Luxury refurbishment in St John’s Wood.
Marylebone · W1 · Marylebone listed apartmentCompleted work, photograph
St John’s Wood villas and stucco houses, renewed throughout. Westminster’s retrofit rules, designed in from the start.
Renewing a St John’s Wood villa rather than replacing it.
- NW8
- Villas, semi-detached and detached
- Policy 43
- Westminster puts retrofit first
- 7 days
- A budget estimate, typically
NU Projects is a design and build company in Fulham SW6, founded in 2010. We handle luxury refurbishment in St John’s Wood NW8, under one contract. A full renovation runs £250 to £650 a sq ft, construction only. Call 020 7731 6841, and a budget estimate typically follows within seven days.
St John’s Wood was laid out as villas in gardens, rather than terraces.
Most of it has been a conservation area since 1967.
Westminster now puts retrofit first, and favours keeping a good building.
Substantial demolition must pass a sequential test, backed by an audit.
So we renew the house we have. Structure, services and rooms, under one contract.
What the council allows in St John’s Wood.
- Council
- City of Westminster, under its City Plan as revised in January 2026.
- Retrofit first
- Policy 43. Reusing a building is the priority, and supported in principle.
- Demolition
- Substantial demolition faces a four-step test, shown in a Pre-Redevelopment Audit.
- Heritage
- Policy 44. Work must preserve or enhance the conservation area’s character.
- Basements
- Policy 50. One storey below the lowest original floor, under half the garden.
Source: Westminster’s City Plan, January 2026 edition, Policies 43, 44 and 50. Read on 5 October 2026. Policies change, so we read them again for your address.
Refurbished under Westminster’s plan.
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What luxury refurbishment costs in St John’s Wood.
£250 to £650a sq ft, construction only. Our full renovation band.
£500 to £800a sq ft, construction only. Our super prime finish band.
A detached villa carries more façade, roof and garden than a terrace.
Most St John’s Wood refurbishments finish at prime or super prime.
Both are rates per square foot, construction only. Fees, VAT and contingency are extra.
What St John’s Wood owners ask about refurbishment.
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Further reading, from the journal
Will Westminster let me demolish and rebuild in St John’s Wood?
It is hard. Policy 43 puts retrofit first.
Substantial demolition must pass a four-step sequential test.
Refurbishing the existing villa is supported in principle.
Does retrofit help a heritage application in St John’s Wood?
It can. Westminster gives significant weight to keeping the building.
Harm to heritage must still be avoided or kept to a minimum.
We set that out in a Retrofit Plan.
Is there a St John’s Wood Neighbourhood Plan?
No plan has been made. Work on one was paused in 2017.
Decisions follow Westminster’s City Plan and the conservation area audit.
Can I add a basement when refurbishing in St John’s Wood?
Usually, under Policy 50. One storey below the lowest original floor.
It may cover no more than half the garden.
At least one metre of soil goes back on top.
What does a St John’s Wood refurbishment cost?
Our full renovation band is £250 to £650 a sq ft, construction only.
A super prime finish runs £500 to £800.
Send the address and we price the villa as it stands.
Tell us about your home in St John’s Wood.
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- Already have an architect or designer? We build to their design. Working with your designer
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