Hip-to-gable loft in Hammersmith and Fulham

Which postcode districts around Hammersmith and Fulham do we cover for hip to gable work?

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

How does a hip to gable 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 hip to gable can achieve at that address.

• Fulham (SW6) — Victorian bay-fronted terraces defines Fulham, where victorian terraces, mansion blocks set what a hip to gable can do. The Victorian butterfly and double-pitched roofs on these streets normally clear the 2.2 m head height a dormer conversion needs once the ceiling joists are raised across SW6. Any Fulham hip to gable is validated by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, with Fulham Broadway the usual Fulham reference point on the site plan.
• Hammersmith (W6) — Victorian terraces, riverside character defines Hammersmith, where victorian terraces, mansion blocks set what a hip to gable can do. The Victorian butterfly and double-pitched roofs on these streets normally clear the 2.2 m head height a dormer conversion needs once the ceiling joists are raised across W6. Any Hammersmith hip to gable is validated by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, with Hammersmith Bridge the usual Hammersmith reference point on the site plan.
• Shepherd's Bush (W12) — hip to gable work in Shepherd's Bush means victorian and edwardian terraces. Shepherd's Bush is Victorian and Edwardian terraces. The Victorian butterfly and double-pitched roofs on these streets normally clear the 2.2 m head height a dormer conversion needs once the ceiling joists are raised throughout W12. Hammersmith & Fulham Council decides the Shepherd's Bush application, and Westfield London anchors the Shepherd's Bush location plan.
• White City (W12) — regenerated quarter, post-war estates defines White City, where post-war estates, new-build set what a hip to gable can do. Post-war roofs on these estates are often trussed across W12. Any White City hip to gable is validated by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, with Television Centre the usual White City reference point on the site plan.
• Parsons Green (SW6) — Victorian bay-fronted terraces around the green defines Parsons Green, where victorian terraces set what a hip to gable can do. The Victorian butterfly and double-pitched roofs on these streets normally clear the 2.2 m head height a dormer conversion needs once the ceiling joists are raised across SW6. Any Parsons Green hip to gable is validated by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, with Parsons Green park the usual Parsons Green reference point on the site plan.
• Barons Court (W14) — Edwardian mansion blocks, Victorian terraces defines Barons Court, where edwardian mansion blocks, victorian terraces set what a hip to gable can do. The Victorian butterfly and double-pitched roofs on these streets normally clear the 2.2 m head height a dormer conversion needs once the ceiling joists are raised across W14. Any Barons Court hip to gable is validated by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, with Barons Court Tube the usual Barons Court reference point on the site plan.
• Brackenbury Village (W6) — a hip to gable in Brackenbury Village starts from victorian terraces, and Brackenbury Village reads as Victorian conservation area. The Victorian butterfly and double-pitched roofs on these streets normally clear the 2.2 m head height a dormer conversion needs once the ceiling joists are raised in W6. Hammersmith & Fulham Council assesses Brackenbury Village hip to gables against its own Brackenbury Village character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Brackenbury Village references Ravenscourt Park.

What local planning policy applies to a hip to gable in Hammersmith and Fulham?

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

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 hip to gable in Hammersmith and Fulham is scoped against that stock first.

Which neighbouring authorities border Hammersmith and Fulham?

• Richmond upon Thames — cross the Hammersmith and Fulham boundary and Richmond Council takes the hip to gable instead, applying 72 conservation areas of its own around SW13. We re-price hip to gables at the Hammersmith and Fulham edge because Richmond upon Thames policy and Hammersmith and Fulham policy rarely align on hip to gable depth.
• Wandsworth — the Wandsworth boundary runs against Hammersmith and Fulham, so a hip to gable a street from Hammersmith and Fulham is decided by Wandsworth Council instead. Wandsworth runs 45 conservation areas across SW8 and its neighbours, which is why hip to gables priced for Hammersmith and Fulham are re-checked against Wandsworth policy whenever the Hammersmith and Fulham address sits on that edge.
• Kensington and Chelsea — cross the Hammersmith and Fulham boundary and RBKC Planning takes the hip to gable instead, applying 38 conservation areas of its own around SW1. We re-price hip to gables at the Hammersmith and Fulham edge because Kensington and Chelsea policy and Hammersmith and Fulham policy rarely align on hip to gable depth.
• Brent — cross the Hammersmith and Fulham boundary and Brent Council takes the hip to gable instead, applying 22 conservation areas of its own around NW2. We re-price hip to gables at the Hammersmith and Fulham edge because Brent policy and Hammersmith and Fulham policy rarely align on hip to gable depth.

Sources for this Hammersmith and Fulham hip to gable 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.