Planning in Kensington and Chelsea

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has 41 conservation areas and 84 Article 4 direction areas on the national planning data platform, plus 2,609 listed building outlines.

Conservation areas
41
Article 4 directions
84
Listed building outlines
2,609
Planning applications
–
not published yet
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Conservation areas

Article 4 directions

  • Article 4 - No 100
  • Article 4 - No 101
  • Article 4 - No 105
  • Article 4 - No 106
  • Article 4 - No 12
  • Article 4 - No 13
  • Article 4 - No 14
  • Article 4 - No 15
  • Article 4 - No 19
  • Article 4 - No 22
  • Article 4 - No 23
  • Article 4 - No 24
  • Article 4 - No 26
  • Article 4 - No 28
  • Article 4 - No 29
  • Article 4 - No 3
  • Article 4 - No 30
  • Article 4 - No 31
  • Article 4 - No 32
  • Article 4 - No 33
  • Article 4 - No 36
  • Article 4 - No 37
  • Article 4 - No 38
  • Article 4 - No 40
  • Article 4 - No 40A
  • Article 4 - No 41
  • Article 4 - No 42
  • Article 4 - No 42A
  • Article 4 - No 43_44
  • Article 4 - No 46
  • Article 4 - No 46
  • Article 4 - No 48
  • Article 4 - No 49
  • Article 4 - No 5
  • Article 4 - No 50
  • Article 4 - No 52
  • Article 4 - No 53
  • Article 4 - No 54
  • Article 4 - No 55
  • Article 4 - No 56
  • Article 4 - No 57
  • Article 4 - No 58
  • Article 4 - No 59
  • Article 4 - No 6
  • Article 4 - No 60
  • Article 4 - No 61
  • Article 4 - No 62
  • Article 4 - No 62
  • Article 4 - No 63
  • Article 4 - No 64
  • Article 4 - No 65
  • Article 4 - No 66
  • Article 4 - No 67
  • Article 4 - No 68
  • Article 4 - No 69
  • Article 4 - No 7
  • Article 4 - No 70
  • Article 4 - No 71
  • Article 4 - No 72
  • Article 4 - No 74
  • Article 4 - No 75
  • Article 4 - No 76
  • Article 4 - No 77
  • Article 4 - No 78
  • Article 4 - No 78A
  • Article 4 - No 79
  • Article 4 - No 8
  • Article 4 - No 80
  • Article 4 - No 81A
  • Article 4 - No 81B
  • Article 4 - No 81C
  • Article 4 - No 82
  • Article 4 - No 83
  • Article 4 - No 86
  • Article 4 - No 87
  • Article 4 - No 87A
  • Article 4 - No 88
  • Article 4 - No 89
  • Article 4 - No 9
  • Article 4 - No 94
  • Article 4 - No 95
  • Article 4 - No 96
  • Article 4 - No 97
  • Article 4 - No 98

Frequently asked questions

Is my property in a conservation area in Kensington and Chelsea?
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has designated 41 conservation areas, listed on this page with their designation dates and appraisal documents where the council publishes them. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are narrower: cladding, some extensions, roof alterations and satellite dishes on the front elevation may need planning permission, and demolition of most buildings needs consent.
What is an Article 4 direction?
An Article 4 direction removes specific permitted development rights in a defined area, so work that would normally not need planning permission — for example replacing windows, changing a house into a small HMO or altering front boundaries — does need an application. Kensington and Chelsea has 84 Article 4 direction areas recorded on planning.data.gov.uk.
How do I check what I am allowed to build?
Start with the designations on the site (conservation area, Article 4, listed building), then the local plan policies and any design codes. Planium can read the council’s appraisal and policy documents and summarise what applies to your project, including whether permitted development is available.

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea website · All local planning authorities

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Open Government Licence v3.0) · Retrieved 2026-10-09