Flat Refurbishment in Chelsea, SW3
Refurbishment of flats and apartments in Chelsea, 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 Chelsea.
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 Chelsea 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
- 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
- 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
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 flat refurbishment in Chelsea.
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.
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 flat refurbishment in Chelsea 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 Chelsea: your questions.
Do I need the freeholder's permission to refurbish a flat in Chelsea?
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 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.