Indoor swimming pool two floors below the street, lit along both walls.

MEP services in Holland Park.

Kensington · W8 · Kensington new-build housesCompleted work, photograph

Holland Park villas have room for plant that terraces lack. We design heat pumps, drainage and electrics around the garden and the listing.

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Room in the garden, for plant.

W11 · W14
Villas, often semi-detached
Class G
Two units on a detached house
Critical drainage
The borough names a Holland Park area

NU Projects is a design and build company in Fulham SW6, founded in 2010. We handle mechanical, electrical and plumbing in Holland Park W11, under one contract. MEP is priced from the drawings, after a survey of what is there. Call 020 7731 6841, and a budget estimate typically follows within seven days.

Holland Park’s villas are larger than most of the borough. Many are semi-detached, set back from the road. Gardens are bigger too.

That space makes a heat pump realistic. Class G allows one unit on a house, or two on a detached one. Each outdoor unit is limited to 1.5 cubic metres.

The one metre boundary rule was removed in May 2025. In a conservation area, a unit still may not face a road. And Class G does not apply on a listed villa.

The borough names a Holland Park critical drainage area. Rainwater and foul drainage are designed with that in mind. Any pumped drainage gets a backup and an alarm.

Heat pumps run at lower flow temperatures than boilers. So radiators are sized larger, or underfloor heating is used. We work that out room by room.

What the council allows in Holland Park.

Council
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, under its Local Plan 2024.
Heat pumps
Class G allows one outdoor unit on a house, two on a detached house.
Listed villas
Class G does not apply on a listed building. Consent is needed instead.
Drainage
The borough names a Holland Park critical drainage area.
Cooling units
Outdoor air conditioning units are judged under Policy CD10, for look and siting.

Source: Kensington and Chelsea’s Local Plan 2024, Policies CD4, CD5, CD11 and CD13. Read on 3 October 2026. Policies change, so we read them again for your address.

Nearby, in W8 and SW3.

Bedroom with oak floors, a dressing table and French windows.

Kensington·New build

Kensington new-build houses

Nearby in Kensington W8, an indoor pool two floors below the street.

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Basement gym with mirrored walls between lit pilasters, a spin bike and a rowing machine.

Chelsea·Townhouse

Chelsea townhouse, opened up and fitted out

Close by in Chelsea, a basement gym under a whole townhouse.

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Completed work, photographs

What MEP costs in Holland Park.

A villa’s services are priced from drawings, after a survey of house and garden.

Heat pump options are costed beside a boiler, so you can compare.

Open the calculatorThe 2026 cost guide

Can my Holland Park villa have two heat pump units?

If it is detached, Class G allows two.

A semi-detached villa is allowed one.

Listing or a road facing position can remove that right.

Does the Holland Park critical drainage area change my drainage design?

It means surface water needs particular care.

We plan storage, outfalls and pumps with that in mind.

Will underfloor heating work with a heat pump in a Holland Park house?

Yes, it suits the lower flow temperatures well.

Floor build-up and heat output are checked first.

Is cooling allowed outside a listed Holland Park villa?

Only with consent. Permitted development does not cover a listed building.

Policy CD10 also judges the unit’s look and siting.

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