North London, Hampstead
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Basements, mansards and forensic period renovation in a heavily protected setting.
Building in Hampstead
What working in Hampstead actually involves
Hampstead is where our London work concentrates. Space is won downwards and upwards: basement excavation, mansard roofs, full width rear extensions and complete internal reconfiguration of period houses.
Logistics matter as much as construction. Narrow streets, controlled parking, neighbouring party walls and active local amenity societies all shape how a project is planned and sequenced.
Local detail
- Planning authority
- London Borough of Camden
- County
- North London
- Also covering
- Highgate, Belsize Park, West Hampstead, Golders Green, Muswell Hill
Planning
Planning policy in Hampstead
The constraints we test before design begins, not after a refusal.
- The London Borough of Camden determines applications, and Camden applies specific basement policy controlling depth, footprint and impact on structure and groundwater.
- Hampstead has extensive conservation area coverage and a very high concentration of listed buildings.
- A basement impact assessment covering groundwater, structural stability and drainage is normally required.
- Party Wall awards, schedules of condition and movement monitoring are standard on excavation work here.
- Article 4 directions restrict permitted development, so rights should never be assumed.
Guidance
Useful reading before you start
FAQs
Hampstead questions, answered
Often yes, within Camden's basement policy, which controls depth, footprint and garden coverage. A basement impact assessment covering groundwater and structure is normally required.
Nearby
Other towns we work in across North London
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