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01Areas we cover

Architectural drawings for Notting Hill's terraces and villas

Many of Notting Hill's Ladbroke terraces follow the line of the hill, and their ends were often designed to look like detached villas. That design logic is what the council protects, so we draw alterations to a Notting Hill house to keep the parapet line and the villa ends intact.

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    02The record

    Notting Hill on the record

    Figures with their unit, period and source
    MeasureValuePeriodSource
    Conservation areaLadbrokedesignated 1969-01-01rbkc.gov.uk
    Local factThe Ladbroke Conservation Area was designated in 1969, one of the Royal Borough's earliest, and its appraisal was adopted on 15 October 2015.No periodplanningconsult.rbkc.gov.uk
    Local factMany Ladbroke terraces follow the contours of the hill so that parapets stay continuous, and terrace ends were often designed to look like symmetrical detached villas.No periodplanningconsult.rbkc.gov.uk
    Local planning considerationAn Article 4 direction covering the whole Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea removes permitted development rights for basement extensions to single dwelling houses; it came into force on 28 April 2016.No periodrbkc.gov.uk
    Local planning considerationRBKC's New Local Plan Review (July 2024), Policy CD11, requires basements not to exceed 50% of each garden or open part of the site and not to comprise more than one storey, with exceptions for large sites.No periodrbkc.gov.uk
    Local planning considerationRBKC's register of conservation-area Article 4 directions includes Ladbroke Grove, Ladbroke Road, Ladbroke Gardens, Ladbroke Square and Kensington Park Gardens (directions of 1996 and 1998) and Pembridge Place (1999).No periodrbkc.gov.uk
    Local factLadbroke Conservation Area Appraisal (adopted 15 October 2015)adoptedplanningconsult.rbkc.gov.uk
    Conservation areas39 named conservation areas published by the councilNo periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Article 4 directions84 Article 4 directions published by the councilNo 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.

    Notting Hill3 conservation areas
    Conservation areas named for Notting Hill
    • Ladbroke: designated 1 January 1969
    • Pembridge: designated 1 January 1969
    • Colville: designated 1 January 2004
    Rows of brick terraced houses and gardens on a residential street
    Photograph: Altaf Shah

    03The drawing

    Constraints check: Kensington and ChelseaA, Conservation areas: 39 named conservation areas published by the council. B, Article 4 directions: 84 Article 4 directions published by the council. C, Listed building entries: 1,350 list entries (Historic England, within the LPA boundary). D, Heritage at Risk entries: 43 Heritage at Risk Register entries within the LPA boundary (Historic England)39Conservation areasA84Article 4 directionsB1,350Listed building entriesC43Heritage at Risk entriesD

    Constraints check: Kensington and Chelsea

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

    A Conservation areas
    39 named conservation areas published by the council
    B Article 4 directions
    84 Article 4 directions published by the council
    C Listed building entries
    1,350 list entries (Historic England, within the LPA boundary)
    D Heritage at Risk entries
    43 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

    Terraces that follow the hill

    Many Ladbroke terraces follow the contours of the hill so that parapets stay continuous, and terrace ends were often designed to look like symmetrical detached villas. A roof alteration that interrupts that line is read as damage to the group, not only to one house.

    The Ladbroke Conservation Area was designated in 1969, one of the Royal Borough's earliest, and its appraisal was adopted on 15 October 2015. For a house in that area, the Ladbroke appraisal is the document to read first.

    Red-brick mansion blocks and shopfronts on a street corner

    05The detail

    Ladbroke, Pembridge and Colville

    Three conservation areas reach into the district: Ladbroke, Pembridge and Colville. The Pembridge Conservation Area is a mainly residential area of late Georgian and Victorian streets between Notting Hill Gate, Westbourne Grove and Pembridge Road; its appraisal was adopted on 30 January 2017.

    The Colville Conservation Area was designated on 7 December 2004. Each area has an adopted appraisal, for example the Colville Conservation Area Appraisal (adopted 17 February 2015). The Royal Borough lists 39 conservation areas in all, and Kensington and Chelsea have their own pages.

    Article 4 directions, street by street

    RBKC's register of conservation-area Article 4 directions includes Ladbroke Grove, Ladbroke Road, Ladbroke Gardens, Ladbroke Square and Kensington Park Gardens (directions of 1996 and 1998) and Pembridge Place (1999). Notting Hill is therefore a place where a neighbour's answer about windows or boundary walls may not be yours.

    The borough publishes 84 Article 4 directions, and we read the one that covers your street before any elevation is drawn.

    Roofs, railings and cornices

    On roofs, the Ladbroke appraisal lists a clear negative. Poorly designed roof additions and additions that harm an established roofline are listed as negative features. Our page on mansard roof drawings shows how we test a terrace for room to add a storey.

    Detail counts as much as massing. Loss of original features such as cornices and joinery is described as harming the uniformity of groups. Some railings have been replaced with inappropriate designs and villa pairs are sometimes treated inconsistently. We therefore survey the cornices, railings and joinery of a house before proposing any change to them.

    Basements in Notting Hill gardens

    An Article 4 direction covering the whole Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea removes permitted development rights for basement extensions to single dwelling houses; it came into force on 28 April 2016. RBKC's New Local Plan Review (July 2024), Policy CD11, requires basements not to exceed 50% of each garden or open part of the site and not to comprise more than one storey, with exceptions for large sites.

    Both limits shape a scheme before the first sketch, which is why basement conversion drawings starts with the garden calculation. If the house is listed, the neighbouring Holland Park guide and the Royal Borough's listed building consent drawings page cover the extra consent.

    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 Notting Hill appraisal do I read: Ladbroke, Pembridge or Colville?

    Each area has its own: the Ladbroke Conservation Area Appraisal (adopted 15 October 2015), the Pembridge Conservation Area Appraisal (adopted 30 January 2017) and the Colville Conservation Area Appraisal (adopted 17 February 2015). Some streets, such as Elgin Crescent and Chepstow Villas, appear in the Article 4 register under directions that our records do not tie to one named area, so we match your address to the appraisal and to the direction separately.

    Can I change the front windows or railings on a Notting Hill terrace?

    The register of Article 4 directions in the Royal Borough includes a number of Ladbroke streets and Pembridge Place, so the answer depends on your road. The appraisals also describe lost cornices, joinery and railings as harm to the group, so repair in kind is the safer route.

    Can I dig a basement under a Notting Hill garden?

    Planning permission is needed, because a borough-wide direction removes the permitted development right to extend a house downwards. The local plan then limits a basement to half of each garden and a single storey, with exceptions for large sites.

    What should I budget for drawings on a Notting Hill terrace?

    A basement quote includes the half-garden calculation, because the borough-wide direction makes every basement a full application: basement drawings begin at £1,995, VAT included. Roof work is the harder case on a Ladbroke terrace, and where the appraisal leaves room for it, mansard drawings begin at £845. A listed house is quoted after the free check.

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

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    named conservation areas published by the council

    Conservation areas, Kensington and Chelsea. Source: planning.data.gov.uk

    Photograph: Lorenc Memaga

    08Further reading

    Nearby neighbourhoods

    09Sources

    Sources and dates

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    Architectural drawings in Notting Hill for period terraces