Property Description

Henniker Mews is a gated and cobbled through road off Callow Street in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Henniker Mews contains 21 properties used for residential purposes.

At some point between October 1940 and June 1941, a high explosive bomb fell directly onto Cavaye Place, a nearby original/ surviving Mews and in the past it was noted as having a mixture of comfortable living conditions and poorer than average household earnings for the time when the London Poverty Maps were first published.

The Mews is part of the ‘Chelsea Park/ Carlyle’ Conservation Area. Originally the Elm Park Conservation Area when first designated in 1971, it was then extended to include Chelsea Park in 1979. Carlyle Square remained separate until much later and once included, the Conservation Area was henceforth renamed. A major extension to the area took place in 1991.

The two storey properties have rendered or painted brickwork facades with parapet or pitched roof styles, surrounded by a cobbled road surface. There are intact garages present in the Mews and no parking is permitted.

Everchanging Nature

Originally the stable/ coach house accommodation for the main houses on the surrounding streets, the primary purpose of the Mews properties is now a mixture of both residential and commercial.

Before and since 2003 there have been a few planning applications made for alterations to the properties in the Mews; mainly changes to the fenestration and single storey extensions. Conservation Area controls apply to any new development in the Mews.