Planning permission in Hammersmith & Fulham
Most single-storey rear extensions within the national permitted development limits don't need planning permission in Hammersmith & Fulham. The rules are stricter in its 47 conservation areas, where side extensions, two-storey extensions and loft dormers need permission. Check your address to see which rules apply.
Hammersmith & Fulham at a glance
- Conservation areas
- 47
- Article 4 areas
- Not published
- Protected landscapes
- None
- Planning decisions
- London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
How many conservation areas are there in Hammersmith & Fulham?
Hammersmith & Fulham has 47 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.
- 3B
- 49
- 63
- Barclay Road
- Barons Court
- Bishops Park
- Bradmore
- Brook Green
- Central Fulham
- Cleverly Estate
- Colehill Gardens
- Coningham and Lime Grove
- Crabtree
- Dorcas Estate
- Fitzgeorge and Fitzjames
- Fulham Park Gardens
- Fulham Reach
- Gunter Estate
- Hammersmith Broadway
- Hammersmith Grove
- Hammersmith Odeon
- Hammersmith Town Hall
- Hurlingham
- Imperial Square & Gasworks
- Ingersoll and Arminger
- Lakeside/Sinclair/Blythe Road
- Melrose
- Moore Park
- Old Oak & Wormholt
- Olympia and Avonmore
- Parson's Green
- Putney Bridge
- Queen's Club Gardens
- Ravenscourt & Starch Green
- Sands End
- Sedlescombe Road
- Shepherds Bush
- St. Mary's
- St. Peter's Square
- Studdridge Street
- The Billings & Brompton Cutting
- The Mall
- Turneville/Chesson
- Walham Green
- Walham Grove
- Westcroft Square
- Wood Lane
Read more: extensions, loft dormers, garden rooms and solar panels in a conservation area.
Does Hammersmith & Fulham have Article 4 directions?
Hammersmith & Fulham hasn't published any Article 4 boundaries on planning.data.gov.uk. Most councils have at least one Article 4 direction, often in conservation areas, so check the council's website or ask its planning team before relying on permitted development.
What is an Article 4 direction?
Is any of Hammersmith & Fulham 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 Hammersmith & Fulham.
Listed buildings and protected trees in Hammersmith & Fulham
Listed buildings everywhere in England are recorded by Historic England, and the checker looks for them at every address. Hammersmith & Fulham doesn't publish listed building outlines, so where a listed building is recorded near an address, we ask the homeowner to check whether it's theirs.
Hammersmith & Fulham 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 Hammersmith & Fulham publish?
| Data | Status | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation area boundaries | Published | 47 |
| Article 4 direction boundaries | Not published | 0 |
| Listed building outlines | Not published | 0 |
| Tree preservation order areas | Not published | 0 |
| Protected trees | Not published | 0 |
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Data from planning.data.gov.uk, published by London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham and national bodies under the Open Government Licence, last updated here on 30 October 2026. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham website.