Flat Refurbishment in Wimbledon, SW19
Refurbishment of flats and apartments in Wimbledon, 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 Wimbledon.
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 Wimbledon 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
- Wimbledon, SW19 · SW20
- Council
- London Borough of Merton
- Housing
- Large Victorian and Edwardian houses around the village and the Common, detached houses on the Parkside estates, Edwardian terraces towards the town, Merton Park garden suburb
- Transport
- Wimbledon, Wimbledon Park (District, rail)
- 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
Wimbledon: the houses and the planning rules.
Wimbledon divides into the village on the hill beside the Common, with its Georgian and Victorian houses and some of the largest private homes in south London, and the town below it, with Edwardian terraces and semis running down to the station. Between them are the Parkside roads of detached houses that attract owners with substantial budgets.
Projects here range from complete refurbishments of village houses, with basements and garden rooms, to extensions and lofts on the Edwardian streets. Merton's conservation guidance applies in the village and around the Common; elsewhere permitted development covers much of what owners want to do.
The Wimbledon Village, Wimbledon North and Merton Park conservation areas cover the village, the common edge and the garden suburb; most other streets are unrestricted.
London Borough of Merton
Merton decides applications. Within the Wimbledon Village and North conservation areas, roof changes and rear extensions need a full application; outside them permitted development often applies.
Large houses
Basements, pool houses and garden buildings on the larger plots need a householder application and, near the Common, careful attention to trees.
Merton Park
The garden suburb has Article 4 directions and specific guidance on hedges, windows and extensions.
Approvals for flat refurbishment in Wimbledon.
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.
Merton decides applications. Within the Wimbledon Village and North conservation areas, roof changes and rear extensions need a full application; outside them permitted development often applies.
What flat refurbishment in Wimbledon 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 Wimbledon: your questions.
Do I need the freeholder's permission to refurbish a flat in Wimbledon?
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 Wimbledon do you cover?
All of Wimbledon and SW19 · SW20, including Parkside, Church Road, Lancaster Road, Marryat Road, Ridgway, Murray 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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We will visit, listen and explain what is possible for your property and how it would be approved. No pressure, no sales pitch.