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Planning for West London homes, led by the people who build what gets approved.

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Consent in West London, one terrace at a time.

Street history
Past decisions read before drawing
Listed homes
Plan form and stairs protected inside
Mansion flats
No permitted development rights

NU Projects is a design and build company in Fulham SW6, founded in 2010. We handle planning applications and appeals in West London W/SW, 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.

A West London consent is often decided by the street, not the house. What neighbours were allowed, or refused, sets the tone.

So we read the planning history of the terrace first. Then we draw the scheme the borough is most likely to accept.

Flats and listed houses carry extra layers. A mansion flat has no permitted development, and a listed house protects its stairs.

We took two Kensington houses from planning to handover. In Chelsea, an extension and basement were consented and built by us.

What the Royal Borough tests on a West London scheme.

Council
Kensington and Chelsea governs Chelsea, Kensington and Notting Hill, through its 2024 Local Plan. Fulham sits with Hammersmith and Fulham.
Mansion flats
No permitted development rights in a block of flats. External work needs consent.
Listed interiors
Policy CD5 treats original stairs, room layout and floor levels as listed fabric.
Communal gardens
A back elevation on a shared garden can count like a front.
Roofs
CD12 refuses an extra storey on a group with an unbroken roofline.
Groups
CD13 keeps symmetry and important gaps along a terrace.

Source: Kensington and Chelsea’s Local Plan 2024, Policies HO1 and CD4 to CD13. Read on 7 October 2026. Policies change, so we read them again for your address.

What planning costs in West London.

A West London planning fee follows the size of the scheme.

Listed houses need more survey work, and the fee says so.

Open the calculatorThe 2026 cost guide

Why does my neighbour’s planning history matter in West London?

It shows what the borough has already accepted on your terrace.

We read it before drawing anything.

Can I alter the outside of my Kensington mansion flat?

Only with planning. Flats in a block have no permitted development rights.

The freeholder usually has to agree as well.

Is the inside of a listed West London house protected?

Yes. Policy CD5 treats stairs, room layout and floor levels as listed fabric.

Changes there need listed building consent.

Does a garden elevation count in West London planning?

On a communal garden, the back can count like a front.

We design it with the same care.

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