House Extensions · W14 West Kensington
W14 spans Hammersmith & Fulham and Kensington & Chelsea; conservation control is strong around Barons Court, and the Earls Court scheme borders the area.
The borough-level guide to house extensions in Hammersmith and Fulham sets out how the same work is handled across the rest of the authority.
House extensions in West Kensington are dominated by single-storey rear and side-return additions on W14's grand victorian terraces and mansion blocks around, with double-storey and wrap-around schemes where the plot allows. Hammersmith & Fulham Council weighs depth, height and neighbour daylight; many extensions across West Kensington, Barons Court, Olympia, Holland Park fringe are Permitted Development, which we confirm with a Lawful Development Certificate before you build.
The whole spectrum — rear extensions, side returns, wraparounds, double-storey, basement digs. Planning-led design with detailed technical phase, ideal for grand victorian terraces and mansion blocks around typical of West Kensington.
Across West Kensington, Barons Court, Olympia, Holland Park fringe in W14, the dominant property is grand victorian terraces and mansion blocks around west kensington and barons court, with artists' studio houses near holland park. That stock shapes what house extension drawings looks like here: the right approach for a period terrace differs from a mansion-block flat or a new-build, and Hammersmith & Fulham Council judges each on design quality and neighbour impact. We survey the specific West Kensington property, confirm the planning route — Permitted Development, a Lawful Development Certificate, or full planning — and draw a council-ready set tailored to the W14 streetscape.
Housing stock in W14: Grand Victorian terraces and mansion blocks around West Kensington and Barons Court, with artists' studio houses near Holland Park.
Within the district: West Kensington, Barons Court, Olympia, Holland Park fringe.
Streets we know in W14: the Barons Court streets (Gledstanes Road, Castletown Road), the Gibbs Green area and the Edwardes Square fringe. Each road has its own building line, boundary treatment and precedent that Hammersmith & Fulham Council weighs when assessing a house extension drawings scheme.
Conservation areas: Barons Court, West Kensington, Edwardes Square / Scarsdale fringe. Inside these, most external work needs full planning and a Heritage Statement.
Getting around W14: West Kensington and Barons Court on the District and Piccadilly lines, plus Kensington Olympia.
Regeneration: West Kensington falls within or beside the Earls Court / West Kensington regeneration, which shapes local planning policy and design expectations.
Property values: around £550,000 for a flat and £1.2m-£2m for a house — a useful gauge of the build value an extension or loft adds in W14.
Borough character: Suburban-feel residential streets with strong conservation area coverage; well-established mansard precedents on many terraces.
Measured existing survey, photographic record, Article 4 and conservation check specific to West Kensington before we quote.
2–3 design options at concept stage — alternative layouts, glazing, roof forms.
Site location plan, existing and proposed plans, elevations, sections, D&AS where required.
Part L thermal, Part B fire, Part M accessibility, structural strategy.
Steel beam, foundation, lintel design. Chartered engineer sign-off.
Party Wall notices where needed; Thames Water Build Over Agreement where within 3m of a public sewer.
Single planning or building-regs submission.
Planning + building regs + structural.
Listed, conservation or complex sites.
Yes, but the handsome Victorian terraces around Gledstanes Road and Castletown Road sit in the Barons Court conservation area, so rear and side extensions and roof changes need full planning with a Heritage Statement rather than Permitted Development. We design to match the period detailing and submit to Hammersmith & Fulham.
W14 straddles the boundary — West Kensington and Barons Court largely sit in Hammersmith & Fulham, with the eastern edge toward Holland Park in Kensington & Chelsea. The two councils apply different conservation and basement controls, so we confirm your exact authority before quoting.
The major Earls Court / West Kensington regeneration borders W14, bringing thousands of new homes and improved public realm, supporting values. For a house project the binding controls remain Permitted Development limits and the local conservation area, which we check for your address.
Yes. The mansion blocks around West Kensington and Olympia usually have freeholder controls alongside council planning, and any external change needs full consent. We produce drawings that satisfy both the freeholder and the council, and handle Party Wall matters between flats.
With West Kensington property at around £550,000 for a flat and £1.2m-£2m for a house, the professional drawing fee is a small fraction of the value the work adds to W14's grand victorian terraces and mansion blocks around. Hammersmith & Fulham Council charges its own statutory application fee on top (currently £548 for a householder planning application, £610 for a full application). We quote the drawings as one fixed price and the free site survey covers every W14 address.
For a W14 project across West Kensington, Barons Court, Olympia, Holland Park fringe, expect roughly 3–4 weeks from instruction to submission: week 1 the measured survey, weeks 2–3 the drawings and your revisions, then validation and the statutory determination by Hammersmith & Fulham Council (8 weeks for a householder application). We carry the West Kensington application through every officer query to the decision.
