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House extensions in Primrose Hill.

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Primrose Hill fronts are watched closely, so new rooms go at the back. A side return or rear kitchen is the usual brief.

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Leave the front, build at the back.

1983
An Article 4 direction on front changes
NW1 · NW3
Small Victorian terraces by the park
£140k to £220k
A side return extension, cost guide total

NU Projects is a design and build company in Fulham SW6, founded in 2010. We handle house and kitchen extensions in Primrose Hill NW1, under one contract. A rear kitchen extension typically runs £160k to £250k. A side return extension typically runs £140k to £220k. Call 020 7731 6841, and a budget estimate typically follows within seven days.

Primrose Hill is small Victorian terraces facing the park. Behind each house runs a narrow back addition.

Filling the passage beside it, the side return, widens the kitchen. A rear extension adds depth instead.

The street side stays untouched. Camden’s 1983 Article 4 direction controls front changes on the houses it schedules.

Many houses are now flats. A garden flat extension always needs planning, and usually the freeholder’s consent.

Terraces share both side walls. Party wall notices go out early, so the start date holds.

What the council allows in Primrose Hill.

Council
London Borough of Camden, under its Local Plan adopted in July 2017.
Fronts
A 1983 Article 4 direction controls front changes on scheduled houses.
Rear reach
A single storey rear extension on a terrace may reach 3 metres.
Larger route
Prior approval for deeper extensions does not apply in a conservation area.
Party walls
Party structure notices go out at least two months before the work.
Flats
Flats and maisonettes have no householder permitted development rights.

Source: Camden’s Article 4 directions for heritage and conservation, and its Local Plan 2017. Read on 25 October 2026. Policies change, so we read them again for your address.

What a house extension costs in Primrose Hill.

£140k to £220kA side return extension. A project total, from our 2026 cost guide.

£160k to £250kA rear kitchen extension. A project total, from our 2026 cost guide.

A small terrace plot keeps most schemes compact.

Fees, party wall costs, contingency and VAT sit outside both.

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Can I fill the side return of a Primrose Hill terrace?

Often. It widens the kitchen across the house.

Policy D1 asks it to respect local character.

In a garden flat, it needs planning either way.

Does the Primrose Hill Article 4 stop a rear extension?

No. It is about fronts, such as walls, hard standings and painted brick.

The back of the house is judged under Camden’s usual policies.

Can a Primrose Hill garden flat build a rear extension?

Yes, with planning. Flats have no permitted development rights.

The freeholder’s consent is usually needed too.

Will a Primrose Hill extension need party wall notices?

Almost always, as terraces share both side walls.

Digging footings within 3 metres of a neighbour needs one month’s notice.

Work to the party wall itself needs two months.

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