Design and build in Knightsbridge.

Knightsbridge · SW1 · Knightsbridge townhouse, whole house refurbishmentCompleted work, photograph

Three Knightsbridge homes, each taken from survey to handover by one team. Townhouses and a lateral apartment.

What design and build means in Knightsbridge.

3 commissions: Townhouses and an apartment, completed
Two councils: Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster
7 days: A budget estimate, typically

NU Projects is a design and build company in Fulham SW6, founded in 2010. We handle design and build in Knightsbridge SW1X, under one contract. The calculator gives your own range in a minute, by scope and finish. Call 020 7731 6841, and a budget estimate typically follows within seven days.

Knightsbridge is mostly apartments, in grand stucco terraces and mansion blocks. A handful of townhouses and mews houses sit close to the park. Westminster designated its conservation area in 1968, then extended it ten years later.

Work here is usually a full strip out and rebuild. Joinery, lighting and finishes are specified before the price is fixed. Heating, plumbing and wiring come from NU MEP, our own team.

Our architectural designers draw it with ARB-registered architects we partner with. Matt Coverley, our in-house quantity surveyor, prices it open book. Cochrane Bespoke, our joinery partner, makes the joinery.

We have completed three commissions here. A townhouse that gained a marble pool and a wine room. A second townhouse, refurbished throughout. A lateral apartment, stripped back and rebuilt.

Two councils, one line through Knightsbridge.

Council: Split in two. Kensington and Chelsea to the west and south, Westminster to the east.
Below ground: CD11 on one side, City Plan Policy 50 on the other. Each allows a single storey.
Heritage: Most of Knightsbridge is conservation area. Many buildings are listed too.
Neighbourhood plan: Westminster’s side has the Knightsbridge Neighbourhood Plan, made in December 2018.
Apartments: Mostly leasehold. A freeholder’s licence and managing agent rules both apply.

Source: Kensington and Chelsea’s Local Plan 2024 Policy CD11, and Westminster’s City Plan Policy 50. Read on 3 October 2026. Policies change, so we read them again for your address.