Basement swimming pools in Highgate.

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Highgate’s larger houses and gardens can take a pool hall. First we check which council your address falls in.

A Highgate pool, under the right council.

Two councils: Haringey or Camden, by address
DM18: Haringey weighs harm, not a storey count
Policy A5: Camden’s single storey limit

NU Projects is a design and build company in Fulham SW6, founded in 2010. We handle basement swimming pools in Highgate N6, 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.

Highgate sits across two boroughs. Haringey covers much of the village and its hill. Camden covers the rest. Both adopted the Highgate Neighbourhood Plan in 2017. Your address decides which basement policy applies.

On the Haringey side, Policy DM18 sets no fixed storey count. It weighs stability, flooding, trees and neighbours instead. On the Camden side, Policy A5 allows one storey only. It may not exceed half of each garden.

A pool is heavy, and the hill holds water. The tank is designed against uplift when empty. Drainage, sumps and a standby pump sit beside the plant room. Soil stays deep enough over any section under the lawn.

Highgate’s detached houses often have the width a pool hall needs. Our nearest house is in N2, reconfigured by NU. Our pools are in Knightsbridge and Kensington.

What the council allows in Highgate.

Council: Haringey or Camden, set by the address. Both adopted the 2017 neighbourhood plan.
Haringey: Policy DM18 weighs stability, flooding, trees, character and amenity.
Camden: Policy A5. One storey, never under an existing basement, half of each garden at most.
Camden audit: A Basement Impact Assessment is audited independently, at the applicant’s cost.
Conservation: Haringey’s Highgate Conservation Area dates from December 1967. Camden has its own.

Source: Haringey’s Development Management DPD 2017, Policy DM18, and the Highgate Neighbourhood Plan. Read on 25 October 2026. Policies change, so we read them again for your address.