Basement under garden in Hammersmith and Fulham

Which postcode districts around Hammersmith and Fulham do we cover for basement under garden work?

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

How does a basement under garden differ street by street across Hammersmith and Fulham?

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

• Shepherd's Bush (W12) — a basement under garden in Shepherd's Bush starts from victorian and edwardian terraces, and Shepherd's Bush reads as Victorian and Edwardian terraces. Victorian cellars here convert without planning permission when the footprint and external appearance are unchanged in W12. Hammersmith & Fulham Council assesses Shepherd's Bush basement under gardens against its own Shepherd's Bush character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Shepherd's Bush references Westfield London.
• White City (W12) — a basement under garden in White City starts from post-war estates, new-build, and White City reads as regenerated quarter, post-war estates. Post-war slab foundations make basements here expensive and rarely viable in W12. Hammersmith & Fulham Council assesses White City basement under gardens against its own White City character guidance, and the location plan we draw for White City references Television Centre.
• Parsons Green (SW6) — Victorian bay-fronted terraces around the green defines Parsons Green, where victorian terraces set what a basement under garden can do. Victorian cellars here convert without planning permission when the footprint and external appearance are unchanged across SW6. Any Parsons Green basement under garden is validated by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, with Parsons Green park the usual Parsons Green reference point on the site plan.
• Barons Court (W14) — basement under garden 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) — Victorian conservation area defines Brackenbury Village, where victorian terraces set what a basement under garden can do. Victorian cellars here convert without planning permission when the footprint and external appearance are unchanged across W6. Any Brackenbury Village basement under garden is validated by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, with Ravenscourt Park the usual Brackenbury Village reference point on the site plan.
• Sand's End (SW6) — basement under garden work in Sand's End means victorian terraces, new-build. Sand's End is Victorian terraces, riverside regen. Victorian cellars here convert without planning permission when the footprint and external appearance are unchanged throughout SW6. Hammersmith & Fulham Council decides the Sand's End application, and Imperial Wharf anchors the Sand's End location plan.
• Fulham (SW6) — a basement under garden 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 under gardens against its own Fulham character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Fulham references Fulham Broadway.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a basement under garden in Hammersmith and Fulham?

How designation changes a Hammersmith and Fulham basement under garden: Hammersmith & Fulham Council maintains 45 conservation areas, including Parsons Green, Walham Green, Hammersmith Grove. Inside any of them a Hammersmith and Fulham basement under garden 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.

What Article 4 removes near Hammersmith and Fulham: Article 4 removes PD for HMO conversions; restrictions on ground-floor shop-to-residential in certain streets. Before pricing a basement under garden we check whether the SW6 address is inside the mapped area, because Hammersmith & Fulham Council draws the Hammersmith and Fulham boundary street by street rather than across the whole of Hammersmith and Fulham.

What Hammersmith and Fulham is built from: 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. That mix decides the basement under garden route in Hammersmith and Fulham more than the postcode does.

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

• Wandsworth — adjoining Hammersmith and Fulham, with 45 conservation areas centred on SW8. A basement under garden on the far side of the Hammersmith and Fulham line is determined by Wandsworth Council, so the Hammersmith and Fulham quote for basement under gardens is checked against Wandsworth guidance before it is issued.
• Kensington and Chelsea — cross the Hammersmith and Fulham boundary and RBKC Planning takes the basement under garden instead, applying 38 conservation areas of its own around SW1. We re-price basement under gardens at the Hammersmith and Fulham edge because Kensington and Chelsea policy and Hammersmith and Fulham policy rarely align on basement under garden depth.
• Brent — the Brent boundary runs against Hammersmith and Fulham, so a basement under garden a street from Hammersmith and Fulham is decided by Brent Council instead. Brent runs 22 conservation areas across NW2 and its neighbours, which is why basement under gardens priced for Hammersmith and Fulham are re-checked against Brent policy whenever the Hammersmith and Fulham address sits on that edge.
• Ealing — cross the Hammersmith and Fulham boundary and Ealing Council takes the basement under garden instead, applying 30 conservation areas of its own around W3. We re-price basement under gardens at the Hammersmith and Fulham edge because Ealing policy and Hammersmith and Fulham policy rarely align on basement under garden depth.

Sources for this Hammersmith and Fulham basement under garden 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.