West Hampstead homes · Served from our Hampstead studio
A considered refurbishment, from the inside out.
We renovate flats in mansion blocks and converted houses, refurbish family houses and plan kitchens, bathrooms and fitted storage, working around any lease, managing agent and shared entrance. Further down: examples with their locations, how we work and the feasibility visit.
Unit 3 Palace Court, 250 Finchley Road, London NW3 6DN 020 7101 3168 Updated 29 October 2026
Start with your project
Pick the page that matches your home: a flat in a mansion block or converted house, a family house with its kitchen and bathrooms, or one bathroom on its own. Wardrobes, alcove cupboards and other fitted storage are drawn by our bespoke joinery service.
01 The whole home
Camden’s West End Green appraisal records the large red-brick semi-detached houses of Lymington Road and Fawley Road, and terraces west of West End Lane. Refurbish a family house as one project, planning its kitchen, bathrooms and storage around the structure, services and original features.
02 Apartments & mansion flats
Camden’s appraisal calls mansion blocks a characteristic of the area, from Cannon Hill and Honeybourne Road to the flats over West End Lane’s shops. Renovate a flat around what is yours and what is shared: lease terms, managing-agent consent, stair, stacks and floors.
03 Bathrooms, en-suites & wet rooms
Book a standalone bathroom renovation or include it in a wider refurbishment: a family bathroom, an en-suite, or a shower room in a mansion flat. The waste route, extract and floor build-up are settled first, then the tiles and fittings.
Space, light and considered storage
Considering more space or a better use of existing rooms in West Hampstead? Compare loft conversion, house extension and bespoke joinery options with the building, ownership and local controls before fixing the brief.
Consider a loft conversion for an extra bedroom, workroom or adaptable family space in West Hampstead, with the existing stair and terrace roofline informing the layout.
Where the address falls within West End Green, consider its repeated terrace rooflines; the appraisal identifies front and side roof additions as sensitive.
West Hampstead is not one conservation designation. Check the mapped area, building type and applicable direction before choosing the form of conversion.
Explore a rear or side-return extension in West Hampstead to improve kitchen, dining and garden access while keeping the existing house and outdoor space in balance.
Show previous additions, neighbouring openings and the outdoor space that remains, rather than choosing a side return in isolation.
Record garden boundaries and the proposed construction route. If the property is leasehold, establish rights to the footprint and shared access before design is finalised.
Turn awkward alcoves and underused corners into fitted wardrobes, shelving, media storage or utility cupboards, with dimensions and finishes chosen for your West Hampstead home.
Within West End Green, compare proposed external joinery with original glazing patterns and door details identified by the appraisal.
Develop alcove, wardrobe and utility storage around the measured room. Separate ordinary cabinetry from changes to listed fabric or a flat’s controlled common parts.
Tell us how you want to use the space, what needs to stay and which drawings or permissions you already have. A measured brief can connect the roof or extension layout with stairs, storage, lighting and joinery before specifications are priced.
Explore our work
Three West Hampstead projects, each with its real location.
Flat conversion · West Hampstead, NW6
A former shop in West Hampstead converted into an apartment.
View the projectHouse renovation · West Hampstead, NW6
An open-plan living transformation of a West Hampstead home, with the ground floor opened up.
View the projectBasement conversion · West End Lane, NW6
A new basement excavated under a Victorian house on West End Lane, with a cinema room, plant room and gym.
View the projectFrom enquiry to handover
Flats, houses and single bathrooms in West Hampstead follow the same six steps. Our flat, house and bathroom pages describe each step for that work.
Use the short form, call the studio or email us; the checklist below says what to include.
We see the home and how materials will reach it: the street door, the stairs and any shop frontage below.
For a flat, the alterations clause, the managing agent and any Licence to Alter; for a house, any party wall notices.
Layouts by our own architects and structural engineers, fitting kitchen, bathrooms and cupboards around the pipe and cable routes.
A fixed written price and a JCT contract follow the survey, scope and specification.
Common parts protected; a director reviews key decisions on site. Completed work carries a 12-month aftercare/defects period under the JCT contract terms.
Our Hampstead base, serving West Hampstead
The studio is at Unit 3 Palace Court, 250 Finchley Road, NW3 6DN, and we serve West Hampstead from it. Bring whatever you already have, whether that is drawings, a lease extract or a list of rooms.
Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and Saturday, 9am to 1pm. To book a feasibility visit, use the short form below or call 020 7101 3168.
