Planning consultants in Kensington and Chelsea.
Kensington · W8 · Kensington new-build housesCompleted work, photograph
Planning in the Royal Borough, from basements to listed interiors. Drawn by the team that prices and builds.
Planning in the Royal Borough.
- CD11, 2024
- The borough’s basement policy
- Each garden
- Half of each, measured separately
- One team
- Drawn, priced and built
NU Projects is a design and build company in Fulham SW6, founded in 2010. We handle planning applications and appeals in Kensington and Chelsea, under one contract. Fees are priced per project by our own quantity surveyor, from the actual scope. Call 020 7731 6841, and a budget estimate typically follows within seven days.
Kensington and Chelsea is one of the most closely planned boroughs in London. Much of it is conservation area, and many houses are listed.
It wrote the first basement policy of its kind, CL7, in January 2015.
So planning is where most projects here are won or lost. The drawings have to be right for the street, the listing and the neighbours.
We draw them, price them and then build them. That covers Chelsea, Kensington, South Kensington, Notting Hill and Holland Park.
What the Royal Borough asks for.
- Council
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
- Basements, CD11
- Adopted as CL7 in January 2015, kept in the 2024 Local Plan. One storey, under half the garden.
- Basements SPD
- Adopted April 2016. The garden left over stays as one area. A pool may earn a little extra depth.
- Neighbours
- Considerate Constructors Scheme membership is set by planning condition.
- On site
- A Construction Traffic Management Plan goes in with a basement application. The Code of Construction Practice governs the site.
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.
Consented and built in the borough.
Kensington·New build
Kensington new-build houses
Two new houses in the borough. Planning landed, then the borough paused new basements for a year.
See the project
Chelsea·Townhouse
Chelsea basement and extension
A new basement and kitchen extension in Chelsea, consented and built by one team.
See the projectCompleted work, photographs
What planning costs in Kensington and Chelsea.
Planning is priced per project, from the actual scope.
A basement application costs more to prepare than an extension. It carries structural and traffic reports.
Our quantity surveyor sets out the fee before you commit.
What Kensington and Chelsea owners ask about planning.
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- Chelsea
- Kensington
- South Kensington
- Notting Hill and Holland Park
- Knightsbridge
Further reading, from the journal
What does Kensington and Chelsea ask for with a basement application?
A draft Construction Traffic Management Plan, with the final plan by condition.
Considerate Constructors Scheme membership is a condition too.
How strict is planning in Kensington and Chelsea?
Strict on basements, conservation areas and listed buildings.
Well drawn schemes that respect the street are consented every week.
We test the scheme at feasibility, before detailed drawings.
Can you handle listed building consent as well as planning?
Yes. We prepare both, and they usually run side by side.
We survey the historic fabric first, so the drawings respect it.
Which parts of the borough do you cover?
All of it. Chelsea, Kensington, South Kensington, Notting Hill and Holland Park.
Knightsbridge is split, so we confirm the council for each address.
Tell us about your home in Kensington and Chelsea.
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