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01Areas we cover

Architectural drawings for Kingston Hill's large houses

On Kingston Hill the plot is usually bigger than the house, and the trees are older than both. We draw extensions and outbuildings with the trees, boundaries and levels in front of us, starting from a free constraints check.

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    02The record

    Kingston Hill on the record

    Figures with their unit, period and source
    MeasureValuePeriodSource
    Local factKingston Hill Conservation Area was designated in November 2004, covers 28.2 hectares and contains 136 properties.No periodkingston.gov.uk
    Local factCoombe Wood Conservation Area, designated in January 1990, covers 40.6 hectares and 113 properties around Coombe Wood Golf Course, in the triangle of Kingston Hill, George Road and Warren Road.No periodkingston.gov.uk
    Local planning considerationKingston Council's page for the Kingston Hill Conservation Area lists no Article 4 Directions.No periodkingston.gov.uk
    Local factNovember 2004No periodkingston.gov.uk
    Conservation areas28 named conservation areas published by the councilNo periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Listed building entries163 list entries (Historic England, within the LPA boundary)No 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.

    Kingston Hill2 conservation areas
    Conservation areas named for Kingston Hill
    • KINGSTON HILL CONSERVATION AREA: designation date not recorded
    • COOMBE WOOD CONSERVATION AREA: designation date not recorded
    Rear view of brick terraced houses in London with slate roofs and chimney stacks along the shared roofline
    Photograph: Ben Hadfield

    03The drawing

    Constraints check: Kingston upon ThamesA, Conservation areas: 28 named conservation areas published by the council. B, Article 4 directions: 3 Article 4 directions published by the council. C, Listed building entries: 163 list entries (Historic England, within the LPA boundary). D, Heritage at Risk entries: 9 Heritage at Risk Register entries within the LPA boundary (Historic England)28Conservation areasA3Article 4 directionsB163Listed building entriesC9Heritage at Risk entriesD

    Constraints check: Kingston upon Thames

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

    A Conservation areas
    28 named conservation areas published by the council
    B Article 4 directions
    3 Article 4 directions published by the council
    C Listed building entries
    163 list entries (Historic England, within the LPA boundary)
    D Heritage at Risk entries
    9 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

    Two woodland conservation areas

    Kingston Hill Conservation Area was designated in November 2004, covers 28.2 hectares and contains 136 properties. It is a group of early Victorian to early 20th-century large houses in a woodland setting along the historic route of Kingston Hill.

    Coombe Wood Conservation Area, designated in January 1990, covers 40.6 hectares and 113 properties around Coombe Wood Golf Course, in the triangle of Kingston Hill, George Road and Warren Road. Trees and open ground run through both areas, so we survey trees and boundaries before we propose a new wing or an outbuilding.

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

    05The detail

    What the council says about Article 4 and archaeology

    Kingston Council's page for the Kingston Hill Conservation Area lists no Article 4 Directions. That does not remove other controls, and we check the address against the register for each of them.

    The council lists Archaeological Priority Area 2.5 Coombe Hill as adjacent to the conservation area. That is the kind of designation we check before a basement or a large foundation is drawn.

    Extending a large house in a woodland setting

    On a large plot the survey matters most. Our measured survey records the trees and the levels first, so the design starts from the site as it stands.

    For a listed property, see listed building consent drawings in Kingston upon Thames. Below ground, basement conversion drawings in Kingston upon Thames sets out the separate test, from £1,995.

    The borough behind the hill

    Kingston upon Thames publishes 28 conservation areas and 3 Article 4 directions, and counts 163 list entries. In its latest year it granted 70.6% of listed building consent decisions, a figure about the past, not your application.

    A taller roof needs its own reading of the street, which mansard roof drawings in Kingston upon Thames sets out. Nearby pages cover Richmond and Wimbledon.

    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

    Rows of brick terraced houses and gardens on a residential streetPlanning drawings
    Photograph: Altaf Shah
    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 Kingston Hill have Article 4 directions?

    Kingston Council's page for the Kingston Hill Conservation Area lists no Article 4 Directions. We still check each address against the register, because other constraints may apply.

    What kind of houses does the Kingston Hill conservation area protect?

    Mostly large ones. The council describes the area this way: It is a group of early Victorian to early 20th-century large houses in a woodland setting along the historic route of Kingston Hill. Woodland is part of the picture, so a proposal is read against trees as well as brickwork.

    Can I build an outbuilding in the grounds of a large Kingston Hill house?

    It depends on where it sits among the trees and how close it is to the boundary and the neighbouring houses. We survey the plot first, mark every tree and level, and draw the outbuilding where it leaves the woodland character alone.

    Why does the council mention Coombe Hill archaeology?

    The council lists Archaeological Priority Area 2.5 Coombe Hill as adjacent to the conservation area. It is a reason to check before deep foundations or a basement go on the drawings, and we flag it in the constraints check.

    Red-brick mansion blocks and shopfronts on a street corner

    28

    named conservation areas published by the council

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

    Photograph: Tom McCarten

    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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