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Local knowledge with a purpose
Whether the home is a flat above a shop, an apartment in a mansion block or a house on a side street changes the first questions: who owns which parts, how materials get in, and which permissions apply. The sections below take each in turn and link to Camden’s own documents.
In this section: which approvals apply to your home · conservation areas and the 2015 neighbourhood plan · house, flat and bathroom questions to settle early · noise hours, skips, scaffolding and trees · answers to common questions · West Hampstead heritage articles
Camden’s 2011 appraisal describes terraces west of West End Lane and larger houses around Lymington Road, Fawley Road and Crediton Hill. For a refurbishment, record the actual structure, brickwork, windows, roofline and original interior features before deciding what to change.
Read Camden’s West End Green character appraisal (PDF)
The appraisal identifies mansion blocks around Cannon Hill and Honeybourne Road. In a flat, establish which floors, walls and service routes are shared, what the lease permits and how sound, fire precautions and communal access affect the proposed work.
Read Camden’s West End Green character appraisal (PDF) · LEASE: alterations and home improvements
Mansion flats above shops form part of the area’s recorded character. Check residential entrances, stairs, delivery arrangements, waste routes and access to services. Do not assume a ground-floor commercial unit and the home above have the same permissions or responsibilities.
Read Camden’s West End Green character appraisal (PDF)
Before choosing the rules
NW6 is not a planning designation or a reliable way to choose a council. Confirm the full address, then check conservation boundaries, listing and the applicable Article 4 schedule. For nearby addresses in Brent, use Brent’s maps and guidance; do not apply Camden rules by postcode alone.
GOV.UK: find the council for your address · Camden: West End Green boundary map (PDF) · Camden: current heritage Article 4 directions · Brent: listed buildings and conservation areas
Separate checks, one coordinated brief
An address in West End Green, one in the neighbourhood plan area and one over the boundary in Brent can each raise different checks. Note who submits each application and who certifies the work.
Does the proposal amount to development, and are any permitted-development rights restricted?
Ordinary internal alterations generally fall outside the planning definition of development. External changes, extensions, excavation and changes of use need their own assessment; an internal structural alteration is not automatically a planning application.
GOV.UK: when planning permission is required
Could the work affect the building's special architectural or historic character?
Listing can protect interiors as well as the exterior. Check the full proposal, including historic fabric and layout, rather than assuming Grade II means only the front elevation matters. The list description is not an exhaustive inventory.
Historic England: listed-building consent · Historic England: understanding list entries
Which work needs approval, inspection or certification?
Building Regulations are separate from planning permission. Structural alterations, new bathroom plumbing and electrical work near a bath or shower can bring different requirements. Agree the applicable route and the completion evidence before work starts.
GOV.UK: Building Regulations approval · Camden: building control step by step
What does the lease permit, and what belongs to the shared building?
A lease may require landlord consent independently of council approvals. Establish responsibility for structure, external walls, shared services and common areas. Check flooring restrictions and the managing agent's requirements before fixing the specification.
LEASE: alterations and home improvements
Local facts that affect the brief
These are separate conservation areas. Camden’s West End Green appraisal was adopted on 28 February 2011. Use the relevant boundary map and appraisal for the property; a familiar street name does not establish that every building on it has the same designation.
For your project: check proposed windows, external extracts, roof changes and visible drainage alongside the interior brief. Article 4 directions remove specified rights for mapped properties and operations; read the current schedule rather than assuming a blanket West End Lane restriction.
Camden: West End Green Conservation Area · Camden: South Hampstead Conservation Area · Camden: West End Green boundary map (PDF) · Camden: current heritage Article 4 directions
Camden lists this adopted plan for its designated area. Read its policies and map alongside the other applicable planning policies when considering changes to a home, its frontage or surroundings.
For your project: distinguish adopted policy from recommendations for future action. The plan’s proposals for a Fortune Green conservation area and wider Article 4 controls do not establish that those controls are now in force. Confirm the current position with the council’s designation and direction records.
Camden: Fortune Green and West Hampstead Neighbourhood Plan · Read the adopted neighbourhood plan and map (PDF) · Camden: current heritage Article 4 directions
Local guidance checked . The linked sources help you prepare a brief; requirements depend on the address, building and complete proposal.
