St Peter's Square, Bradmore,
Ravenscourt & Starch Green.
W6 · Hammersmith & Fulham · FENSA Reg 40373
Glazing for Hammersmith properties
- Postcodes coveredW6
- CouncilLondon Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- Distance from base5.4 miles from Isleworth
- Conservation areas44 borough-wide
- FENSA registeredReg 40373, self-certified installations
Conservation areas
The correct name is Ravenscourt & Starch Green, not Ravenscourt Park. "Brackenbury Village" is a designated shopping parade, not a conservation area - Brackenbury Road properties fall within Bradmore. Check addresses on the H&F Article 4 property schedule.
Housing stock in Hammersmith
W6 is dense with designations - Hammersmith & Fulham has 44 conservation areas covering about half the borough - and many carry Article 4 directions applied to named properties rather than to the whole area.
| Era | Where | Recommended products |
|---|---|---|
| Victorian terraces | The predominant borough type per the Local Plan, with rear back additions | uPVC Sash Window, uPVC Bay & Bow |
| Georgian and early Victorian squares | St Peter's Square and Westcroft Square | uPVC Sash Window, Aluminium Heritage Window |
| Late Victorian and Edwardian | Bradmore, Brook Green and the Brackenbury streets | uPVC Sash Window, uPVC Flush Casement |
| Mansion blocks and later | Flatted stock where like-for-like is the test rather than permitted development | Aluminium Casement, Aluminium Tilt and Turn |
Frequently asked about Hammersmith
Is it "Ravenscourt Park" or something else?
The conservation area is Ravenscourt & Starch Green. Its Article 4 directions are titled "Ravenscourt and Starch Green (No. 1)" through to "(No. 5)". Ravenscourt Park itself is the park.
Is Brackenbury Village a conservation area?
No. It is a designated neighbourhood shopping parade in the Local Plan. Brackenbury Road properties sit within the Bradmore conservation area, which has its own Article 4 directions numbered 1 to 3.
Do I need permission to replace windows in W6?
If your property is a single dwelling house and you are not changing the frame material, generally no. H&F states permission is needed "where a change of window frame material is proposed (e.g. timber to PVCu and vice versa)". If an Article 4 direction covers your specific property, permission may be required for external alterations more broadly.
How do I know if my property has an Article 4 direction?
H&F publishes a per-address schedule listing which properties are affected by which direction, with dates from 1975 to 2004. The directions are named after conservation areas and streets - Bradmore, Brook Green, Hammersmith Grove, Ravenscourt and Starch Green, St Peter's Square and others - but they apply property by property, not blanket across the area.
What if the building is listed?
Planning permission and listed building consent are both required, and H&F specifically notes that this includes internal works such as the installation of secondary glazing.
Hammersmith: property by property
Hammersmith sits in a borough with 44 conservation areas covering roughly half its area. The adopted policy is Policy DC8, Heritage and Conservation, in the Local Plan adopted on 28 February 2018, which permits alterations and extensions affecting designated heritage assets only where significance is conserved or enhanced, with particular regard to scale, height, massing, alignment and materials.
The Article 4 picture is the part that catches people out. H&F describes having "restricted specific permitted development rights at many individual properties by making other Article 4 Directions, especially in conservation areas". They run to around 48 named directions with dates from 1975 to 2004, and the council publishes a schedule of affected addresses.
The separate borough-wide Article 4 direction, in force from 26 April 2018, concerns basements rather than windows.
Before you order in W6
- Planning authorityLondon Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
- Adopted policyLocal Plan 2018, Policy DC8
- GuidancePlanning Guidance SPD, adopted 28 February 2018
- Article 4Named directions applied per property, 1975-2004
- Borough-wide Article 4Basements only, in force 26 April 2018
The council's SPD asks that original features - timber sash windows, timber or metal casements, panelled doors, moulded surrounds - be maintained and repaired wherever possible, and reinstated as exact replicas where renewal is unavoidable.