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01Areas we cover

Architectural drawings in Kew, beside the Gardens

A Kew house is judged against more than its own street. The Green and the Gardens set the frame, and the council's appraisals say so in terms. We prepare planning and listed building drawings that respect that frame, from a free constraints check.

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    02The record

    Kew on the record

    Figures with their unit, period and source
    MeasureValuePeriodSource
    Conservation areaKew GreenNo periodrichmond.gov.uk
    Local factKew Green Conservation Area was designated on 14 January 1969 and extended on 7 September 1982 and 14 June 1988.No periodrichmond.gov.uk
    Local planning considerationThe council's Kew Green appraisal states that the conservation area is under the buffer zone of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew World Heritage Site.No periodrichmond.gov.uk
    Local factKew Green Conservation Area Appraisal (adopted 8 February 2024)adoptedrichmond.gov.uk
    Local factOriginal clay roof tiles should be retained and repaired like for like; concrete tiles and imitation slates avoided.No periodrichmond.gov.uk
    Conservation areas85 named conservation areas published by the councilNo periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    World Heritage Sites1 World Heritage Sites intersecting the LPA boundaryNo periodplanning.data.gov.uk

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

    Kew5 conservation areas
    Conservation areas named for Kew
    • Kew Green: designation date not recorded
    • Kew Gardens: designation date not recorded
    • Lawn Crescent: designation date not recorded
    • Kew Road: designation date not recorded
    • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: designation date not recorded
    Rows of brick terraced houses and gardens on a residential street
    Photograph: Altaf Shah

    03The drawing

    Constraints check: Richmond upon ThamesA, Conservation areas: 85 named conservation areas published by the council. B, Listed building entries: 819 list entries (Historic England, within the LPA boundary). C, Heritage at Risk entries: 17 Heritage at Risk Register entries within the LPA boundary (Historic England)85Conservation areasA819Listed building entriesB17Heritage at Risk entriesC

    Constraints check: Richmond upon Thames

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

    A Conservation areas
    85 named conservation areas published by the council
    B Listed building entries
    819 list entries (Historic England, within the LPA boundary)
    C Heritage at Risk entries
    17 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

    Living in the Gardens' buffer zone

    The council's Kew Green appraisal states that the conservation area is under the buffer zone of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew World Heritage Site. Kew Gardens was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on 3 July 2003 and is registered Grade I on the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.

    The practical effect is that a visible change to a roof, boundary or frontage is read with the Green and the Gardens in mind. We show the proposal in context from the street, so the officer can see it against what surrounds it.

    Red-brick mansion blocks and shopfronts on a street corner

    05The detail

    The conservation areas around Kew

    The borough names Kew Green, Kew Gardens, Lawn Crescent and Kew Road among them. Kew Green Conservation Area was designated on 14 January 1969 and extended on 7 September 1982 and 14 June 1988. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Conservation Area was designated on 29 January 1991.

    The areas were designated at different dates. For Kew Gardens the council gives the area as designated 14 January 1969, extended 14 June 1988, 15 October 1998, 26 October 1998 and 27 April 2004; for Lawn Crescent it gives designated 17 September 1974.

    Roof tiles, boundaries and Article 4 in Kew

    The Kew Green appraisal is specific about materials: Original clay roof tiles should be retained and repaired like for like; concrete tiles and imitation slates avoided. On frontages it adds: Where they contribute to character, boundary treatments should be preserved and lost features reinstated.

    Classes removed are not stated on the council list page; the page says Article 4 directions cover extensions, new doors and windows, painting brickwork, removing chimneys, replacing front gardens and boundary walls with hard surfaces. The council's Article 4 list has entries for Kew Green, Kew Gardens and Lawn Crescent, so we read the direction for your road first.

    Listed houses and what to draw next

    Richmond upon Thames counts 819 list entries and 16 registered parks and gardens. If your Kew house is listed, see listed building consent drawings in Richmond upon Thames.

    Roof changes are covered under mansard roof drawings in Richmond upon Thames, and a mansard starts at £845. Nearby pages cover Barnes and Richmond.

    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

    Does the World Heritage Site affect my Kew house?

    It can. The council's Kew Green appraisal states that the conservation area is under the buffer zone of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew World Heritage Site. We check where your address falls in the free constraints check.

    Can I use concrete tiles when I re-roof in Kew Green?

    The Kew Green appraisal advises against it: Original clay roof tiles should be retained and repaired like for like; concrete tiles and imitation slates avoided. Check before ordering, and send us the address so we read the guidance for your street.

    Which Kew roads are covered by an Article 4 direction?

    The council's list has entries for Kew Green, Kew Gardens and Lawn Crescent. Classes removed are not stated on the council list page; the page says Article 4 directions cover extensions, new doors and windows, painting brickwork, removing chimneys, replacing front gardens and boundary walls with hard surfaces. We read the direction for your road before drawing, so a window, door or front-garden change is not a surprise.

    Can I replace the railings or front boundary of a Kew house?

    The Kew Green appraisal asks for care: Where they contribute to character, boundary treatments should be preserved and lost features reinstated. We draw the existing boundary first and show any change against it, so the officer can see what is kept and what is reinstated.

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

    85

    named conservation areas published by the council

    Conservation areas, Richmond upon Thames. Source: planning.data.gov.uk

    Photograph: Lorenc Memaga

    08Further reading

    Nearby neighbourhoods

    09Sources

    Sources and dates

    Licences

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    Send us the address of your house.

    We look up the conservation area, listing and Article 4 position, then reply with a fixed fee. A message before 3pm is answered the same working day.

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    Kew architectural drawings beside the World Heritage Site