Beyond the finishes
For a period house refurbishment, record retained doors, cornices, fireplaces and joinery. Ask how proposed openings relate to load paths, and where heating, wiring and ventilation will run. A wall’s appearance or age does not establish whether it is structural; arrange the appropriate investigation.
For a converted flat or mansion apartment, trace existing soil stacks and incoming supplies, check the floor construction and discuss acoustic and fire precautions. Establish access to shared parts and agree protection for stairs, corridors and neighbouring homes before work starts.
For a bathroom, agree the soil and waste route, drainage falls, water supply and extract discharge before fixing the layout. Detail floor build-up, wet-area waterproofing and access for repairs. Record relevant checks before pipes and substrates are covered; ask what any relocation changes elsewhere in the building.
A practical plan for the street and building
Camden’s normal noisy-building-work hours are 8am–6pm Monday to Friday and 8am–1pm Saturday. Work outside those windows, including Sundays and bank holidays, needs authorisation. Check lease, managing-agent and property conditions too; these are site-work rules, not our studio opening hours.
Camden: noisy building works
A skip on a Camden public road needs a licence, and occupying a parking bay also needs a suspension. Skips cannot go on the pavement. The skip company applies for the licence at least five working days ahead; Camden’s general parking-suspension guidance says to book at least 17 days ahead. Check both arrangements before fixing deliveries.
Camden: skip licences · Camden: parking bay suspensions
Agree carrying routes, storage, communal-area protection and delivery times for the actual house or block. Relevant scaffolds and hoardings on the highway need Camden’s building licence; a parking suspension is also required if a bay is occupied. Permissions and available space determine the practical arrangement.
Camden: highway building licences
Check Tree Preservation Orders and conservation-area tree-notice requirements before relevant work. Camden’s borough-wide basement direction has applied since 1 June 2017 and requires planning permission for basement excavation. Refitting an existing lower-ground room is a different scope from creating new space below ground.
Camden: protected trees · Camden: basement Article 4 direction
Questions before you begin
Our Hampstead studio is at Unit 3 Palace Court, 250 Finchley Road, London NW3 6DN. We provide house refurbishment, flat renovation and bathroom renovation in West Hampstead NW6. Contact the studio with the address and a short outline of the work.
Yes. Bathroom renovation is a standalone service in West Hampstead as well as part of a house or flat refurbishment. Tell us whether you are replacing an existing room, relocating a bathroom or adding an en-suite so the layout, services and relevant permissions can be considered.
No blanket designation should be assumed from the area name or NW6 postcode. West End Green and South Hampstead are separate conservation areas. Check the council’s map for the exact address, then check listing and applicable Article 4 directions for the proposed work.
Camden: West End Green Conservation Area · Camden: South Hampstead Conservation Area · Camden: West End Green boundary map (PDF) · Camden: current heritage Article 4 directions
Ordinary internal alterations generally are not development requiring planning permission. Listed-building consent, Building Regulations and lease conditions can still apply. External changes, excavation or a change of use require their own assessment of the complete proposal.
GOV.UK: when planning permission is required · Historic England: listed-building consent · GOV.UK: Building Regulations approval
Read the lease and establish any landlord or freeholder consent requirements before work. Check responsibilities for structure, external walls, shared pipes, flooring and common areas. Householder permitted-development rights do not apply to flats, but that does not mean every internal flat alteration requires planning permission.
LEASE: alterations and home improvements · GOV.UK: householder permitted-development guidance
Feasibility depends on drainage, water supply, ventilation, floor construction and the parts of the building affected. Check the lease and shared services, then establish the relevant building-control, planning and listed-building requirements for the full proposal. A new layout needs these investigations before it can be confirmed.
LEASE: alterations and home improvements · GOV.UK: Building Regulations approval · Historic England: listed-building consent
Camden lists the Fortune Green and West Hampstead Neighbourhood Plan as adopted on 16 September 2015. Its policies apply within its designated area. Check the adopted plan and map; recommendations for future conservation designations or Article 4 controls are not evidence that those controls have been enacted.
Camden: Fortune Green and West Hampstead Neighbourhood Plan · Read the adopted neighbourhood plan and map (PDF)
Yes. Alcove, under-stair and utility cupboards can be drawn with the room layout, so pipes, sockets and skirtings line up with them. Fitted storage can also be a separate commission through our bespoke joinery service, measured against the walls, openings and period details you keep.
Go deeper where it matters
Explore a kitchen project alongside the house, flat or bathroom changes you are considering.
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