A significant feature feature of West Hampstead built environment is the transition between "high street" and "side street". Street frontages on the West End Lane "high street" can be anything up to five storeys high, while building heights on any "side street" leading from the high street are of a human scale and no more than three storeys in height.
These built environment transitions in scale are replicated throughout West Hampstead and are an essential architectural signifier of place. For a more thorough coverage of these transitions, please read the objection letter of a West Hampstead resident.