Where in Hammersmith and Fulham does a kitchen extension actually get determined?
Every Hammersmith and Fulham postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a kitchen extension there. Hammersmith and Fulham fees below are the
statutory England rates for 2026, not kitchen extension estimates.
| Postcode | Area | Dominant stock | What it means for a kitchen extension |
| SW6 | Fulham / Parsons Green | Victorian terraces, mansion blocks | Fulham / Parsons Green sits wholly inside SW6, so Hammersmith & Fulham Council validates every kitchen extension submitted from an SW6 address. |
| W6 | Hammersmith / Brackenbury Village | Victorian terraces, mansion blocks | W6 covers Hammersmith / Brackenbury Village only; Hammersmith & Fulham Council handles the kitchen extension. |
| W12 | Shepherd's Bush / White City | Victorian and Edwardian terraces | W12 covers Shepherd's Bush / White City only; Hammersmith & Fulham Council handles the kitchen 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 kitchen extension before submitting W14 drawings. |
| SW10 | West Brompton / World's End | Georgian and Victorian terraces, listed buildings | A kitchen extension in West Brompton / World's End may land with RBKC Planning or Hammersmith & Fulham Council — SW10 crosses the boundary, and the SW10 policies map decides it street by street. |
Which Hammersmith and Fulham neighbourhoods suit a kitchen extension best?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Hammersmith and Fulham
streets, and each one changes what a kitchen extension can achieve at that address.
- Shepherd's Bush (W12) — kitchen extension work in Shepherd's Bush means victorian and edwardian terraces. Shepherd's Bush is Victorian and Edwardian terraces. The side-return infill is the classic move on these Victorian terraces — 3 m of permitted development depth plus the width of the original side passage throughout W12. Hammersmith & Fulham Council decides the Shepherd's Bush application, and Westfield London anchors the Shepherd's Bush location plan.
- White City (W12) — kitchen extension work in White City means post-war estates, new-build. White City is regenerated quarter, post-war estates. Post-war houses on these estates often sit under an estate management scheme throughout W12. Hammersmith & Fulham Council decides the White City application, and Television Centre anchors the White City location plan.
- Parsons Green (SW6) — kitchen extension work in Parsons Green means victorian terraces. Parsons Green is Victorian bay-fronted terraces around the green. The side-return infill is the classic move on these Victorian terraces — 3 m of permitted development depth plus the width of the original side passage throughout SW6. Hammersmith & Fulham Council decides the Parsons Green application, and Parsons Green park anchors the Parsons Green location plan.
- Barons Court (W14) — Edwardian mansion blocks, Victorian terraces defines Barons Court, where edwardian mansion blocks, victorian terraces set what a kitchen extension can do. The side-return infill is the classic move on these Victorian terraces — 3 m of permitted development depth plus the width of the original side passage across W14. Any Barons Court kitchen extension is validated by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, with Barons Court Tube the usual Barons Court reference point on the site plan.
- Brackenbury Village (W6) — a kitchen extension in Brackenbury Village starts from victorian terraces, and Brackenbury Village reads as Victorian conservation area. The side-return infill is the classic move on these Victorian terraces — 3 m of permitted development depth plus the width of the original side passage in W6. Hammersmith & Fulham Council assesses Brackenbury Village kitchen extensions against its own Brackenbury Village character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Brackenbury Village references Ravenscourt Park.
- Sand's End (SW6) — kitchen extension work in Sand's End means victorian terraces, new-build. Sand's End is Victorian terraces, riverside regen. The side-return infill is the classic move on these Victorian terraces — 3 m of permitted development depth plus the width of the original side passage throughout SW6. Hammersmith & Fulham Council decides the Sand's End application, and Imperial Wharf anchors the Sand's End location plan.
- Fulham (SW6) — kitchen extension work in Fulham means victorian terraces, mansion blocks. Fulham is Victorian bay-fronted terraces. The side-return infill is the classic move on these Victorian terraces — 3 m of permitted development depth plus the width of the original side passage throughout SW6. Hammersmith & Fulham Council decides the Fulham application, and Fulham Broadway anchors the Fulham location plan.
What local planning policy applies to a kitchen extension in Hammersmith and Fulham?
Conservation areas covering Hammersmith and Fulham: Hammersmith & Fulham Council runs 45, and Fulham Palace Road, Parsons Green, Walham Green are the ones Hammersmith and Fulham owners meet most. A kitchen extension inside a Hammersmith and Fulham conservation area loses permitted development, so the Hammersmith and Fulham submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Parsons Green a kitchen extension is judged on the street elevation first.
Article 4 and your Hammersmith and Fulham kitchen extension: Article 4 removes PD for HMO conversions; restrictions on ground-floor shop-to-residential in certain streets. At a SW6 address that matters twice over, because Hammersmith & Fulham Council applies the direction unevenly across Hammersmith and Fulham — we read the Hammersmith and Fulham policies map for the exact SW6 address before quoting kitchen extensions.
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 kitchen extension route in Hammersmith and Fulham more than the postcode does.
Who decides a kitchen extension on the edge of Hammersmith and Fulham?
- Richmond upon Thames — the Richmond upon Thames boundary runs against Hammersmith and Fulham, so a kitchen extension a street from Hammersmith and Fulham is decided by Richmond Council instead. Richmond upon Thames runs 72 conservation areas across SW13 and its neighbours, which is why kitchen extensions priced for Hammersmith and Fulham are re-checked against Richmond upon Thames policy whenever the Hammersmith and Fulham address sits on that edge.
- Wandsworth — adjoining Hammersmith and Fulham, with 45 conservation areas centred on SW8. A kitchen extension on the far side of the Hammersmith and Fulham line is determined by Wandsworth Council, so the Hammersmith and Fulham quote for kitchen extensions is checked against Wandsworth guidance before it is issued.
- Kensington and Chelsea — adjoining Hammersmith and Fulham, with 38 conservation areas centred on SW1. A kitchen extension on the far side of the Hammersmith and Fulham line is determined by RBKC Planning, so the Hammersmith and Fulham quote for kitchen extensions is checked against Kensington and Chelsea guidance before it is issued.
- Brent — the Brent boundary runs against Hammersmith and Fulham, so a kitchen extension 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 kitchen extensions priced for Hammersmith and Fulham are re-checked against Brent policy whenever the Hammersmith and Fulham address sits on that edge.
Sources for this Hammersmith and Fulham kitchen 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.