Planning guides

London planning guides

Borough-by-borough guides covering Article 4, conservation areas, Permitted Development, listed buildings and basements.

Article 4 Direction in London

What Article 4 restricts in every London borough, how it affects extensions, lofts and HMOs, and how to plan around it.

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CamdenArticle 4 Direction in Camden IslingtonArticle 4 Direction in Islington HackneyArticle 4 Direction in Hackney WestminsterArticle 4 Direction in Westminster Kensington and ChelseaArticle 4 Direction in Kensington and Chelsea Hammersmith and FulhamArticle 4 Direction in Hammersmith and Fulham WandsworthArticle 4 Direction in Wandsworth LambethArticle 4 Direction in Lambeth SouthwarkArticle 4 Direction in Southwark LewishamArticle 4 Direction in Lewisham GreenwichArticle 4 Direction in Greenwich Tower HamletsArticle 4 Direction in Tower Hamlets BarnetArticle 4 Direction in Barnet HaringeyArticle 4 Direction in Haringey Waltham ForestArticle 4 Direction in Waltham Forest RedbridgeArticle 4 Direction in Redbridge NewhamArticle 4 Direction in Newham EalingArticle 4 Direction in Ealing HounslowArticle 4 Direction in Hounslow Richmond upon ThamesArticle 4 Direction in Richmond upon Thames Kingston upon ThamesArticle 4 Direction in Kingston upon Thames MertonArticle 4 Direction in Merton SuttonArticle 4 Direction in Sutton CroydonArticle 4 Direction in Croydon BromleyArticle 4 Direction in Bromley BexleyArticle 4 Direction in Bexley HaveringArticle 4 Direction in Havering Barking and DagenhamArticle 4 Direction in Barking and Dagenham EnfieldArticle 4 Direction in Enfield BrentArticle 4 Direction in Brent HarrowArticle 4 Direction in Harrow HillingdonArticle 4 Direction in Hillingdon City of LondonArticle 4 Direction in City of London

Conservation area planning in London

every London borough has many conservation areas. What changes inside them, how Heritage Statements work, and which alterations still qualify.

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CamdenConservation area planning in Camden IslingtonConservation area planning in Islington HackneyConservation area planning in Hackney WestminsterConservation area planning in Westminster Kensington and ChelseaConservation area planning in Kensington and Chelsea Hammersmith and FulhamConservation area planning in Hammersmith and Fulham WandsworthConservation area planning in Wandsworth LambethConservation area planning in Lambeth SouthwarkConservation area planning in Southwark LewishamConservation area planning in Lewisham GreenwichConservation area planning in Greenwich Tower HamletsConservation area planning in Tower Hamlets BarnetConservation area planning in Barnet HaringeyConservation area planning in Haringey Waltham ForestConservation area planning in Waltham Forest RedbridgeConservation area planning in Redbridge NewhamConservation area planning in Newham EalingConservation area planning in Ealing HounslowConservation area planning in Hounslow Richmond upon ThamesConservation area planning in Richmond upon Thames Kingston upon ThamesConservation area planning in Kingston upon Thames MertonConservation area planning in Merton SuttonConservation area planning in Sutton CroydonConservation area planning in Croydon BromleyConservation area planning in Bromley BexleyConservation area planning in Bexley HaveringConservation area planning in Havering Barking and DagenhamConservation area planning in Barking and Dagenham EnfieldConservation area planning in Enfield BrentConservation area planning in Brent HarrowConservation area planning in Harrow HillingdonConservation area planning in Hillingdon City of LondonConservation area planning in City of London

Permitted development in London

Single-storey rear extensions, lofts and side extensions you can build in every London borough without full planning — and the exceptions.

