Grade I & II · Conservation areas · Period homes

Listed and heritage building refurbishment in London

Specialist refurbishment and restoration of historic and heritage properties, with careful attention to their original character.

Covered under one contract

Listed building and conservation area consent
Heritage statements
Repair and restoration of original features
Sensitive routing of new services
Kitchens, bathrooms and joinery for period rooms
Basement, roof and rear alterations within consent

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Listed & heritage buildings with Space Cucina.

Several of our projects are in Grade I listed houses near Regent's Park, where we have converted vaults into a basement floor, opened a roof into a terrace, and refurbished bedrooms and bathrooms, each under listed building consent.

Historic buildings reward care. Original joinery, cornices, fireplaces and sash windows are repaired rather than replaced where possible; new services are routed to avoid damage to historic fabric; and modern kitchens, bathrooms and lighting are designed to sit comfortably within period rooms.

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At a glance

Buildings: Grade I, II* and II, conservation areas
Consent: Listed building consent for most internal works
Experience: Grade I houses near Regent's Park
Approach: Repair first, reversible interventions
Record: Full consent file handed over

Recent work

Listed & heritage buildings: projects we have completed.

Property types

Specified to the building you have.

No two London houses are alike. A Georgian townhouse, a Victorian terrace and a 1930s semi each need a different specification, and we draw each one from the building outwards.

1714 to 1830

Georgian townhouse

Flat-fronted brick or stucco, five storeys with a basement kitchen and a piano nobile. Panelled rooms, sash windows with shutters, cornices and staircases that must be kept.

Mayfair, Marylebone, Regent's Park

1810 to 1840

Nash and Regency terraces

Stucco palaces on the park, Grade I and on Crown Estate leases, where every intervention is negotiated with two authorities.

Regent's Park, Bayswater

1840 to 1900

Victorian villa and terrace

Italianate villas and bay-fronted terraces, often locally listed, with encaustic tiles, ceiling roses and marble fireplaces worth restoring.

St John's Wood, Chelsea, Earl's Court

1875 to 1925

Arts and Crafts

Bedford Park and Brentham Garden Suburb: handmade tiles, oak joinery and tight conservation control on external changes.

Chiswick, Ealing

Scope of works

What listed & heritage buildings actually includes.

Comprehensive is not a marketing word here. Every item below is delivered, certified where required and guaranteed under the same contract.

Consent strategy

We establish what is listed, what the conservation area allows and what the freeholder requires, then agree the scheme with the conservation officer before applying.

Repair and restoration

Sash windows overhauled, cornices and ceiling roses repaired in matching plaster, floorboards lifted and relaid, fireplaces restored, joinery repaired rather than replaced.

New services

Plumbing, electrics, heating and data routed through existing voids and floor zones to avoid cutting historic fabric.

Kitchens and bathrooms

Designed as freestanding or reversible installations that sit within period rooms without touching cornices, panelling or shutters.

Structural work

Basement enlargements, roof terraces and openings engineered and consented, with method statements for the conservation officer.

Record

Every consent, drawing and approval kept in a file handed over at completion, which future buyers' solicitors will ask for.

What we do in heritage properties

Listed building consent and conservation area applications
Repair and restoration of period features
Sensitive routing of new plumbing, electrics and heating
Basement, roof and rear alterations within listed constraints
Kitchens, bathrooms and joinery designed for period rooms
Liaison with conservation officers and surveyors

How a heritage project runs

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.

Common questions

Listed & heritage buildings: what people ask us.

What can I change in a listed building?

Listing protects the whole building, inside and out, not just the façade. Any work that affects its character as a building of special interest needs listed building consent, and that includes internal alterations such as removing walls, replacing windows, changing fireplaces or stripping original plaster. Like-for-like repairs generally do not need consent, but the line is not always obvious, so we confirm with the conservation officer before starting.

Carrying out works without consent is a criminal offence, and the liability passes to future owners, which is why buyers' solicitors look for consents. We keep a full record of approvals for every heritage project.

How long does listed building consent take?

Councils aim to decide listed building consent within eight weeks. Grade I and Grade II* applications, and some Grade II applications in London, are also referred to Historic England, which can add several weeks. Applications for listed buildings usually need a heritage statement explaining the building's significance and the effect of the proposals, which we prepare with the drawings.

Can I have a modern kitchen or bathroom in a period house?

Yes. Conservation officers are generally supportive of well-designed modern interventions that are reversible and do not damage historic fabric. In practice that means fitting new kitchens and bathrooms without cutting into original joinery or cornices, routing services along existing voids, and choosing finishes that sit quietly within the room. Several of our kitchens and bathrooms are in Grade I listed apartments near Regent's Park.

Do you restore original features?

Wherever possible we repair rather than replace: sash windows are overhauled and draught-proofed, cornices and ceiling roses are repaired with matching plaster, floorboards are lifted and relaid, and fireplaces are restored. Where an element is beyond repair, we replicate it in the original material and record what was done for the council file.

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