West Kensington (W14) sits primarily in Hammersmith and Fulham, so applications are decided by Hammersmith & Fulham Council. Conservation areas within W14 include Barons Court, West Kensington, Edwardes Square / Scarsdale fringe, where full planning and a Heritage Statement are required. We confirm the planning route for your exact address before quoting.
Almost always. Any structural work behind house extension drawings in West Kensington — new openings, steel beams, loft floors, foundations — needs Building Regulations approval covering structure (Part A), fire escape (Part B) and insulation (Part L), submitted to Hammersmith & Fulham Council Building Control or an approved inspector. On W14's typically terraced and semi-detached stock, a Party Wall notice to adjoining neighbours is normally required before the steelwork. We coordinate both as part of the Complete package.
In value terms, yes. With West Kensington (W14) property at around £550, 000 for a flat and £1.2m-£2m for a house, a well-designed extension or loft typically returns more than it costs in added floor area and sale value. The bigger risk is an unapproved or non-compliant scheme — which is why council-ready drawings and a clean Building Control sign-off matter on W14 homes.
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Every W14 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a house extension there. W14 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not house extension estimates.
| Postcode | Area | Dominant stock | What it means for a house extension |
|---|---|---|---|
| W14 | West Kensington / Barons Court | Victorian and Edwardian villas | W14 straddles a boundary: West Kensington / Barons Court addresses fall to Hammersmith & Fulham Council or RBKC Planning, so confirm which authority validates the house extension before submitting W14 drawings. |
| W14 | Barons Court | Edwardian mansion blocks, Victorian terraces | Barons Court sits inside W14; house extension proposals here are determined by Hammersmith & Fulham Council. |
| W14 | Holland Park | Victorian and Edwardian villas | Holland Park sits inside W14; house extension proposals here are determined by RBKC Planning. |
| SW6 | Fulham / Parsons Green | Victorian terraces, mansion blocks | Adjoining district to W14, also inside Hammersmith and Fulham for house extension purposes. |
| W6 | Hammersmith / Brackenbury Village | Victorian terraces, mansion blocks | Adjoining district to W14, also inside Hammersmith and Fulham for house extension purposes. |
| W12 | Shepherd's Bush / White City | Victorian and Edwardian terraces | Adjoining district to W14, also inside Hammersmith and Fulham for house extension purposes. |
| SW3 | Chelsea / Brompton | Georgian and Victorian terraces, listed buildings | Adjoining district to W14, also inside Kensington and Chelsea for house extension purposes. |
| SW5 | Earl's Court | Stucco terraces, Edwardian mansion blocks | Adjoining district to W14, also inside Kensington and Chelsea for house extension purposes. |
| SW7 | South Kensington / Knightsbridge | Stucco terraces, mansion blocks, listed buildings | Adjoining district to W14, also inside Kensington and Chelsea for house extension purposes. |
| SW10 | West Brompton / World's End | Georgian and Victorian terraces, listed buildings | Adjoining district to W14, also inside Kensington and Chelsea for house extension purposes. |
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few W14 streets, and each one changes what a house extension can achieve at that address.
How designation changes a W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) house extension: Hammersmith & Fulham Council maintains 45 conservation areas, including Brackenbury Village, Fulham Palace Road, Parsons Green. Inside any of them a W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) house extension 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. Hammersmith Grove sets the tone for W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) casework.
What Article 4 removes near W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court): Article 4 removes PD for HMO conversions; restrictions on ground-floor shop-to-residential in certain streets. Before pricing a house extension we check whether the W14 address is inside the mapped area, because Hammersmith & Fulham Council draws the W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) boundary street by street rather than across the whole of W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court).
W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) housing stock: 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. Read that before choosing a house extension route in W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Hammersmith & Fulham Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.
How designation changes a W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) house extension: RBKC Planning maintains 38 conservation areas, including Chelsea, Notting Hill, Holland Park. Inside any of them a W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) house extension 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. Kensington sets the tone for W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) casework.
What Article 4 removes near W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court): Article 4 Directions covering HMOs, office-to-residential, and basement developments — RBKC has some of the strictest basement policies in London. Before pricing a house extension we check whether the W14 address is inside the mapped area, because RBKC Planning draws the W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) boundary street by street rather than across the whole of W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court).
W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) below-ground policy: RBKC's basement policy (post-2015) limits to single-storey under 50% of garden area; double-storey basements effectively prohibited in residential streets. Any house extension in W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) that goes below existing foundations triggers two months notice under section 6 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, and RBKC Planning will want the W14 ground and groundwater position set out.
W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) housing stock: Grand white stucco Regency and Victorian terraces; red-brick Queen Anne mansions in Kensington; Edwardian mansion blocks; almost no post-war housing stock. Internationally wealthy residents; extensive listed building coverage; heritage and streetscape prioritised in every decision. Read that before choosing a house extension route in W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. RBKC Planning charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.
Sources for this W14 house extension 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.
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