Basement cinema rooms in Holland Park.
Fulham · SW6 · Fulham basementsCompleted work, photograph
A Holland Park villa has the width for a proper cinema. The trees and the garden decide how far the room can reach.
A Holland Park cinema, under the trees.
- Wide plots
- The room can have a lobby, a bar and a rack.
- Trees surveyed
- A full tree survey goes in with the application.
- One team
- NU designs, prices and builds the cinema.
NU Projects is a design and build company in Fulham SW6, founded in 2010. We handle basement cinema rooms in Holland Park W11, under one contract. A basement runs £450 to £780 a sq ft, construction only. Call 020 7731 6841, and a budget estimate typically follows within seven days.
Holland Park is villas, wide plots and old trees. The houses are broad, so a lower floor can be broad too. A cinema there can be a generous room. There is space for a lobby, a bar and a rack.
Policy CD11 keeps the dig to one storey and half the garden. Trees matter more here than in most of the borough. A full tree survey goes in, and roots shape where the room can reach. No listed villa can be dug beneath, vaults included.
A wide room throws a long picture. The projector sits at the back, in its own quiet box. A big screen wants a deep stage wall, with speakers behind stretched fabric. We set the rows by the screen size and the room width.
We built basements under Fulham houses, including a media room with a long fire. In Chelsea, a townhouse of ours has a cinema room with copper shelving. One team designs, prices and builds the work.
What the council allows in Holland Park.
- Council
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Local Plan of July 2024.
- Trees
- No loss or long term threat to valued trees. A full tree survey goes in.
- Listed villas
- No excavation under a listed building, including its vaults.
- Soil and drainage
- One metre of soil over any basement under a garden. Sustainable drainage is required.
Source: Kensington and Chelsea’s Local Plan 2024, Policies CD4, CD5, CD11 and CD13. Read on 3 October 2026. Policies change, so we read them again for your address.
Rooms built below ground in west London.
Fulham·Basements
Fulham basements
A basement media room with dark joinery and a long fire, in Fulham.
See the project
Chelsea·Townhouse
Chelsea townhouse, full refurbishment
A cinema room with a deep corner sofa and copper shelving, in Chelsea.
See the projectCompleted work, photographs
What a basement cinema costs in Holland Park.
£450 to £780a sq ft, construction only. Our basement band.
£180k to £300kConverting an existing basement. A project total, from our 2026 cost guide.
£500k to £900k+Digging a new basement. A project total, from our 2026 cost guide.
These are two kinds of figure. The band is a rate per square foot, construction only.
The cost guide figures are whole project totals.
Fees, party wall costs, contingency and VAT sit outside them.
What Holland Park owners ask about cinemas.
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Cinemas nearby
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- Basement cinema rooms in Knightsbridge
- Basement cinema rooms in Belgravia
- Basement cinema rooms in Mayfair
- Basement cinema rooms in St John’s Wood
- Basement cinema rooms in Hampstead
- Basement cinema rooms in Fulham
- Kensington
- South Kensington
- Chelsea
- Chiswick
Further reading, from the journal
How big can a Holland Park villa cinema be?
The garden limit and the trees set the outer edge.
Inside that, a villa floor allows a full room with a lobby.
Do trees affect a Holland Park basement cinema?
Yes. A tree survey goes in, and roots can shape the footprint.
We plan the room around what must stay.
Can a listed Holland Park villa have a basement cinema?
Not by digging beneath it, including its vaults.
Existing lower rooms may still be converted, with consent.
What should I budget for a Holland Park home cinema?
Our basement band is £450 to £780 a sq ft, construction only.
A wide villa floor raises the total, since the area is larger.
Where does the projector go in a Holland Park cinema room?
At the back, in a lined box with its own cooling.
This keeps fan noise away from the seats.
Tell us about your home in Holland Park.
Your name and one way to reply are enough. It goes straight to the studio.
- Already have an architect or designer? We build to their design. Working with your designer
- An NDA on request, and your home is never published without your consent. How we work in confidence