About the St James's Conservation Area
The St James's Conservation Area covers about 38 hectares and was designated by City of Westminster in 1990. Inside the boundary are 196 listed buildings (30 Grade I, 43 Grade II*, 123 Grade II). The most significant is 15, St James's Square Sw1, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 12 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 St James's 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 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.
- 15, St James's Square Sw1Grade I
- 18, Suffolk Street Sw1Grade I
- 20 and 21, St James's Square Sw1Grade I
- Apartment 5, St James' PalaceGrade I
- Boodle's ClubGrade I
- Bridgewater HouseGrade I
- Brook's Club (south of Number 60)Grade I
- Chatham HouseGrade I
- Church of St James's PiccadillyGrade I
- Clarence HouseGrade I
- Dean's Residence, Queen's ChapelGrade I
- Duke of York Column and StepsGrade I
- Institute of DirectorsGrade I
- Lancaster HouseGrade I
- Marlborough House With Enclosing Forecourt Walls and East Service/stable WingGrade I
- Numbers 1-9 Including Railings to North and EastGrade I
- Numbers 10 to 18 (including the Institute of Contemporary Arts) and Railings to North and WestGrade I
- Queen Alexandra MemorialGrade I
- Queen's ChapelGrade I
- Royal Opera Arcades (including No 24 Charles II Street and No 5B Pall Mall)Grade I
- Spencer HouseGrade I
- St James's Palace St James's Palace, Garden Walls, Marlborough Gate EtcGrade I
- Statue of William III (in Centre of Square)Grade I
- Terraces and Ornamental Walls of Bridgewater House on Green Park SideGrade I
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- The AthenaeumGrade I
- The Haymarket Theatre (theatre Royal)Grade I
- The Reform ClubGrade I
- The Royal Overseas League, Including Rutland House and Its Former Gatehouse, Number 16 Arlington Street, And Vernon House to the SouthGrade I
- The Travellers ClubGrade I
- White's ClubGrade I
- 1 and 2 St James's Street, including 64 Pall MallGrade II*
- 1-4, Pickering Place Sw1Grade II*
- 1-4, SUFFOLK PLACE SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II*
- 1, Carlton Gardens Sw1Grade II*
- 11, St James's Square Sw1Grade II*
- 12-14, Suffolk Street Sw1Grade II*
- 13, St James's Square Sw1Grade II*
- 2, Carlton Gardens Sw1Grade II*
- 20-22, Suffolk Street Sw1Grade II*
- 21, Arlington Street Sw1Grade II*
- 26, St James's PlaceGrade II*
- 3, Carlton Gardens Sw1Grade II*
- 3, St James's Street Sw1Grade II*
- 33, ST JAMES'S SQUARE SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II*
- 4, Haymarket Sw1Grade II*
- 4, St James's Place Sw1Grade II*
- 4, St James's Square Sw1Grade II*
- 49, ST JAMES'S STREET SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II*
- 5, Pickering Place Sw1Grade II*
- 5, Suffolk Street Sw1Grade II*
- 6 1/2 and 7, Suffolk Street Sw1Grade II*
- 6, Suffolk Street Sw1Grade II*
- 74, St James Street Sw1Grade II*
- 8, 9 and 11, Suffolk Street Sw1Grade II*
- 87 and 88, St James's Street Sw1Grade II*
- 9, St James's Square Sw1Grade II*
- 90, Jermyn Street Sw1Grade II*
- Carlton ClubGrade II*
- Forecourt Railings and Gate Piers to Number 21Grade II*
- Former Midland BankGrade II*
- Her Majesty's TheatreGrade II*
- Lock's of St James'sGrade II*
- London HouseGrade II*
- Oxford and Cambridge University ClubGrade II*
- Part of the Devonshire ClubGrade II*
- Schomberg HouseGrade II*
- SimpsonsGrade II*
- The Economist group (including office tower, residential block, former bank and podium)Grade II*
- The Ritz HotelGrade II*
- The Royal Automobile ClubGrade II*
- The Wolseley 157-160 Piccadilly including 1-3 Arlington StreetGrade II*
- Wentworth HouseGrade II*
- Wimbourne HouseGrade II*
- 10, Cleveland Row Sw1Grade II
- 10, St James's Place Sw1Grade II
- 10, ST JAMES'S STREET SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 100 Pall MallGrade II
- 106, Jermyn Street Sw1Grade II
- 11, 12, 14, 16 17, WATERLOO PLACE SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 11, Cleveland Row Sw1Grade II
- 11, Duke StreetGrade II
- 11, St James's Place Sw1Grade II
- 111 and 112, Jermyn Street Sw1Grade II
- 12, Cleveland Row Sw1Grade II
- 12, St James's Square Sw1Grade II
- 120, Pall Mall Sw1Grade II
- 121-123, Pall Mall Sw1Grade II
- 125, Pall Mall Sw1Grade II
- 13, St James's Place Sw1Grade II
- 14-16, Cockspur Street Sw1Grade II
- 14, St James's Place Sw1Grade II
- 15 Suffolk StreetGrade II
- 15, St James's PlaceGrade II
- 162-165, PICCADILLY W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 17-19, Cockspur Street Sw1Grade II
