Planning Permission & Building Regulations in Hammersmith, W6
Planning applications, lawful development certificates, listed building consent, building control and party wall matters for properties in Hammersmith, prepared and managed by our own team.
Covered under one contract
- Planning applications and lawful development certificates
- Listed building and conservation area consent
- Building regulations, full plans or building notice
- Structural calculations
- Party wall notices
- Licence to alter for flats
Planning Permission & Building Regulations in Hammersmith.
Whether a project in Hammersmith needs planning permission, and how difficult that permission is to obtain, depends on the property: whether it is in a conservation area, whether it is listed, whether it is a flat with a freeholder, and whether the council has removed permitted development rights on the street. We check all of this at the first visit and tell you the route before any drawings are made.
We then prepare and submit whatever is needed to the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham: a householder application, a lawful development certificate for permitted development, listed building consent with a heritage statement, or prior approval for a larger extension. Building regulations are handled through an approved inspector or the council's building control, and party wall notices are served where a neighbour's structure is affected.
Because our architects prepare the drawings and our team builds from them, there is no handover between designer, agent and builder. One team is responsible for getting the approval and for building what was approved.
- Area
- Hammersmith, W6
- Council
- London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- Housing
- Victorian terraces in Brackenbury Village and around Ravenscourt Park, riverside houses along the Mall, mansion flats and new apartments
- Transport
- Hammersmith, Ravenscourt Park, Goldhawk Road
- Householder application
- 8 weeks from validation
- Listed building consent
- 8 weeks, longer with Historic England
- Lawful development certificate
- 8 weeks
- Party wall notice
- 1 or 2 months before works
- Building control
- Inspections to completion certificate
Hammersmith: the houses and the planning rules.
Away from the Broadway, Hammersmith is a district of tight Victorian terraces: Brackenbury Village's two-storey cottages, the larger houses around Ravenscourt Park, and the Georgian and Victorian houses along the river at the Mall. The terraces are narrow, the gardens are short and the demand for space is constant.
Side-return extensions are the signature project here, opening the ground floor into one kitchen and living space, often with a loft conversion in the same programme. The conservation areas ask for extensions that sit below the neighbours' sightlines and use matching brick.
The Brackenbury Village, Ravenscourt and Starch Green, and Hammersmith Mall conservation areas cover much of the residential district.
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
The borough decides applications and applies Article 4 directions in Brackenbury Village and other conservation areas, removing permitted development for rear and roof extensions.
Side returns
The council's guidance favours side-return extensions kept low with rooflights; full-width rear extensions are assessed against neighbours' amenity.
Basements
The borough's basement policy applies, with a construction method statement and limits on depth and garden coverage.
Approvals for planning permission and building regulations in Hammersmith.
We confirm the approvals route at the site visit, prepare the drawings to the council's validation standard and manage each application through to decision, including building control inspections and party wall notices.
The borough decides applications and applies Article 4 directions in Brackenbury Village and other conservation areas, removing permitted development for rear and roof extensions.
What planning permission and building regulations in Hammersmith includes.
- Planning applications and lawful development certificates
- Listed building and conservation area consent
- Building regulations, full plans or building notice
- Structural calculations
- Party wall notices
- Licence to alter for flats
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.
Planning Permission & Building Regulations in Hammersmith: your questions.
Who decides planning applications in Hammersmith?
The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Householder applications are normally decided within eight weeks of validation; listed building consent runs to the same timescale unless Historic England is consulted.
Do I need planning permission in Hammersmith?
It depends on the property and the proposal. Permitted development covers many rear extensions and lofts, but not in flats, listed buildings or where Article 4 directions apply. We confirm the route at the first visit.
Which parts of Hammersmith do you cover?
All of Hammersmith and W6, including Brackenbury Road, Ravenscourt Road, Upper Mall, Hammersmith Grove, Dalling Road, Rylett 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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