Basement Conversion Drawings in Hammersmith and Fulham

Where in Hammersmith and Fulham does a basement conversion actually get determined?

Every Hammersmith and Fulham postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a basement conversion there. Hammersmith and Fulham fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not basement conversion estimates.

Which Hammersmith and Fulham neighbourhoods suit a basement conversion best?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Hammersmith and Fulham streets, and each one changes what a basement conversion can achieve at that address.

• White City (W12) — basement conversion work in White City means post-war estates, new-build. White City is regenerated quarter, post-war estates. Post-war slab foundations make basements here expensive and rarely viable throughout W12. Hammersmith & Fulham Council decides the White City application, and Television Centre anchors the White City location plan.
• Parsons Green (SW6) — a basement conversion in Parsons Green starts from victorian terraces, and Parsons Green reads as Victorian bay-fronted terraces around the green. Victorian cellars here convert without planning permission when the footprint and external appearance are unchanged in SW6. Hammersmith & Fulham Council assesses Parsons Green basement conversions against its own Parsons Green character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Parsons Green references Parsons Green park.
• Barons Court (W14) — basement conversion work in Barons Court means edwardian mansion blocks, victorian terraces. Barons Court is Edwardian mansion blocks, Victorian terraces. Victorian cellars here convert without planning permission when the footprint and external appearance are unchanged throughout W14. Hammersmith & Fulham Council decides the Barons Court application, and Barons Court Tube anchors the Barons Court location plan.
• Brackenbury Village (W6) — basement conversion work in Brackenbury Village means victorian terraces. Brackenbury Village is Victorian conservation area. Victorian cellars here convert without planning permission when the footprint and external appearance are unchanged throughout W6. Hammersmith & Fulham Council decides the Brackenbury Village application, and Ravenscourt Park anchors the Brackenbury Village location plan.
• Sand's End (SW6) — a basement conversion in Sand's End starts from victorian terraces, new-build, and Sand's End reads as Victorian terraces, riverside regen. Victorian cellars here convert without planning permission when the footprint and external appearance are unchanged in SW6. Hammersmith & Fulham Council assesses Sand's End basement conversions against its own Sand's End character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Sand's End references Imperial Wharf.
• Fulham (SW6) — a basement conversion in Fulham starts from victorian terraces, mansion blocks, and Fulham reads as Victorian bay-fronted terraces. Victorian cellars here convert without planning permission when the footprint and external appearance are unchanged in SW6. Hammersmith & Fulham Council assesses Fulham basement conversions against its own Fulham character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Fulham references Fulham Broadway.
• Hammersmith (W6) — basement conversion work in Hammersmith means victorian terraces, mansion blocks. Hammersmith is Victorian terraces, riverside character. Victorian cellars here convert without planning permission when the footprint and external appearance are unchanged throughout W6. Hammersmith & Fulham Council decides the Hammersmith application, and Hammersmith Bridge anchors the Hammersmith location plan.

What local planning policy applies to a basement conversion in Hammersmith and Fulham?

How designation changes a Hammersmith and Fulham basement conversion: Hammersmith & Fulham Council maintains 45 conservation areas, including Walham Green, Hammersmith Grove, Brackenbury Village. Inside any of them a Hammersmith and Fulham basement conversion cannot rely on permitted development, and the route becomes a £548 householder application determined in 8 weeks rather than a £249 prior approval in 6 weeks. Walham Green sets the tone for Hammersmith and Fulham casework.

Hammersmith and Fulham and Article 4: Article 4 removes PD for HMO conversions; restrictions on ground-floor shop-to-residential in certain streets. A basement conversion planned at a SW6 address is checked against that direction first; Hammersmith & Fulham Council publishes the Hammersmith and Fulham extent, and the SW6 line rarely follows the Hammersmith and Fulham boundary you would expect.

The building fabric around Hammersmith and Fulham: Victorian and Edwardian terraces — particularly two-storey bay-fronted terraces south of the river in Fulham and Parsons Green; mansion blocks along main roads. Suburban-feel residential streets with strong conservation area coverage; well-established mansard precedents on many terraces. A basement conversion in Hammersmith and Fulham is scoped against that stock first, because it decides whether the scheme runs as permitted development, a £274 Lawful Development Certificate, or a full £548 application to Hammersmith & Fulham Council.

Who decides a basement conversion on the edge of Hammersmith and Fulham?

• Richmond upon Thames — adjoining Hammersmith and Fulham, with 72 conservation areas centred on SW13. A basement conversion on the far side of the Hammersmith and Fulham line is determined by Richmond Council, so the Hammersmith and Fulham quote for basement conversions is checked against Richmond upon Thames guidance before it is issued.
• Wandsworth — cross the Hammersmith and Fulham boundary and Wandsworth Council takes the basement conversion instead, applying 45 conservation areas of its own around SW8. We re-price basement conversions at the Hammersmith and Fulham edge because Wandsworth policy and Hammersmith and Fulham policy rarely align on basement conversion depth.
• Kensington and Chelsea — adjoining Hammersmith and Fulham, with 38 conservation areas centred on SW1. A basement conversion on the far side of the Hammersmith and Fulham line is determined by RBKC Planning, so the Hammersmith and Fulham quote for basement conversions is checked against Kensington and Chelsea guidance before it is issued.
• Brent — cross the Hammersmith and Fulham boundary and Brent Council takes the basement conversion instead, applying 22 conservation areas of its own around NW2. We re-price basement conversions at the Hammersmith and Fulham edge because Brent policy and Hammersmith and Fulham policy rarely align on basement conversion depth.

Sources for this Hammersmith and Fulham basement conversion page: borough policies maps and conservation-area registers (2025–26), Royal Mail postcode district boundaries, the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (England) Regulations, the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended, and the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.