Builders in Richmond upon Thames
Barnes, Richmond, Twickenham — our home borough, and the most prescriptive planning environment in London.
Arrange a site visit →Richmond upon Thames is our home borough. Two of our completed projects sit inside it, most of our team lives within it, and its planning rulebook — near-total conservation coverage, the Richmond Hill view corridor, one of London's most restrictive basement policies — is the one we know best. From the riverside villas of Barnes to the terraces behind Richmond station and the Edwardian semis of Twickenham, the work is familiar ground.The borough rewards design discipline over ambition. We plan every scheme against Richmond Council's published guidance before the first drawing is fixed — which is why our Barnes and Twickenham consents land first time.
A borough of conservation areas
Nearly everything worth building on in Richmond upon Thames sits inside a conservation area — Barnes Green, Castelnau, Richmond Hill, St Margarets, Strawberry Hill. Rear extensions, dormers and side returns are all consentable, but the materials, rooflines and proportions have to be designed to the borough's guidance from the start. It is a discipline we build to daily, not one we negotiate after a refusal.
What we build in the borough
Side return and rear extensions on the Victorian and Edwardian semis, loft conversions designed to Richmond's dormer rules, and full renovations of the larger villas — the exact work our Barnes case studies show. Most projects pair an extension with a loft conversion in one programme, one scaffold.
Riverside and flood-risk work
The streets nearest the Thames — Lonsdale Road, the Barnes towpath, Riverside at Twickenham — carry flood-risk assessments and drainage conditions on most consents. We build them in early; for this borough they are routine.
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Areas we cover in Richmond upon Thames
What we build in Richmond upon Thames
Answers, before you ask.
Do you work across the whole borough?
Yes — Barnes, Richmond, Kew, Twickenham, St Margarets, Whitton and Ham. Two completed case studies sit in the borough itself and can be viewed.
Is planning really harder in Richmond upon Thames?
The borough is one of London's most prescriptive — conservation coverage is near-total and the design guidance is detailed — but it is published and predictable. We design to it, and consents land first time.
What projects suit the borough best?
Rear and side return extensions, restrained loft conversions and full renovations of the Victorian and Edwardian stock — the exact work our case studies show in Barnes.
Can we view a completed project?
Yes — we can usually include a drive past finished work near yours as part of a site visit, and walk you through the case studies first.
Planning a project?
Send us the drawings and we will price it properly — one contractor, fixed programme, itemised quote.
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