Bunkers and protected basements in St John’s Wood.
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A bunker, or small protected room, within a St John’s Wood basement. What can be built, what it depends on and what no basement can promise.
Bunkers and protected basements in St John’s Wood.
NU Projects plans bunkers and protected rooms in St John’s Wood basements. Our studio is in Fulham SW6. Specialist engineers set the design. Call 020 7731 6841 for a private conversation.
No home can promise survival from a nuclear attack. Close to a detonation, or in a mass fire, it may offer little. It can reduce some risks at a distance.
What shapes the work in St John’s Wood.
Planning shapes a protected room before engineering does. These are the local basement rules, and your house may add more.
- Council
- City of Westminster. Hampstead, to the north, is Camden, with different rules.
- Depth
- City Plan Policy 50. One storey below the lowest original floor. A large site with good access may be allowed more.
- The garden
- It may run under no more than half the garden. An undeveloped margin is kept around the boundary.
- Soil and trees
- A metre of soil and a drainage layer go over it. Trees may need 1.5 metres.
- Listed villas
- A basement must not unbalance a listed building’s original hierarchy of spaces.
What St John’s Wood owners ask.
Can I build a bunker in St John’s Wood?
Sometimes. It depends on the house and the local basement rules. We start with a private feasibility review.
Would a bunker in St John’s Wood survive a nuclear attack?
We cannot promise that. We can plan a protected room within a basement, with specialist engineers.
What does it cost?
It is a specialist service, so we cannot give prices at an early stage. We price it once the brief is agreed.
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