Central London · SW3 · SW10

Renovations in Chelsea, SW3.

Refurbishment, extensions, lofts, kitchens and bathrooms for homes in Chelsea, designed, approved and built by one team.

Rear of a London house after an extension and loft conversion, at dusk

Building in Chelsea.

Chelsea runs from the red-brick and stucco terraces off the King's Road to the riverside streets around Cheyne Walk. The housing is mostly Victorian, much of it listed, in a dense patchwork of conservation areas policed by the Royal Borough, which is known for strict basement and roof policies.

Our work in Chelsea includes a development of six apartments where we designed, supplied and fitted matching kitchens and wardrobes to the developer's programme. Whether it is one house or a whole building, the same rules apply: careful drawings, early approvals and a build that respects the neighbours.

The Chelsea, Royal Hospital, Cheyne and Chelsea Park/Carlyle conservation areas cover most of the district.

At a glance
Postcode
SW3 · SW10
Council
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Housing
Victorian terraces and stucco houses, artists' studios, mews, mansion flats and new-build developments
Transport
Sloane Square, South Kensington
Streets
King's Road, Cheyne Walk, Sloane Street, Old Church Street, Chelsea Manor Street, Flood Street
Approvals

Planning in Chelsea.

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

RBKC decides applications. Its basement policy limits basements to a single storey under part of the garden, and it takes a firm line on roof extensions and rear elevations.

Conservation areas

Almost all of Chelsea is within a conservation area. Article 4 directions remove permitted development rights on many streets, so extensions generally need a full application.

Developments and flats

In new and converted buildings, works are coordinated with the freeholder or developer and delivered to a fixed programme.

Start a project

Talk to us about your Chelsea property.

Tell us the address and what you have in mind. We will visit, talk it through and explain what is possible and how it would be approved.