Design & Build in Kensington, W8
One team for the whole project in Kensington: 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 Kensington.
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 Kensington 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
- Kensington, W8
- Council
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- Housing
- Stucco and red-brick Victorian terraces, garden squares, mews houses, mansion flats and large detached villas off Kensington Church Street
- Transport
- High Street Kensington, Gloucester Road
- 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
Kensington: the houses and the planning rules.
Kensington is one of the most consistently protected residential districts in London: white stucco terraces and garden squares south of the High Street, red-brick Queen Anne revival houses around Kensington Court and Phillimore Gardens, and a scatter of mews behind them. Almost every street is in a conservation area and a large share of the houses are listed.
The projects we see here are deep refurbishments of houses that have been divided and reunited over the years, lateral flats in the mansion blocks, and basements under the larger houses where the borough's policy allows. Design quality is scrutinised closely, so drawings and heritage statements have to be right first time.
The Kensington, Kensington Square, De Vere, Edwardes Square and Kensington Palace conservation areas cover almost the whole district.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
RBKC decides applications and has some of the most detailed conservation area guidance in London, with Article 4 directions on many streets removing permitted development rights.
Basements
The borough's basement policy limits new basements to a single storey under no more than half the garden, with a construction traffic management plan and an impact assessment.
Listed buildings
Many houses are Grade II listed, so internal alterations need listed building consent alongside planning permission.
Approvals for design and build in Kensington.
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 and has some of the most detailed conservation area guidance in London, with Article 4 directions on many streets removing permitted development rights.
What design and build in Kensington 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 Kensington: your questions.
What does design and build cover in Kensington?
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 Kensington do you cover?
All of Kensington and W8, including Kensington Church Street, Phillimore Gardens, Kensington Square, Edwardes Square, Victoria Road, Campden Hill Road, 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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