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CamdenPermitted development in Camden IslingtonPermitted development in Islington HackneyPermitted development in Hackney WestminsterPermitted development in Westminster Kensington and ChelseaPermitted development in Kensington and Chelsea Hammersmith and FulhamPermitted development in Hammersmith and Fulham WandsworthPermitted development in Wandsworth LambethPermitted development in Lambeth SouthwarkPermitted development in Southwark LewishamPermitted development in Lewisham GreenwichPermitted development in Greenwich Tower HamletsPermitted development in Tower Hamlets BarnetPermitted development in Barnet HaringeyPermitted development in Haringey Waltham ForestPermitted development in Waltham Forest RedbridgePermitted development in Redbridge NewhamPermitted development in Newham EalingPermitted development in Ealing HounslowPermitted development in Hounslow Richmond upon ThamesPermitted development in Richmond upon Thames Kingston upon ThamesPermitted development in Kingston upon Thames MertonPermitted development in Merton SuttonPermitted development in Sutton CroydonPermitted development in Croydon BromleyPermitted development in Bromley BexleyPermitted development in Bexley HaveringPermitted development in Havering Barking and DagenhamPermitted development in Barking and Dagenham EnfieldPermitted development in Enfield BrentPermitted development in Brent HarrowPermitted development in Harrow HillingdonPermitted development in Hillingdon City of LondonPermitted development in City of London

Listed building consent in London

How Listed Building Consent works in every London borough, when you need it, and how to get a sensitive design approved.

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CamdenListed building consent in Camden IslingtonListed building consent in Islington HackneyListed building consent in Hackney WestminsterListed building consent in Westminster Kensington and ChelseaListed building consent in Kensington and Chelsea Hammersmith and FulhamListed building consent in Hammersmith and Fulham WandsworthListed building consent in Wandsworth LambethListed building consent in Lambeth SouthwarkListed building consent in Southwark LewishamListed building consent in Lewisham GreenwichListed building consent in Greenwich Tower HamletsListed building consent in Tower Hamlets BarnetListed building consent in Barnet HaringeyListed building consent in Haringey Waltham ForestListed building consent in Waltham Forest RedbridgeListed building consent in Redbridge NewhamListed building consent in Newham EalingListed building consent in Ealing HounslowListed building consent in Hounslow Richmond upon ThamesListed building consent in Richmond upon Thames Kingston upon ThamesListed building consent in Kingston upon Thames MertonListed building consent in Merton SuttonListed building consent in Sutton CroydonListed building consent in Croydon BromleyListed building consent in Bromley BexleyListed building consent in Bexley HaveringListed building consent in Havering Barking and DagenhamListed building consent in Barking and Dagenham EnfieldListed building consent in Enfield BrentListed building consent in Brent HarrowListed building consent in Harrow HillingdonListed building consent in Hillingdon City of LondonListed building consent in City of London

Basement extensions in London

every London borough's basement policy and what's approvable today.

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CamdenBasement extensions in Camden IslingtonBasement extensions in Islington HackneyBasement extensions in Hackney WestminsterBasement extensions in Westminster Kensington and ChelseaBasement extensions in Kensington and Chelsea Hammersmith and FulhamBasement extensions in Hammersmith and Fulham WandsworthBasement extensions in Wandsworth LambethBasement extensions in Lambeth SouthwarkBasement extensions in Southwark LewishamBasement extensions in Lewisham GreenwichBasement extensions in Greenwich Tower HamletsBasement extensions in Tower Hamlets BarnetBasement extensions in Barnet HaringeyBasement extensions in Haringey Waltham ForestBasement extensions in Waltham Forest RedbridgeBasement extensions in Redbridge NewhamBasement extensions in Newham EalingBasement extensions in Ealing HounslowBasement extensions in Hounslow Richmond upon ThamesBasement extensions in Richmond upon Thames Kingston upon ThamesBasement extensions in Kingston upon Thames MertonBasement extensions in Merton SuttonBasement extensions in Sutton CroydonBasement extensions in Croydon BromleyBasement extensions in Bromley BexleyBasement extensions in Bexley HaveringBasement extensions in Havering Barking and DagenhamBasement extensions in Barking and Dagenham EnfieldBasement extensions in Enfield BrentBasement extensions in Brent HarrowBasement extensions in Harrow HillingdonBasement extensions in Hillingdon City of LondonBasement extensions in City of London

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