Planning permission in Camden
Most single-storey rear extensions within the national permitted development limits don't need planning permission in Camden. The rules are stricter in its 40 conservation areas, where side extensions, two-storey extensions and loft dormers need permission. Check your address to see which rules apply.
Camden at a glance
- Conservation areas
- 40
- Article 4 areas
- 21
- Protected landscapes
- None
- Planning decisions
- London Borough of Camden
How many conservation areas are there in Camden?
Camden has 40 conservation areas. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are reduced: side extensions, two-storey extensions, loft dormers and cladding all need planning permission, and many councils add Article 4 directions on top.
- Alexandra Road
- Bartholomew Estate
- Belsize
- Bloomsbury
- Camden Broadway
- Camden Square
- Camden Town
- Charlotte Street
- Dartmouth Park
- Denmark Street
- Elsworthy
- Eton
- Fitzjohns Netherhall
- Fitzroy Square
- Hampstead
- Hanway Street
- Harmood Street
- Hatton Garden
- Highgate Village
- Holly Lodge Estate
- Inkerman
- Jeffrey's Street
- Kelly Street
- Kentish Town
- Kings Cross St Pancras
- Kingsway
- Mansfield
- Parkhill
- Primrose Hill
- Priory Road
- Redington Frognal
- Regents Canal
- Regents Park
- Rochester
- Seven Dials (Covent Garden)
- South Hampstead
- South Hill Park
- St Johns Wood
- West End Green
- West Kentish Town
Read more: extensions, loft dormers, garden rooms and solar panels in a conservation area.
Does Camden have Article 4 directions?
Camden has published 21 Article 4 areas. Inside them, some permitted development rights are removed, so work that would normally be allowed needs planning permission.
21 of the published areas don't say which rights they remove. Our checker tells people at those addresses to check with the council.
Directions listed by Camden:
- 13-51 (odd) & 16-60 (even) Belsize Avenue
- 32-66 (even) & 72-90 (even) South Hill Park, NW3 (South Hill Park Estate Conservation Area)
- 33 York Rise, NW5 (Dartmouth Park Conservation Area)
- 115, 117, 119, 121A, 127-129 Parkway and 1 Park Willage East
- 147 Kentish Town Road
- 187 Kentish Town Road
- Basements
- Belsize Conservation Area (various properties)
- Belsize Conservation Area Non-immediate Article 4
- Commercial, Business, and Service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (in CAZ)
- Commercial, Business, and Service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (outside CAZ)
- Fitzjohns/Netherhall Conservation Area Non-immediate Article 4
- Frognal Way
- Frognal Way Non-immediate Article 4
- Hampstead Conservation Area (excl. Frognal Way) (various properties)
- Hampstead Conservation Area (excl. Frognal Way) Non-immediate Article 4
- Launderettes to dwelling houses (Sui Generis to C3)
- Primrose Hill Conservation Area (various properties) - UNDER REVIEW
- Redington/Frognal Conservation Area Non-immediate Article 4
- South Hampstead Conservation Area Non-immediate Article 4
- Swiss Cottage Conservation Area (various properties)
What is an Article 4 direction?
Is any of Camden in a national park, National Landscape or green belt?
There are no national parks, National Landscapes, World Heritage Sites or green belt in or bordering Camden.
Listed buildings and protected trees in Camden
Listed buildings everywhere in England are recorded by Historic England, and the checker looks for them at every address. Camden also publishes 1,967 listed building outlines, which show exactly which building is listed.
Camden doesn't publish its tree preservation orders as data. If there are mature trees near your project, ask the council whether any are protected before you start.
What planning data does Camden publish?
| Data | Status | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation area boundaries | Published | 40 |
| Article 4 direction boundaries | Published | 21 |
| Listed building outlines | Published | 1,967 |
| Tree preservation order areas | Not published | 0 |
| Protected trees | Not published | 0 |
Planning work on a home in Camden? Put a pin on your house and we'll check it against all of this.
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Data from planning.data.gov.uk, published by London Borough of Camden and national bodies under the Open Government Licence, last updated here on 31 October 2026. London Borough of Camden website.