Design Guide

• Back to PLANNING

• Introduction
• The design of the garden suburb
• New Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust
• Barnet Council
• The Trust and the Council
• Extensions
• Building materials and details
• Walling materials
• Tiles
• Roofs
• Dormer windows & loft conversions
• Gutters and pipes
• Chimneys
• Porches
• Windows and doors
• Garages and parking spaces
• Garden buildings
• Fences, walls and hedges
• Landscaping and trees
• Satellite dishes
• Shopfronts and advertisements
• Listed buildings
• Glossary
• Making applications to:
• The Trust
• Barnet Council
• Additional information

New Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust

Before local authorities became responsible for town planning, the original ground landlords and their consultant architects carefully controlled the development of the Garden Suburb. The New Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust took over from the original Trust in 1968. This is a non-profit-making company limited by guarantee. All residents who have lived on the suburb for more than three years are eligible for company membership. The Trust’s Articles require it to do all things possible to maintain and preserve the present character and amenities of Hampstead Garden Suburb.

The Leasehold Reform Act of 1967 allows for the establishment of Schemes of Management. These ensure that architectural standards previously controlled under the terms of a lease are maintained when property becomes freehold. The Trust’s Scheme of Management came into force on 17 January 1974. Freeholders on the Suburb must obtain the Trust’s approval before making changes to the external appearance of their property.

The Trust became the ground landlord of most of the leasehold properties in 1989. The Trust is able to keep control over architectural standards on the suburb through:

• the scheme of Management and stipulations in the freehold transfer for freeholders; and
• covenants in the leases for leasehold properties.

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