Which postcode districts around Hammersmith and Fulham do we cover for scheme inside an Article 4 area work?
Every Hammersmith and Fulham postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a scheme inside an Article 4 area there. Hammersmith and Fulham fees below are the
statutory England rates for 2026, not scheme inside an Article 4 area estimates.
| Postcode | Area | Dominant stock | What it means for a scheme inside an Article 4 area |
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| SW6 | Fulham / Parsons Green | Victorian terraces, mansion blocks | A scheme inside an Article 4 area at an SW6 address in Fulham / Parsons Green is determined by Hammersmith & Fulham Council under its own Local Plan policies for Fulham / Parsons Green. |
| W6 | Hammersmith / Brackenbury Village | Victorian terraces, mansion blocks | A scheme inside an Article 4 area at an W6 address in Hammersmith / Brackenbury Village is determined by Hammersmith & Fulham Council under its own Local Plan policies for Hammersmith / Brackenbury Village. |
| W12 | Shepherd's Bush / White City | Victorian and Edwardian terraces | Shepherd's Bush / White City sits wholly inside W12, so Hammersmith & Fulham Council validates every scheme inside an Article 4 area submitted from an W12 address. |
| W14 | West Kensington / Barons Court | Victorian and Edwardian villas | W14 straddles a boundary: West Kensington / Barons Court addresses fall to Hammersmith & Fulham Council or RBKC Planning, so confirm which authority validates the scheme inside an Article 4 area before submitting W14 drawings. |
| SW10 | West Brompton / World's End | Georgian and Victorian terraces, listed buildings | SW10 straddles a boundary: West Brompton / World's End addresses fall to RBKC Planning or Hammersmith & Fulham Council, so confirm which authority validates the scheme inside an Article 4 area before submitting SW10 drawings. |
What changes about a scheme inside an Article 4 area in each part of Hammersmith and Fulham?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Hammersmith and Fulham
streets, and each one changes what a scheme inside an Article 4 area can achieve at that address.
- Shepherd's Bush (W12) — Victorian and Edwardian terraces defines Shepherd's Bush, where victorian and edwardian terraces set what a scheme inside an Article 4 area can do. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans across W12. Any Shepherd's Bush scheme inside an Article 4 area is validated by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, with Westfield London the usual Shepherd's Bush reference point on the site plan.
- White City (W12) — a scheme inside an Article 4 area in White City starts from post-war estates, new-build, and White City reads as regenerated quarter, post-war estates. Post-war stock here frequently sits inside an estate layout in W12. Hammersmith & Fulham Council assesses White City scheme inside an Article 4 areas against its own White City character guidance, and the location plan we draw for White City references Television Centre.
- Parsons Green (SW6) — scheme inside an Article 4 area work in Parsons Green means victorian terraces. Parsons Green is Victorian bay-fronted terraces around the green. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans throughout SW6. Hammersmith & Fulham Council decides the Parsons Green application, and Parsons Green park anchors the Parsons Green location plan.
- Barons Court (W14) — a scheme inside an Article 4 area in Barons Court starts from edwardian mansion blocks, victorian terraces, and Barons Court reads as Edwardian mansion blocks, Victorian terraces. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans in W14. Hammersmith & Fulham Council assesses Barons Court scheme inside an Article 4 areas against its own Barons Court character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Barons Court references Barons Court Tube.
- Brackenbury Village (W6) — scheme inside an Article 4 area work in Brackenbury Village means victorian terraces. Brackenbury Village is Victorian conservation area. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans throughout W6. Hammersmith & Fulham Council decides the Brackenbury Village application, and Ravenscourt Park anchors the Brackenbury Village location plan.
- Sand's End (SW6) — Victorian terraces, riverside regen defines Sand's End, where victorian terraces, new-build set what a scheme inside an Article 4 area can do. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans across SW6. Any Sand's End scheme inside an Article 4 area is validated by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, with Imperial Wharf the usual Sand's End reference point on the site plan.
- Fulham (SW6) — a scheme inside an Article 4 area in Fulham starts from victorian terraces, mansion blocks, and Fulham reads as Victorian bay-fronted terraces. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans in SW6. Hammersmith & Fulham Council assesses Fulham scheme inside an Article 4 areas against its own Fulham character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Fulham references Fulham Broadway.
Does Hammersmith and Fulham planning policy restrict a scheme inside an Article 4 area?
How designation changes a Hammersmith and Fulham scheme inside an Article 4 area: Hammersmith & Fulham Council maintains 45 conservation areas, including Brackenbury Village, Fulham Palace Road, Parsons Green. Inside any of them a Hammersmith and Fulham scheme inside an Article 4 area cannot rely on permitted development, and the route becomes a £548 householder application determined in 8 weeks rather than a £249 prior approval in 6 weeks. Parsons Green sets the tone for Hammersmith and Fulham casework.
Hammersmith and Fulham and Article 4: Article 4 removes PD for HMO conversions; restrictions on ground-floor shop-to-residential in certain streets. A scheme inside an Article 4 area planned at a SW6 address is checked against that direction first; Hammersmith & Fulham Council publishes the Hammersmith and Fulham extent, and the SW6 line rarely follows the Hammersmith and Fulham boundary you would expect.
The building fabric around Hammersmith and Fulham: Victorian and Edwardian terraces — particularly two-storey bay-fronted terraces south of the river in Fulham and Parsons Green; mansion blocks along main roads. Suburban-feel residential streets with strong conservation area coverage; well-established mansard precedents on many terraces. A scheme inside an Article 4 area in Hammersmith and Fulham is scoped against that stock first.
What happens if a Hammersmith and Fulham property sits on a boundary?
- Ealing — adjoining Hammersmith and Fulham, with 30 conservation areas centred on W3. A scheme inside an Article 4 area on the far side of the Hammersmith and Fulham line is determined by Ealing Council, so the Hammersmith and Fulham quote for scheme inside an Article 4 areas is checked against Ealing guidance before it is issued.
- Hounslow — adjoining Hammersmith and Fulham, with 30 conservation areas centred on W3. A scheme inside an Article 4 area on the far side of the Hammersmith and Fulham line is determined by Hounslow Council, so the Hammersmith and Fulham quote for scheme inside an Article 4 areas is checked against Hounslow guidance before it is issued.
- Richmond upon Thames — cross the Hammersmith and Fulham boundary and Richmond Council takes the scheme inside an Article 4 area instead, applying 72 conservation areas of its own around SW13. We re-price scheme inside an Article 4 areas at the Hammersmith and Fulham edge because Richmond upon Thames policy and Hammersmith and Fulham policy rarely align on scheme inside an Article 4 area depth.
- Wandsworth — the Wandsworth boundary runs against Hammersmith and Fulham, so a scheme inside an Article 4 area a street from Hammersmith and Fulham is decided by Wandsworth Council instead. Wandsworth runs 45 conservation areas across SW8 and its neighbours, which is why scheme inside an Article 4 areas priced for Hammersmith and Fulham are re-checked against Wandsworth policy whenever the Hammersmith and Fulham address sits on that edge.
Sources for this Hammersmith and Fulham scheme inside an Article 4 area page: borough policies maps and
conservation-area registers (2025–26), Royal Mail postcode district boundaries,
the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (England) Regulations, the Town
and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended,
and the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.
