Areas / Camden
Architects in Camden
From Victorian terraces in Kentish Town and Camden Town to the larger houses of Hampstead and Belsize Park, Camden homes are usually extended at the rear, in the roof and, on some streets, below ground.
RIBA Chartered Practice · ARB-registered architects · Extensions, lofts and planning drawings
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Local planning points
Planning in Camden
Checked October 2026. Planning policy changes, so we confirm the position for your address before you commit.
Camden has 40 conservation areas, covering about half of the borough.
SourceDormers should be subordinate to the roof slope, sit within it and keep even distances to the ridge, eaves and side parapet walls; rear extensions should pass the 45-degree and 25-degree daylight tests and leave a reasonably sized garden (Home Improvements CPG, 2021).
SourceBasements should be no more than one storey, cover no more than 50% of each garden, extend into the garden no further than 50% of the depth of the house from the main rear wall, and be less than 1.5 times the house's footprint (Local Plan policy A5, 2017).
SourceBorough-wide additional HMO licensing has applied since 8 December 2015 to properties occupied by 3 or more people forming 2 or more households.
SourceCamden CIL applies to proposals that add 100 sq m of new floorspace or an extra dwelling, under the charging schedule adopted on 30 October 2020.
SourceA new Camden Local Plan is at examination, with hearing sessions held in May and June 2026, so the 2017 Local Plan policies may be replaced.
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Postcodes
Camden by postcode
8,208 postcodes in 23 postcode districts, 4.1 miles from our studio in Cricklewood.
- EC1N90% in Camden
- EC1R18% in Camden
- N1Call in Camden
- N624% in Camden
- N195% in Camden
- NW180% in Camden
- NW27% in Camden
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- NW654% in Camden
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- W1T74% in Camden
- WC1A64% in Camden
- WC1Ball in Camden
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- WC1Hall in Camden
- WC1Nall in Camden
- WC1Rall in Camden
- WC1V84% in Camden
- WC1X64% in Camden
- WC2A57% in Camden
- WC2B50% in Camden
- WC2H52% in Camden
Where a postcode district is shared, neighbouring streets can fall under a different council. The checker below gives the answer for an exact postcode.
Council-wide figures from public planning records, not our own results. Every application is judged on its own merits.
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Type any postcode in the 33 London boroughs we cover. We'll tell you which council handles planning there and show you the local planning points.
Services
What we draw in Camden
- House extensions
- Loft conversions
- Basement conversions
- Planning permission
- Building regulations drawings
- Structural calculations
- Flat conversions
- Change of use
- New builds
- Interior design
Neighbourhoods we cover include Kentish Town, Camden Town, Hampstead, Belsize Park, West Hampstead and Gospel Oak.
Neighbouring councils: Westminster, Brent, Islington, Haringey, Barnet, City of London.