Design & Build in St John's Wood, NW8
One team for the whole project in St John's Wood: 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 St John's Wood.
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 St John's Wood 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
- St John's Wood, NW8
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Housing
- Italianate stucco villas, Victorian semi-detached houses, red-brick mansion blocks and 1930s apartment buildings
- Transport
- St John's Wood (Jubilee)
- 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
St John's Wood: the houses and the planning rules.
St John's Wood was London's first garden suburb of villas, laid out from the 1820s, and much of that character survives: paired stucco villas set back behind front gardens, later Victorian houses on the roads towards Maida Vale, and the mansion blocks and 1930s apartment buildings along Wellington Road and St John's Wood Road. Abbey Road and Lord's sit at its edges, Regent's Park to the south.
For owners that means large, well-proportioned rooms, deep plots that suit rear extensions and basements, and a planning authority, Westminster, that expects any change to respect the villa character. We have fitted kitchens on Abbey Road and in the roads off the High Street, and we know which streets carry the tighter controls.
The St John's Wood Conservation Area covers most of the district.
Westminster City Council
Westminster decides planning and listed building applications. The St John's Wood Conservation Area removes some permitted development rights, so many rear extensions and roof changes need a full application.
Villas and gardens
Extensions are judged on their effect on the villa form and on garden space; basements need a Basement Impact Assessment under Westminster's basement policy.
Flats and mansion blocks
Refurbishing a flat usually needs a licence to alter from the freeholder or block management in addition to building regulations.
Approvals for design and build in St John's Wood.
All approvals are managed within the contract, so design, consent and construction run as one programme with one team responsible for each.
Westminster decides planning and listed building applications. The St John's Wood Conservation Area removes some permitted development rights, so many rear extensions and roof changes need a full application.
What design and build in St John's Wood 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 St John's Wood: your questions.
What does design and build cover in St John's Wood?
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 St John's Wood do you cover?
All of St John's Wood and NW8, including Abbey Road, Hamilton Terrace, Loudoun Road, Wellington Road, Circus Road, St John's Wood High 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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