Renovation builders in Chelsea

The housing stock in Chelsea

Chelsea's stock is older than Fulham's and materially different to build in. The garden squares and the streets off the King's Road are late Georgian and early Victorian stucco-fronted terraces, many Grade II listed, with lath-and-plaster ceilings, solid brick walls, and original joinery that cannot lawfully be replaced. Around World's End there are post-war estates on a completely different construction system. The practical consequence is that standard modern methods are often not permitted: gypsum, cement render and uPVC are all likely to be refused, and the specification has to be breathable and reversible.

Planning in Kensington & Chelsea

RBKC applies Article 4 directions across much of the borough, so permitted development rights that would exist in Fulham simply do not apply here. Listed building consent is needed for internal alterations as well as external ones — including moving a partition or replacing a fireplace. The borough's basement policy is among the most restrictive in London. We establish the designation, the listing grade and any Article 4 direction for the specific address before any design work begins.