House Extensions in Fulham, SW6
Rear, side-return, wraparound and double-storey extensions for houses in Fulham, designed, approved and built by one team.
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
House Extensions in Fulham.
An extension is the surest way to get the open-plan kitchen and dining room most families want, and the houses in Fulham generally lend themselves to it: a side return to fill, a rear garden to build into, or on larger plots room for a full-width or double-storey addition.
We design the extension around how you will use it, not around the maximum footprint the rules allow. That means thinking about light, the level change to the garden, where the kitchen sits, how the old and new parts of the house meet and what happens to the rooms you already have. The structural engineering, party wall matters and building control inspections are all handled by us.
Approvals are checked on the first visit. Many single-storey rear extensions fall within permitted development, but the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham applies tighter rules in conservation areas and to flats and listed buildings, so we confirm the route before any drawings are produced and then manage the application if one is needed.
- Area
- Fulham, SW6
- Council
- London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- Housing
- Late Victorian terraces including the Lion houses of the Peterborough estate, larger houses around Parsons Green and Hurlingham, riverside apartments
- Transport
- Parsons Green, Fulham Broadway, Putney Bridge
- 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
Fulham: the houses and the planning rules.
Fulham is late Victorian family housing on a huge scale: long streets of three-storey terraces built in the 1880s and 1890s, the distinctive Peterborough estate with its stone lions, the larger houses around Parsons Green and the Hurlingham Club, and the new riverside developments along the Thames. Families move here for the houses and then extend them.
Side-return and rear extensions, loft conversions with rear dormers, and basements are the standard sequence for a Fulham terrace, and a full refurbishment often does all three at once. The borough's basement policy and conservation area guidance are well established and we design to them from the outset.
The Parsons Green, Hurlingham, Peterborough Estate, Moore Park and Sands End conservation areas cover most of the residential streets.
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
The borough decides applications. Article 4 directions in most conservation areas mean rear extensions and roof works need a householder application.
Basements
Basements are limited to a single storey and to a proportion of the garden, with a construction method statement and neighbour notification.
Peterborough estate
The Lion houses have specific guidance on roofs, front elevations and rear extensions to keep the estate's uniformity.
Approvals for house extensions in Fulham.
Many single-storey rear extensions are permitted development within the 3 or 4 metre limits, or 6 and 8 metres under prior approval. Conservation areas, flats, listed buildings and larger schemes need a householder application, and every extension needs building regulations approval.
The borough decides applications. Article 4 directions in most conservation areas mean rear extensions and roof works need a householder application.
What house extensions in Fulham 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.
House Extensions in Fulham: your questions.
Do I need planning permission for an extension in Fulham?
Not always. Permitted development covers many single-storey rear extensions on houses, but the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham removes those rights in some conservation areas, and flats and listed buildings always need an application. We confirm the route at the site visit.
How long does an extension take to build?
Ten to sixteen weeks on site for a single-storey extension once approvals are in place, plus the design and approval period beforehand. Glazing has the longest lead time, so we order it early.
Which parts of Fulham do you cover?
All of Fulham and SW6, including Parsons Green Lane, Peterborough Road, Hurlingham Road, New King's Road, Studdridge Street, Broomhouse 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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