Basement conversion and construction in Primrose Hill.

Fulham · SW6 · Fulham basementsCompleted work, photograph

Primrose Hill basements under small terraces. Camden tests them hard, and the fronts are watched closely.

Under a small Primrose Hill terrace.

June 2017: Camden removed basement permitted development
Burland 1: Camden’s cap on damage next door
Short fronts: Little room for a light well

NU Projects is a design and build company in Fulham SW6, founded in 2010. We handle basement conversion and construction in Primrose Hill NW1, 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.

Primrose Hill houses are smaller Victorian terraces facing the park. Front gardens are short.

That leaves little room for a front light well. A 1983 Article 4 direction also controls front walls and hard standings.

Since June 2017, every Camden basement needs planning permission. Policy A5 allows one storey only.

Camden asks for a Basement Impact Assessment, audited independently. Damage next door is capped at Burland category 1.

With neighbours on both sides, that cap shapes the whole method. Many houses here are flats, so owners are many too.

What the council allows in Primrose Hill.

Council: London Borough of Camden, whose Local Plan dates from July 2017.
Permission: A borough-wide Article 4 direction removed basement permitted development from June 2017.
Storey: Policy A5. One storey, and never beneath an existing basement.
The garden: No more than half of each garden.
Fronts: The 1983 direction controls front walls, hard standings and painting brick facing the street.
On site: A Construction Management Plan is generally required for a basement.