Design and build in St John’s Wood.
North London · N2 · North London house, reconfigured and fitted outCompleted work, photograph
Villas in gardens, renewed rather than replaced. One team designs, prices and builds the house.
What design and build means in St John’s Wood.
- NW8
- Villas, semi-detached and detached
- Policy 43
- Westminster puts retrofit first
- 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 St John’s Wood NW8, 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.
St John’s Wood was laid out as villas in gardens, not terraces. Many are detached or semi-detached, in stucco or stock brick. Mansion blocks stand among them.
Westminster favours keeping a good building, so most briefs renew the villa you own. Structure, services and rooms are reworked together. Design and build keeps those choices, and their cost, with one team.
Our architectural designers work beside ARB-registered architects we partner with. Matt Coverley, our in-house quantity surveyor, measures each drawing and prices it openly. We also prepare any Retrofit Plan the council asks for.
We have not built in NW8 yet. Our nearest work is a Grade II listed apartment in Marylebone. The same City Plan applied. We also reconfigured a private house in north London N2.
What Westminster asks in St John’s Wood.
- Council
- City of Westminster, not Camden. Its City Plan was revised in January 2026.
- Retrofit first
- Policy 43 makes reuse the priority. It is supported in principle.
- Demolition
- A four step sequential test applies, shown in a Pre-Redevelopment Audit.
- Character
- Policy 44 asks work to preserve or enhance the conservation area, designated in 1967.
- Lower floors
- Policy 50 allows one storey below the lowest original floor, under half the garden.
Source: Westminster’s City Plan, January 2026 edition, Policies 43, 44 and 50. Read on 5 October 2026. Policies change, so we read them again for your address.
Built nearest to St John’s Wood.
North London·House
North London house, reconfigured and fitted out
A private house in north London N2, reconfigured and fitted out.
See the project
Marylebone·Apartment
Marylebone listed apartment
Our nearest built work, a listed apartment in Marylebone W1.
See the projectCompleted work, photographs
What design and build costs in St John’s Wood.
Nick prices a St John’s Wood villa after a free visit.
Fees, VAT and contingency are added.
What St John’s Wood owners ask about design and build.
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Further reading, from the journal
Is a St John’s Wood villa better renewed than rebuilt?
In Westminster’s eyes, usually yes. Policy 43 puts retrofit first.
Demolition must pass a four step test.
Does Westminster want a Retrofit Plan from me?
It can help a heritage case. Keeping the building carries significant weight.
We write it alongside the drawings.
Is St John’s Wood governed by Camden?
No, by Westminster. Hampstead, to the north, is Camden.
Each council sets different rules.
Can my St John’s Wood design include a lower floor?
Usually, within Policy 50.
One storey below the lowest original floor, under half the garden.
Where have you built closest to NW8?
A listed apartment in Marylebone, under the same City Plan.
We have not yet built in St John’s Wood itself.
Tell us about your home in St John’s Wood.
Your name and one way to reply are enough. It goes straight to the studio.
- Already have an architect or designer? We build to their design. Working with your designer
- An NDA on request, and your home is never published without your consent. How we work in confidence