Basement cinema rooms in Pimlico.
Belgravia · SW1 · Belgravia apartment, full refurbishmentCompleted work, photograph
A Pimlico cinema is a sealed snug in the lower ground floor. In a building of flats, quiet comes first.
A Pimlico cinema in a house of flats.
- Flats
- Neighbours above and beside
- Room in a room
- Sealed on its own base
- Conservation area
- The Pimlico Conservation Area covers the estate
NU Projects is a design and build company in Fulham SW6, founded in 2010. We handle basement cinema rooms in Pimlico SW1V, 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.
Most Pimlico stucco houses are flats now. A cinema in the lower ground flat has neighbours overhead. So the room is a box within the old structure, sealed and lined.
A converted vault can take the projector and rack, away from the seats. Its fans then stay out of the room. The cinema itself keeps to the lower ground floor.
Lowering that floor can add a little height for stepped seats. It needs planning, under a citywide direction from July 2016. The freeholder’s consent comes first, under the lease.
Just north, in Belgravia, our apartment cinema has a deep corner sofa. Under Fulham houses we built a tall lower floor sitting room. One team designs, prices and builds yours.
What the council allows in Pimlico.
- Council
- City of Westminster. The Pimlico Conservation Area covers the estate.
- Vaults
- A vault may reach 1.8 metres below the highway, with 900mm above.
- Permission
- Basement permitted development was removed citywide by Article 4 in July 2016.
- Depth
- Policy 50 permits one storey below the lowest original floor.
- Flats
- Flats and maisonettes have no householder permitted development rights.
Source: Westminster’s City Plan, January 2026 edition, Policy 50. Read on 16 October 2026. Policies change, so we read them again for your address.
A cinema nearby, and a lower floor we built.
Belgravia·Apartment
Belgravia apartment, full refurbishment
Nearby in Belgravia SW1: an apartment cinema with a deep corner sofa.
See the project
Fulham·Basements
Fulham basements
In Fulham SW6: a tall basement sitting room we built.
See the projectCompleted work, photographs
What a basement cinema costs in Pimlico.
£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.
Fitting out a Pimlico lower ground flat sits nearer the conversion figure.
The guide figures are project totals. Fees, contingency and VAT are extra.
What Pimlico owners ask about cinemas.
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Further reading, from the blog
Will the flat above hear a Pimlico basement cinema?
Not when the room is sealed on its own base.
Walls, floor and ceiling are all lined.
Can a Pimlico vault hold the cinema equipment?
Often, once converted within Westminster’s limits.
The rack’s fans then stay outside the room.
Can stepped seats fit a Pimlico lower ground cinema?
Sometimes, if the floor can be lowered a little.
That needs planning and the freeholder’s consent.
Who must agree to a Pimlico basement cinema?
The council, and the freeholder under your lease.
Neighbours get party wall notices for shared walls.
Tell us about your home in Pimlico.
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