Two-storey rear extension in Hammersmith and Fulham

Which postcode districts around Hammersmith and Fulham do we cover for two storey rear work?

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

What changes about a two storey rear in each part of Hammersmith and Fulham?

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

• Brackenbury Village (W6) — a two storey rear 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 two storey rears against its own Brackenbury Village character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Brackenbury Village references Ravenscourt Park.
• Sand's End (SW6) — Victorian terraces, riverside regen defines Sand's End, where victorian terraces, new-build set what a two storey rear 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 SW6. Any Sand's End two storey rear is validated by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, with Imperial Wharf the usual Sand's End reference point on the site plan.
• Fulham (SW6) — two storey rear 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.
• Hammersmith (W6) — a two storey rear in Hammersmith starts from victorian terraces, mansion blocks, and Hammersmith reads as Victorian terraces, riverside character. 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 Hammersmith two storey rears against its own Hammersmith character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Hammersmith references Hammersmith Bridge.
• Shepherd's Bush (W12) — a two storey rear in Shepherd's Bush starts from victorian and edwardian terraces, and Shepherd's Bush reads as 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 in W12. Hammersmith & Fulham Council assesses Shepherd's Bush two storey rears against its own Shepherd's Bush character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Shepherd's Bush references Westfield London.
• White City (W12) — two storey rear 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) — Victorian bay-fronted terraces around the green defines Parsons Green, where victorian terraces set what a two storey rear 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 SW6. Any Parsons Green two storey rear is validated by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, with Parsons Green park the usual Parsons Green reference point on the site plan.

Does Hammersmith and Fulham planning policy restrict a two storey rear?

How designation changes a Hammersmith and Fulham two storey rear: Hammersmith & Fulham Council maintains 45 conservation areas, including Fulham Palace Road, Parsons Green, Walham Green. Inside any of them a Hammersmith and Fulham two storey rear 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 two storey rear 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.

Hammersmith and Fulham 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 two storey rear route in Hammersmith and Fulham — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable.

What happens if a Hammersmith and Fulham property sits on a boundary?

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

Sources for this Hammersmith and Fulham two storey rear 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.