- 18 Lamp Posts Numbered 1 to 18 (consecutive)Grade II
- 18, Crown Passage Sw1Grade II
- 18, St James's Square Sw1Grade II
- 19-23, RYDER STREET SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 19, Crown PassageGrade II
- 19, St James's Place Sw1Grade II
- 1a, 1b, 1c, King Street, St James's Sw1Grade II
- 2 and 3, Duke Street St James's Sw1Grade II
- 2 and 3, St James's PlaceGrade II
- 2 Lampstandards Numbered 1 and 2Grade II
- 2 Lampstandards Numbered 2 and 3 by George III StatueGrade II
- 2 Lampstandards Numbered 8 and 9 Flanking Crimean War MemorialGrade II
- 2 Mounting Blocks on Kerbs Outside South East and South West Corners Respectively of the Athenaeum and the Institute of DirectorsGrade II
- 20, BLUE BALL YARD SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 20, Cockspur Street Sw1Grade II
- 20, St James's Place Sw1Grade II
- 207-209, Piccadilly W1Grade II
- 22, King Street, St James's Sw1Grade II
- 25, Jermyn Street Sw1Grade II
- 27-28 Pall Mall including 24-25 St James's SquareGrade II
- 28, St James's Place Sw1Grade II
- 29, St James's Place Sw1Grade II
- 3 Bollards, One by Number 13, One by Number 15, One by Number 31Grade II
- 31, St James's Place Sw1Grade II
- 31a, St James's Square Sw1Grade II
- 33 Lamp Standards Lining Footpaths and Ride on North SideGrade II
- 37-38, Bury StreetGrade II
- 39 to 45, St James's PlaceGrade II
- 4 LampstandardsGrade II
- 4 Lampstandards Numbered 1 to 4 (consecutive)Grade II
- 4, St James's Street Sw1Grade II
- 41 LampstandardsGrade II
- 5 Lampstandards Numbered 1 to 5 (consecutive)Grade II
- 5-9 St James's PlaceGrade II
- 54, Pall Mall Sw1Grade II
- 6 Lamp StandardsGrade II
- 67 and 68, Pall Mall Sw1Grade II
- 7 Lampstandards Along North Front of PalaceGrade II
- 7 Lampstandards Numbered 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11 and 13Grade II
- 7-9, Babmaes Street Sw1Grade II
- 7-9, WATERLOO PLACE SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 7, Haymarket Sw1Grade II
- 7, St James's Square Sw1Grade II
- 70-72, JERMYN STREET SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 77 and 78, Pall Mall Sw1Grade II
- 79, Pall Mall Sw1Grade II
- 8 Lamp Standards Numbered 1 and 3 to 9 (consecutive)Grade II
- 8, Cleveland Row Sw1Grade II
- 83-85, Pall Mall Sw1Grade II
- 88, Jermyn Street Sw1Grade II
- 89, Jermyn Street Sw1Grade II
- 9 Lampstandards Numbered 4 to 12 (consecutive)Grade II
- 9, Cleveland Row Sw1Grade II
- 93, Jermyn Street Sw1Grade II
- 94, Jermyn Street Sw1Grade II
- 95, Jermyn Street Sw1Grade II
- 96, Jermyn Street Sw1Grade II
- Bollard at North East Corner of YardGrade II
- Boundary Wall to Grounds of St James's PalaceGrade II
- Crusader HouseGrade II
- Devonshire ClubGrade II
- Dudley HouseGrade II
- East India Sports ClubGrade II
- Former Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours Premises, Now Forming Part of Prince's HouseGrade II
- Lamp post outside 37-38 St James's PlaceGrade II
- Lampstandard, Numbered 10 on South End of Crimean War MemorialGrade II
- Lancaster House Boundary Wall to Grounds and Railings and Garden GateGrade II
- London LibraryGrade II
- Marlborough GateGrade II
- Mounting Block on Kerb in Front of Number 7Grade II
- New Zealand HouseGrade II
- Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks Adjacent to Western Corner of Ritz HotelGrade II
- Part of the Devonshire ClubGrade II
- Piccadilly ArcadeGrade II
- Pratt's ClubGrade II
- Red Lion Public HouseGrade II
- Southwood Memorial in St James's ChurchyardGrade II
- Stable Yard Gate LodgeGrade II
- Stable Yard GatesGrade II
- Statue of Captain Robert Falcon ScottGrade II
- Statue of Florence NightingaleGrade II
- Statue of George III on Island at Junction With Pall Mall EastGrade II
- Statue of King Edward ViiGrade II
- Statue of King George ViGrade II
- Statue of Lord CurzonGrade II
- Statue of Lord Herbert of LeaGrade II
- Statue of Lord LawrenceGrade II
- Statue of Sir Colin Campbell, Lord ClydeGrade II
- Statue of Sir John Fox BurgoyneGrade II
- Statue of Sir John FranklinGrade II
- Stornaway HouseGrade II
- Summerhouse to Centre of South Side of Square GardenGrade II
- The Constitutional ClubGrade II
- The Eccentric ClubGrade II
- The Golden Lion Public HouseGrade II
- The Guards Crimean War MemorialGrade II
- The Red Lion Public HouseGrade II
- The Royal Marines MemorialGrade II
- The Two Chairmen Public HouseGrade II
- Two Bollards Outside Number 4Grade II
- Warwick HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
St James's PlaceBury StreetDuke Street
The council’s appraisal
WEBSt James's 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.