Structural Alterations in Wembley, HA9
Opening up the ground floor, removing load-bearing walls and forming new openings in Wembley houses, with our own structural engineers and building control approval.
Covered under one contract
- Architectural and structural design
- Planning or lawful development certificate
- Foundations, walls, roof and steels
- Glazing, rooflights and doors
- Kitchen designed and fitted
- Building control and party wall handled
Structural Alterations in Wembley.
Most of the houses in Wembley were planned as a series of small rooms. Opening them up, whether that is knocking two reception rooms together, taking out the wall between the kitchen and dining room, or forming a wide opening onto the garden, is structural work, and it needs to be designed rather than improvised.
Our engineers design the steel beams, padstones and any temporary works, and our team installs them. The beam is usually hidden within the ceiling so the finished room shows no trace of the wall that was there. Building control inspects the work, and where the wall is shared with a neighbour we serve the party wall notices.
Structural alterations are often the first stage of a wider refurbishment, and we plan them as such, so the services, floor levels and finishes that follow are all designed together.
- Area
- Wembley, HA9 · HA0
- Council
- London Borough of Brent
- Housing
- 1930s semi-detached houses and terraces around Preston Road, Wembley Park and Sudbury, post-war houses, new-build apartments near the stadium
- Transport
- Preston Road, Wembley Park, Wembley Central
- Rear or side return, on site
- 10 to 16 weeks
- Design and approvals
- 8 to 14 weeks before start
- Glazing lead time
- 6 to 10 weeks, ordered early
- Consent
- Permitted development or householder application
- Party wall
- Notices served by us
Wembley: the houses and the planning rules.
Wembley's residential streets, especially around Preston Road and Wembley Park, are classic 1930s suburbia: bay-fronted semis with side access, hipped roofs and long gardens. Few streets are in conservation areas, which makes this some of the most straightforward territory in London for extensions and lofts under permitted development.
We have refurbished two houses on Preston Road, one a complete fit-out from bare shell and one built around a new German kitchen with a granite worktop, new flooring, ceilings, plumbing and electrics.
There are few conservation areas and most streets are unrestricted.
London Borough of Brent
Brent decides applications. Most Wembley houses have full permitted development rights for rear extensions and loft conversions.
Side extensions
The side access on 1930s semis often allows a single-storey side extension under permitted development, subject to width and height limits.
Building regulations
All structural work, lofts, rewiring and new bathrooms need building regulations approval and inspection; we arrange this with Brent building control or an approved inspector.
Approvals for structural alterations in Wembley.
Structural work needs building regulations approval and an engineer's calculations; where the wall is shared with a neighbour, party wall notices are required, and listed buildings need listed building consent for internal alterations.
Brent decides applications. Most Wembley houses have full permitted development rights for rear extensions and loft conversions.
What structural alterations in Wembley includes.
- Architectural and structural design
- Planning or lawful development certificate
- Foundations, walls, roof and steels
- Glazing, rooflights and doors
- Kitchen designed and fitted
- Building control and party wall handled
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.
Structural Alterations in Wembley: your questions.
Can you remove a load-bearing wall in a Wembley house?
Yes. Our structural engineer designs the steel beam and padstones, building control inspects the work, and if the wall is a party wall we serve the notices. The beam can usually be concealed within the ceiling depth.
Do structural alterations need planning permission?
Internal structural work does not need planning permission, but it always needs building regulations approval. Listed buildings need listed building consent for internal alterations.
Which parts of Wembley do you cover?
All of Wembley and HA9 · HA0, including Preston Road, Forty Avenue, Wembley Park Drive, Carlton Avenue East, Harrow Road, East Lane, 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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