Estate agent boards

Displaying estate agent boards in conservation areas

Estate agents aren't allowed to display their for sale or to let advertisement boards in certain conservation areas of the borough unless the Council has given its consent.

This ruling is part of The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007 and is valid until 2020.

If we see any advertisement boards being displayed in these controlled areas, we will take them down and the estate agent involved could face prosecution.

Report an estate agent

If you see a board displayed in an area where it's not permitted, you can report it using the Planning Enforcement Allegation form:

Planning Enforcement Allegation form

Controlled areas

Use these maps to check if a board is being displayed in a controlled area:

 Conservation Area 1 – Oxford Gardens

Conservation Area 2 – Norland

Conservation Area 3 – Ladbroke

Conservation Area 4 – Pembridge

Conservation Area 5 – Holland Park: Holland Road on both sides

Conservation Area 6 – Kensington

Conservation Area 8 – Edwardes Square/Scarsdale and Abingdon

• The island area at the northern end of Earls Court Road bordering Kensington High Street enveloped by Conservation Area 8
• The island area to the east of Conservation Areas 8 and 27 up to the western boundary of Conservation Areas 9A, 9C, 9D and the southern boundary of Conservation Area 6

Conservation Area 9D – Cornwall

Conservation Area 10 – Queens Gate

Conservation Area 11 (A-D) – Earls Court Village – Courtfield – Earl’s Court Square – Neverne Square, and two associated island areas: the area delineated by and including Courtfield Road, the south side of Cromwell Road (between and including the eastern side of Ashburn Gardens and western side of Gloucester Road) and including that part of Ashburn Place and Harrington Gardens between conservation areas 11B and 10. Also the island area enclosed by conservation areas 10, 11B, 12 and 13A that includes Rosary Gardens, Brechin Place and the Old Brompton Road.

Conservation Area 12 – The Boltons

Conservation Area 13A – Thurloe/Smiths Charity part (western part, bounded by and including Onslow Gardens (running north-south) and including Selwood Terrace between Old Brompton Road and Fulham Road)

Conservation Area 16 – Sloane/Stanley

Conservation Area 17 – Chelsea Park/Carlyle

Conservation Area 18 – Chelsea (two southern parts only)

Sydney Street on both sides (entire length)

Cheyne Conservation Area 19 – only Oakley Street on both sides

Conservation Area 20 – Royal Hospital

Conservation Area 26 – Philbeach

Conservation Area 27 – Lexham

Conservation Area 28 – Colville

Other useful documents

Secretary of State’s letter of 27 March 2010 [PDF] (file size 904Kb)

Map for the Direction [PDF] (file size 240Kb)

Council's letter to the estate agents of RBKC [PDF] (file size 844Kb)