Hampstead Garden Suburb is internationally recognised as one of the finest examples of early twentieth century domestic architecture and town planning.
The care devoted to creating the Suburb needs to be continued today to maintain its architecture, landscape and shared amenities.
This design guidance gives advice on repairs, alterations and extensions to properties and works to trees and gardens. It has been produced jointly by the Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust and Barnet Council. Planning applications will be determined in the light of the guidance given this document.
In 2024 we published a new retrofit guidance document, which sets out the sorts of efficiencies and improvements that can be made to Suburb homes to reduce energy consumption and better prepare for the future, while ensuring that properties maintain their essential character. The retrofit guidance below is to be used in addition to the above design guidance.
To supplement our main design guidance document, above, we have produced additional guidance with reference to specific alterations. These can be downloaded by clicking or tapping the links below.
