Architectural & Interior Design in Chelsea, SW3
Architectural and interior design for homes in Chelsea: measured survey, concept options, planning and building regulation drawings, and a complete interior specification.
Covered under one contract
- Measured survey and existing drawings
- Concept options and developed design
- Planning and building regulation drawings
- Interior design, finishes and lighting
- 3D visuals
- Specification for pricing
Architectural & Interior Design in Chelsea.
Good building starts with good drawings. Our in-house architects and interior designers take a project in Chelsea from a first conversation to a set of drawings the council will validate and a builder can price, and because we are also the builder, the drawings are produced with construction in mind from the first sketch.
The design stage begins with a measured survey of the existing house and a conversation about how you live. From that we draw two or three options, develop the one you choose, and produce the planning application, building regulation drawings and interior specification: finishes, lighting, joinery, kitchen and bathrooms, all as one coordinated scheme.
We design to the policies of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea from the outset, so schemes are not redrawn after a refusal, and we obtain pre-application advice where that would help. Many clients start with the design stage alone and decide later whether to build with us; the drawings are theirs either way.
- Area
- Chelsea, 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
- Scope
- Survey to construction drawings
- Design stage
- 4 to 8 weeks
- Deliverables
- Drawings, specification, visuals
- Team
- Architects, interior designers, structural engineer
- Follows on to
- Fixed, itemised build quotation
Chelsea: the houses and the planning rules.
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.
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.
Approvals for architectural and interior design in Chelsea.
Drawings are prepared to the council's validation requirements from the outset, so design and application are one exercise. Where pre-application advice would help, we obtain it before the application is submitted.
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.
What architectural and interior design in Chelsea includes.
- Measured survey and existing drawings
- Concept options and developed design
- Planning and building regulation drawings
- Interior design, finishes and lighting
- 3D visuals
- Specification for pricing
From site visit to handover.
- 01
Site visit and brief
We visit, listen and measure, and agree the brief and a fixed design fee.
- 02
Concept options
Layouts and sketches for discussion, usually within two weeks.
- 03
Developed design
The chosen scheme drawn in full, with finishes and visuals.
- 04
Approvals
Planning, listed building and building regulation submissions.
- 05
Build quotation
An itemised price for construction from the finished drawings.
Architectural & Interior Design in Chelsea: your questions.
Do you offer design only in Chelsea?
Yes. Many clients start with the design stage, obtain approvals, and then decide whether to build with us. The design fee is fixed at the outset and the drawings are yours.
Will you design to the local planning rules?
We design to the policies of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea from the first sketch, so the scheme is not redrawn after a refusal. Where pre-application advice would help, we obtain it.
Which parts of Chelsea do you cover?
All of Chelsea and SW3 · SW10, including King's Road, Cheyne Walk, Sloane Street, Old Church Street, Chelsea Manor Street, Flood Street, 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.