- 27-42, RUTLAND GATE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 29, EXHIBITION ROAD SW7 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 36-43, Montpelier Square Sw7Grade II
- 38, Trevor Square Sw7Grade II
- 39-59, Ennismore Gardens Sw7Grade II
- 4-16, Trevor Square Sw7Grade II
- 40, Montpelier Street Sw7Grade II
- 44-48, PRINCES GATE SW7 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 44, Montpelier Street Sw7Grade II
- 45, 46 and 47, Rutland Gate Sw7Grade II
- 48-65, Rutland Gate Sw7Grade II
- 6-17, Montpellier Place Sw7Grade II
- 60-65, Ennismore Gardens Sw7Grade II
- 8-15, Princes Gardens Sw7Grade II
- 8-16, Montpelier Square Sw7Grade II
- 8, Sterling Street Sw7Grade II
- 9-11, Rutland GateGrade II
- 9-16, Trevor Street Sw7Grade II
- Albert CourtGrade II
- Albert Hall Mansions Numbers 1 to 30Grade II
- Albert Hall Mansions Numbers 31 to 48Grade II
- Albert Hall Mansions Numbers 49 to 82Grade II
- Corner Pier in North East Corner of Central GardenGrade II
- Corner Pier in North West Corner of Central GardenGrade II
- Corner Pier in South East Corner of Central GardenGrade II
- Corner Pier in South West Corner of Central GardenGrade II
- EXHIBITION ROAD SW7 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- Former Tea Clipper Public HouseGrade II
- Hill HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Royal College of MusicGrade II
- Lamp Standard by Entrance to Number 1Grade II
- Lamp Standard on Pavement Opposite Number 61Grade II
- Lamp Standard on Pavement Outside Entrance to Royal College of OrganistsGrade II
- Lamp Standard on Pavement to South East of Royal College of OrganistsGrade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Imperial College UnionGrade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 1Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 1, On Opposite PavementGrade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 10Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 12Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 12Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 12Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 12aGrade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 14 on Opposite PavementGrade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 16Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 18Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 2Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 21Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 22Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 23Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 25Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 25Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 26Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 27Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 27Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 3Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 30 on Pavement OppositeGrade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 31Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 33Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 34Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 34Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 37Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 37Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 38Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 38Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 39Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 39Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 4Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 4Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 40 on Opposite PavementGrade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 42Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 44Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 47Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 47, On Opposite Side of PavementGrade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 49Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 50 on Opposite PavementGrade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 51 on Opposite PavementGrade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 53Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 54Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 58Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 59Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 59Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 59 on Opposite PavementGrade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 6Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 61Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 62Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 65Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 65 on Opposite PavementGrade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 7Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 9Grade II
- Lamp Standard Outside Number 9Grade II
- Lamp standard to East of Albert CourtGrade II
- Lamp Standard to North of Albert CourtGrade II
- Lamp Standard to North West Corner of Number 7Grade II
- Lamp Standard to North West of Albert Hall Mansions Numbers 31 to 48Grade II
- Lamp Standard to North West of Main Door to Royal Albert HallGrade II
- Lamp Standard to North West Side of Royal Albert HallGrade II
- Lamp standard to north-east of Albert CourtGrade II
- Lamp Standard to South East of Entrance to Royal Albert HallGrade II
- Lamp Standard to South East of Number 16Grade II
- Lamp Standard to South East of Number 23Grade II
- Lamp Standard to South of Albert Hall Mansions 31 to 38Grade II
- Lamp Standard to South of Albert Hall Mansions Numbers 49 to 82Grade II
- Lamp Standard to South of Number 16Grade II
- Lamp Standard to South West of Albert Hall Mansions 31 to 48Grade II
- Lamp Standard to South West of Albert Hall Mansions Numbers 49 to 82Grade II
- Lamp Standard to South West of Number 7Grade II
- Lamp Standard to South West of South Door to Royal Albert HallGrade II
- Lamp Standard to West of Albert Hall Mansions Numbers 1 to 30Grade II
- Memorial of the 1851 ExhibitionGrade II
- Mews Arch Adjoining Number 37Grade II
- Pair of Gate Piers on East Side of Central GardenGrade II
- Pair of Gate Piers on South Side of Central GardenGrade II
- Pair of Gatepiers on West Side of Central GardenGrade II
- Queen Alexandra's HouseGrade II
- Royal College of ArtGrade II
- Royal College of MusicGrade II
- Royal College of OrganistsGrade II
- Royal School of Mines (imperial College of Science and Technology)Grade II
- Rutland Gardens MewsGrade II
- Southside Halls, Imperial CollegeGrade II
- Statue of Lord Napier of Magdala in Centre of Roadway at North End Next to Kensington RoadGrade II
- Steps and Balustrades to Southern Part of Memorial of the 1851 ExhibitionGrade II
- Weeks Hall, Imperial CollegeGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBKnightsbridge Conservation Area AppraisalCity of Westminster’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 City of Westminster and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.