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

Barnet Council

In 1968 the special character and appearance of Hampstead Garden Suburb led to its designation as a conservation area. This is defined as ‘an area of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance’.

In 1977 the ‘old Suburb’ was recognised as a ‘Conservation Area of Outstanding Architectural or Historic Interest’.

Once a Conservation Area has been created, the Local Planning Authority must consider the desirability of preserving or enhancing its character or appearance. This is achieved by:

• preparing development plans;
• controlling development and works to trees;
• using other powers under the relevant Acts.

The Council has also obtained special powers to control many types of development that would normally not require planning permission by making an Article 4 Direction.* The Direction gives control over almost all external alterations to properties or new building works.

Many buildings have been listed by statute as buildings of special architectural or historic interest. Owners of these properties must obtain Listed Building Consent from the Council before they alter, extend or demolish any part of a building, whether internally or externally, in a manner that would materially affect its special architectural or historic interest. In addition the Council has included many buildings in a list of Buildings of Local Architectural or Historic Interest. Care will be taken to ensure that works affecting such buildings preserve or enhance their character and setting.

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