Planning and building regulation drawings in Kentish Town (NW5)

For houses that are still whole, the options are rear and side-return extensions and roof alterations. Toward Dartmouth Park Hill, rear additions are judged against the rising ground, with overlooking and levels taken into account. For a loft, frontages and rooflines on the hill and around the Inkerman streets are controlled by the Dartmouth Park and Inkerman conservation areas, so a dormer visible from the road is a different proposition from one tucked behind a ridge.

Along Kentish Town Road and the other shopping parades, the question is often about the premises themselves. Turning commercial space into homes outside the Central Activities Zone is not covered by a permitted right in this area, so that kind of conversion needs a full application. Basement work is also controlled: permitted development for it has been withdrawn, and Camden expects proper structural and drainage information. We look at tenure, designation and ground levels first, and only then at the drawing.

Planning in Kentish Town: what to know before you apply

Camden assesses householder schemes in Kentish Town under conservation-area control where Dartmouth Park or Inkerman applies, paying attention to frontage detail, roof form and materials. On the rising ground toward Dartmouth Park Hill, the council assesses rear extension levels and overlooking against the slope. Basement and lower-ground proposals fall under the borough's basement policy and the Article 4 direction removing those permitted rights, so a basement impact assessment is part of the package. Shop and office conversions along the high street need an application because of the direction covering change of use outside the Central Activities Zone. We confirm which of these apply to your address before preparing drawings.

Applications are decided by London Borough of Camden — its planning pages.