Planning consultants in Pimlico.

Belgravia · SW1 · Belgravia apartment, full refurbishmentCompleted work, photograph

Planning for Pimlico’s stucco flats and the rare whole house. Unbroken roof lines rule out most lofts here.

Pimlico planning, honest about the roof.

One estate: Laid out with Belgravia
Audit: Adopted for the conservation area
SW1V: City of Westminster

NU Projects is a design and build company in Fulham SW6, founded in 2010. We handle planning applications and appeals in Pimlico SW1V, 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.

Pimlico was planned as one estate, in Belgravia’s era. Long stucco terraces face garden squares in a strict grid. Most are now divided into flats, often several per house.

The Pimlico Conservation Area protects it, backed by an adopted audit. That audit is the yardstick officers read applications against.

No Westminster Article 4 direction on minor alterations names Pimlico. The citywide basement direction, from July 2016, still applies. So digging down always needs an application.

Most roof lines here run unbroken. Westminster refuses roof extensions on complete, largely unaltered terraces. We tell owners early that a loft is unlikely.

What remains possible is internal and lateral change. Flats have no householder permitted development rights, so outside work needs planning. Stucco keeps the terrace’s established colour.

What the council allows in Pimlico.

Council: City of Westminster, using its City Plan of January 2026.
Pimlico Conservation Area: It covers a large area. An adopted audit guides decisions.
Article 4: None for minor alterations. Basement rights were removed citywide in July 2016.
Roofs: Complete terraces with largely unaltered roof lines get no roof extensions.
Stucco: Paint follows the terrace’s established colour. Brilliant white is avoided.

Source: Westminster’s conservation area summaries, with its City Plan of January 2026. Read on 25 October 2026. Policies change, so we read them again for your address.