Design & Build in Chelsea, SW3
One team for the whole project in Chelsea: architecture, approvals, construction, kitchens, bathrooms and interiors under a single contract with a single point of contact.
Covered under one contract
- Survey, brief and concept design
- Planning, building regulations and consents
- Structural design
- Construction with our own trades
- Kitchens, bathrooms, joinery and interiors
- Decoration, snagging and handover
Design & Build in Chelsea.
Design and build means we take responsibility for the whole project, from the first sketch to the day you move back in. There is one contract, one programme and one person to call, and the people who drew the scheme are in the same office as the people building it.
For a house or flat in Chelsea that covers the measured survey, concept and developed design, planning and building regulation drawings, the applications themselves, construction by our own site team, the kitchen and bathrooms we supply, joinery, decoration and handover with a guarantee on the work.
The advantage is simple: nothing falls between an architect, a planning consultant and a builder, because they are the same team. Problems are solved on the drawing board rather than on site, and the price and programme are set before work starts.
- 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
- Responsibility
- One company, one contract
- Design stage
- 4 to 8 weeks
- Approvals
- Managed by us
- Contract
- JCT Home Owner/Occupier or commercial equivalent
- Aftercare
- Snagging and workmanship guarantee
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 design and build in Chelsea.
All approvals are managed within the contract, so design, consent and construction run as one programme with one team responsible for each.
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 design and build in Chelsea includes.
- Survey, brief and concept design
- Planning, building regulations and consents
- Structural design
- Construction with our own trades
- Kitchens, bathrooms, joinery and interiors
- Decoration, snagging and handover
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.
Design & Build in Chelsea: your questions.
What does design and build cover in Chelsea?
Everything from survey and design through approvals, construction, kitchens, bathrooms and decoration, for homes and commercial premises, under one contract with one point of contact.
Can you take over a project that already has drawings?
Yes. We build from existing drawings, adding the structural and construction detail needed, and take on any approvals that are still outstanding.
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.