Flat Refurbishment in Belgravia, SW1X
Refurbishment of flats and apartments in Belgravia, from a single bathroom to a complete lateral conversion, with the licence to alter and the building's rules handled for you.
Covered under one contract
- Strip-out, replastering and new ceilings
- Rewiring and lighting design
- Plumbing, boilers and underfloor heating
- Structural openings and layout changes
- Kitchens, bathrooms and joinery
- Flooring, decoration and finishing
Flat Refurbishment in Belgravia.
Refurbishing a flat is a different job from refurbishing a house. The design questions are the same, but the approvals, the logistics and the neighbours are not. In Belgravia most flats sit in mansion blocks or converted houses, which means a freeholder or managing agent to satisfy, restricted working hours, lift and stair access to plan, and sound insulation between floors to prove at inspection.
We handle all of it. Before work starts we prepare the drawings and method statements the freeholder needs for a licence to alter, agree deliveries and hours with the building, and protect the common parts. On site, our own team does the strip-out, services, joinery, kitchen, bathrooms and decoration, so the flat is closed up and finished in one continuous programme.
Because we supply the Italian and German kitchens and the bathroom furniture ourselves, we can design the whole flat as one scheme and order everything at once, which matters when access is difficult and every delivery has to be booked.
- Area
- Belgravia, SW1X · SW1W
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Housing
- Grade II listed white stucco terraces and squares by Thomas Cubitt, mews houses, embassies converted back to homes, and apartments
- Transport
- Sloane Square, Victoria, Hyde Park Corner
- Scope
- Strip-out to handover
- Design stage
- 4 to 8 weeks
- Build, two-bed flat
- 8 to 12 weeks
- Contract
- Written, itemised, fixed scope
- Aftercare
- Snagging and workmanship guarantee
Belgravia: the houses and the planning rules.
Belgravia was built by Thomas Cubitt for the Grosvenor estate in the 1820s and 1830s and it has barely changed since: cream stucco terraces around Eaton Square, Belgrave Square and Chester Square, with cobbled mews behind. The whole district is a conservation area, most houses are listed, and the Grosvenor estate remains the freeholder of much of it.
Work here is nearly always to a listed building, which means listed building consent, a heritage statement and an approach that treats the historic fabric as the priority. Within that we fit kitchens, bathrooms, joinery and services to modern standards, and convert mews houses into complete homes.
The Belgravia Conservation Area covers the whole district, and the majority of the houses are Grade II or II* listed.
Westminster City Council
Westminster decides planning and listed building applications for the whole of Belgravia, with detailed conservation area guidance and long-standing policies on roof extensions and basements.
Grosvenor estate
Grosvenor's own consent is required for most alterations on the estate, with its own design guidance and surveyors.
Listed interiors
Cornices, staircases, chimneypieces and joinery are part of the listing; changes need consent and specialist trades.
Approvals for flat refurbishment in Belgravia.
Flats need a licence to alter from the freeholder or managing agent as well as building regulations approval; the sound insulation between flats is checked at inspection, and any change to the exterior, including windows, needs planning permission.
Westminster decides planning and listed building applications for the whole of Belgravia, with detailed conservation area guidance and long-standing policies on roof extensions and basements.
What flat refurbishment in Belgravia includes.
- Strip-out, replastering and new ceilings
- Rewiring and lighting design
- Plumbing, boilers and underfloor heating
- Structural openings and layout changes
- Kitchens, bathrooms and joinery
- Flooring, decoration and finishing
From site visit to handover.
- 01
Site visit & consultation
We visit, listen and measure. Brief, budget and constraints understood before any advice is given.
- 02
Design & itemised quote
Our architects and engineers draw the scheme, and from that we provide a transparent, itemised quotation for your approval.
- 03
Planning & approvals
Planning applications, building control and party wall matters handled for you.
- 04
Build, managed weekly
Our own trades, sequenced by a site manager. Progress reported every week.
- 05
Handover & aftercare
Joint snagging walk-through, documentation, and a guarantee on our workmanship.
Flat Refurbishment in Belgravia: your questions.
Do I need the freeholder's permission to refurbish a flat in Belgravia?
Almost always, through a licence to alter. We prepare the drawings and method statements the freeholder or managing agent asks for and build their approval time into the programme so it does not hold up the start.
How long does a flat refurbishment take?
A two-bedroom flat typically takes eight to twelve weeks on site once approvals are in place. Lift access, parking and the block's working hours all affect the programme, so we plan around them from the outset.
Which parts of Belgravia do you cover?
All of Belgravia and SW1X · SW1W, including Eaton Square, Chester Square, Belgrave Square, Elizabeth Street, Eaton Terrace, Chester Row, and the neighbouring districts. We are based in London and our teams work across central, north, north-west, west and south-west London.
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We will visit, listen and explain what is possible for your property and how it would be approved. No pressure, no sales pitch.