Basement cinema rooms in North London.
Fulham · SW6 · Fulham basementsCase study
A private cinema below a North London house. Sealed from sound, dark by design and comfortable for a long film.
A screening room below a North London house.
- Isolated
- A room within a room
- One storey
- Camden’s limit under Policy A5
- 7 days
- A budget estimate, typically
NU Projects is a design and build company in Fulham SW6, founded in 2010. We handle basement cinema rooms in North London NW and N, under one contract. A new basement dig typically runs £500k to £900k. Converting an existing basement runs £180k to £300k. Call 020 7731 6841, and a budget estimate typically follows within seven days.
A basement suits a cinema, because it is already dark. The hard part is sound. We build a room within a room, on isolating mounts.
Stepped seating needs extra height. That height must fit inside Camden’s single storey. So the seating plan is set before the dig level.
Projectors, racks and amplifiers need cool air and quiet ducts. Kit sits in a ventilated cupboard outside the room. Doors and lighting are sealed against leaks of light and sound.
The basement itself still needs planning and an audited impact assessment.
What Camden asks of a cinema below ground.
- Council
- London Borough of Camden, under its Local Plan adopted in July 2017.
- One storey
- Policy A5. One storey only, and never under an existing basement.
- The garden
- No more than half of each garden. Less than 1.5 times the house’s footprint.
- Impact
- A Basement Impact Assessment, independently audited. Neighbour damage is capped at Burland category 1.
- Guidance
- Camden’s Basements planning guidance, adopted January 2021, explains how each test is applied.
Source: Camden Local Plan 2017, Camden’s Basements guidance 2021, and the Hampstead plan 2025. Read on 5 October 2026. Policies change, so we read them again for your address.
Media rooms we have built.
Fulham·Basements
Fulham basements
A basement media room with dark joinery and a long fire, in Fulham SW6.
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Belgravia·Apartment
Belgravia apartment, full refurbishment
A cinema room with a deep corner sofa and copper shelving, in Belgravia SW1.
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What a basement cinema costs in North London.
£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.
A North London cinema in an existing cellar sits nearer the conversion figure.
Both figures are project totals. The audit, fees and VAT are extra.
What North London owners ask about cinemas.
In North London
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- Basement cinema rooms in West London
- Basement cinema rooms in South West London
- Basement cinema rooms in South London
- Hampstead and St John’s Wood
- Islington, Highgate and Primrose Hill
- Camden
- Marylebone, Bayswater and Maida Vale
Further reading, from the blog
How do you stop cinema sound reaching the rest of the house?
A room within a room, on isolating mounts.
Doors and ducts are sealed and lined.
Can a North London basement fit stepped cinema seating?
Usually, if planned before the dig level is set.
It must fit within Camden’s single storey.
Where does the kit go in a North London basement cinema?
In a ventilated cupboard outside the room.
That keeps fan noise away from the screen.
Does a North London cinema room need planning?
The basement does, in Camden.
We confirm what is needed for each address.
See it builtNear North London
See it built.
Finished homes, designed, priced and built by NU.
Kensington · W8 New build
Kensington new-build houses
Two new-build houses with triple basements, built under one contract.
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Chelsea · SW3 Townhouse
Chelsea townhouse, opened up and fitted out
A 4,300 sq ft townhouse with a new basement under its whole footprint.
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Chelsea · SW3 Townhouse
Chelsea basement and extension
A new basement, a kitchen extension and a full interior renovation.
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