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01Areas we cover

Architectural drawings for period homes in Hampstead

Hampstead houses are drawn twice: once for the building, once for the conservation area around it. We prepare planning, listed building and Building Regulations drawings that answer both, from a constraints check that costs you nothing.

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    02The record

    Hampstead on the record

    Figures with their unit, period and source
    MeasureValuePeriodSource
    Conservation areaHampsteadNo periodcamden.gov.uk
    Local factHampstead was designated a conservation area (with North End, the Elms, Vale of Health and Downshire Hill) on 29 January 1968, originally as Hampstead Village Conservation Area.No periodcamden.gov.uk
    Local factThe Hampstead Conservation Area Statement was adopted in October 2001.No periodcamden.gov.uk
    Local planning considerationCamden's Article 4 page lists a schedule of properties covered by Article 4 directions in the Hampstead Conservation Area, a Hampstead design guide and a separate Frognal Way direction, with an adoption date of 9 June 2026 shown.No periodcamden.gov.uk
    Local factHampstead Conservation Area (excl. Frognal Way) (various properties), ref A4H1made 2010-09-01camden.gov.uk
    Conservation areas40 named conservation areas published by the councilNo periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Article 4 directions21 Article 4 directions published by the councilNo periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Listed building entries1,971 list entries (Historic England, within the LPA boundary)No periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Listed building consents granted (PS2)95 % granted2025 Q2 to 2026 Q1 (1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026)assets.publishing.service.gov.uk

    A blank value means the figure has not been published, not that there are none. Check your own address with the council.

    Hampstead1 conservation area
    Conservation areas named for Hampstead
    • Hampstead: designation date not recorded
    Rows of brick terraced houses and gardens on a residential street
    Photograph: Altaf Shah

    03The drawing

    Constraints check: CamdenA, Conservation areas: 40 named conservation areas published by the council. B, Article 4 directions: 21 Article 4 directions published by the council. C, Listed building entries: 1,971 list entries (Historic England, within the LPA boundary). D, Heritage at Risk entries: 35 Heritage at Risk Register entries within the LPA boundary (Historic England)40Conservation areasA21Article 4 directionsB1,971Listed building entriesC35Heritage at Risk entriesD

    Constraints check: Camden

    What we check first on any address in Camden. Counts are for the whole council area.

    A Conservation areas
    40 named conservation areas published by the council
    B Article 4 directions
    21 Article 4 directions published by the council
    C Listed building entries
    1,971 list entries (Historic England, within the LPA boundary)
    D Heritage at Risk entries
    35 Heritage at Risk Register entries within the LPA boundary (Historic England)
    A period street in three dimensions3D
    Scroll the page: the model turns with it.

    04The brief

    What the Hampstead Conservation Area means for your house

    Hampstead was designated a conservation area (with North End, the Elms, Vale of Health and Downshire Hill) on 29 January 1968, originally as Hampstead Village Conservation Area. We check your exact address against it first, because the answer decides the route.

    The Hampstead Conservation Area Statement was adopted in October 2001. The statement divides Hampstead into eight sub-areas, including Church Row/Hampstead Grove, Frognal, Whitestone Pond and the outlying North End, Vale of Health and The Elms. The sub-area your house falls in tells us which character the officer will hold your drawings against.

    Red-brick mansion blocks and shopfronts on a street corner

    05The detail

    Article 4 directions in Hampstead

    Camden guidance says Article 4 directions in Belsize, Hampstead, Primrose Hill and South Hampstead restrict removal of historic doors, windows, boundary walls and railings and changes to roofs and chimneys. We read the direction for your address before any window, door or roof work is drawn.

    Camden's register names the direction for the main area as Hampstead Conservation Area (excl. Frognal Way) (various properties), ref A4H1, and a separate one for Frognal Way, ref A4F1. Camden has 21 Article 4 directions across the borough, so a neighbouring street can follow different rules.

    Which drawings a Hampstead house usually needs

    A roof change is the most closely read. Our mansard roof drawings in Camden page sets out the borough's roof guidance, and a smaller dormer or rooflight is read against the same direction for your street.

    Work below ground follows a separate policy: see basement conversion drawings in Camden. If your house is listed, listed building consent drawings in Camden explains the consent that runs alongside planning.

    Camden's record for heritage work

    Camden counts 40 conservation areas and 1,971 listed building entries, 57 of them Grade I. In its latest published year it decided 402 listed building consent applications to alter or extend and granted 95% of them.

    It also granted 89.1% of householder applications over its latest twelve months. Those figures describe the borough's past decisions, not your application. Our job is to draw the house so the officer sees the conservation area respected.

    Planning sheet for a single-storey rear extension: proposed ground floor plan and rear elevation, with the Property Architecture title block
    Sample drawing. Proposed plan and rear elevation from a planning application set, sheet 03 at 1:50.

    06The papers

    What the drawings rest on

    Rear view of brick terraced houses in London with slate roofs and chimney stacks along the shared rooflineParty wall services
    Photograph: Ben Hadfield
    Building regulations section through a rear extension, with the roof, floor, wall and foundation build-ups labelled
    Sample drawing. Section A-A with the build-ups building control checks, sheet 07 at 1:50.

    07Correspondence

    Questions

    Which part of Hampstead is my house in, and does it matter?

    It matters because the conservation area statement splits the village into sub-areas. The statement divides Hampstead into eight sub-areas, including Church Row/Hampstead Grove, Frognal, Whitestone Pond and the outlying North End, Vale of Health and The Elms. The sub-area tells us which character the officer will hold your drawings against, so we place your house on that map before anything else.

    Can I replace the windows on a Hampstead house?

    Camden guidance says Article 4 directions in Belsize, Hampstead, Primrose Hill and South Hampstead restrict removal of historic doors, windows, boundary walls and railings and changes to roofs and chimneys. Check before ordering anything, and send us the address so we read the direction that covers it.

    My house is on Frognal Way. Is it treated differently?

    Camden's register treats it separately: Frognal Way has its own direction, Frognal Way, ref A4F1, while the rest of the area falls under Hampstead Conservation Area (excl. Frognal Way) (various properties), ref A4H1. We read the one that names your property before any work is drawn.

    Does a listed Hampstead house need more than planning permission?

    It needs listed building consent as well, and a heritage statement goes with the application where the work calls for one. Our guide to listed building consent drawings sets out the route, and we agree who writes the statement before we quote.

    Upper floors of a large yellow-brick Victorian house in London with chimney pots

    95%

    granted

    Listed building consents granted (PS2), Camden, 2025 Q2 to 2026 Q1 (1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026). Source: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk

    Photograph: Lorenc Memaga

    08Further reading

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    09Sources

    Sources and dates

    Licences

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