A construction-ready drawing package compliant with every Approved Document — Part A structure, Part B fire, Part L thermal, Part M accessibility — submitted to LABC or your approved inspector with structural calculations coordinated.
A construction-ready drawing package compliant with every Approved Document — Part A structure, Part B fire, Part L thermal, Part M accessibility — submitted to LABC or your approved inspector with structural calculations coordinated.
Housing stock in Kensington and Chelsea: Grand white stucco Regency and Victorian terraces; red-brick Queen Anne mansions in Kensington; Edwardian mansion blocks; almost no post-war housing stock.
Character: Internationally wealthy residents; extensive listed building coverage; heritage and streetscape prioritised in every decision.
Article 4: Article 4 Directions covering HMOs, office-to-residential, and basement developments — RBKC has some of the strictest basement policies in London.
Basement policy: RBKC's basement policy (post-2015) limits to single-storey under 50% of garden area; double-storey basements effectively prohibited in residential streets.
Plans, sections and elevations at 1:50 with full annotation and material specification.
U-values for walls, roof, floor and glazing; SAP or SBEM where required; compliance statement.
Chartered engineer sign-off on beams, pad foundations, lintels, roof structure.
Escape routes, compartmentation, smoke alarms, fire-rated construction detail.
Soil and vent pipe routes, MVHR coordination, EV charging (Part S).
Full Plans submission to RBKC Planning Building Control or an approved inspector with inspections coordinated through to completion certificate.
Single planning or regs submission.
Planning + building regs + structural.
Listed, conservation, complex sites.
Direct answers to the questions Kensington and Chelsea homeowners ask every week about building regulations drawings.
Start a free quote →In Kensington and Chelsea, you can submit building regulations applications to either RBKC Planning's in-house Building Control (LABC route) or to a private approved inspector. Both routes produce the same legally-valid completion certificate. We submit to whichever suits your project and builder.
Fixed fees in Kensington and Chelsea start at £840 for a straightforward extension or loft. Complex projects (HMOs, basement conversions, flat splits) range £1,500–£2,500. Structural calculations are £350–£1,050 depending on the intervention.
Yes — every habitable loft conversion in Kensington and Chelsea (and across England) requires Building Regulations approval covering fire escape, floor structure, insulation and staircase. This is independent of whether you also need planning permission.
Part L of the Building Regulations sets minimum energy-efficiency standards — insulation, glazing U-values, air permeability, heating efficiency. New extensions in Kensington and Chelsea must meet the 2025 uplift (Future Homes Standard transition). We include full Part L calculations and a compliance statement in every Complete package.
Once submitted, RBKC Planning Building Control reviews Full Plans within 5–8 weeks. Approved inspectors typically review in 2–4 weeks. On-site inspections run through the build — typically 6–10 visits depending on scope.
We cover every London borough with the same fixed-fee approach. If your property sits on a boundary, here are the neighbouring options.
We cover every architectural technology service in Kensington and Chelsea with one chartered team.
From £840. A fixed-fee, end-to-end service — measured survey, scaled drawings, Design & Access Statement where required, Planning P...
From £1,225. Every loft type across every {location} roof line — dormer, mansard, hip-to-gable, L-shape, Velux. LDC or full planning ...
From £1,225. The whole spectrum — rear extensions, side returns, wraparounds, double-storey, basement digs. Planning-led design with ...
From £1,575. {location}'s most space-efficient loft solution when PD-route dormers are blocked. Our chartered team designs mansards t...
From £995. Turn your unused {location} garage into a bedroom, home office or open-plan kitchen-diner. Planning route assessment, fu...
From £1,950. Full architectural technology service for basement digs and cellar conversions in {location} — structural underpinning d...
From £350. Chartered structural engineer calculations for every residential intervention in {location} — steel beams, lintels, pad ...
From £450. End-to-end Party Wall Act 1996 service for {location} — Section 1, 3 and 6 notices, schedule of condition surveys, party...
From £1,225. London's most popular loft type — the full-width rear dormer. Planning or Permitted Development route assessed for your ...
Free quote in 60 seconds. Fixed fee from £840. MCIAT chartered.
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