Belgravia is one of the most tightly controlled residential areas in London. Most of it is listed stucco-fronted terraces and garden squares, much of it on long leases from a landed estate. Residential work here is mainly the refurbishment of houses and lateral apartments to a very high standard, inside buildings where the facade, plan form and historic detail must be kept.
Building in Belgravia
- Listed buildings and the Belgravia Conservation Area mean listed building consent is needed for most internal changes, including partitions, cornices, joinery, staircases and service routes.
- Estate consent: most leases require the landlord’s licence for alterations, with drawings, method statements and sometimes the estate’s own surveyor inspecting the work.
- Occupied buildings: apartment refurbishments happen above and below other residents. Working hours, noise, lift protection and deliveries are agreed with the managing agent before work starts.
- Services: replacing heating, cooling, ventilation and electrics in a listed interior needs careful routing so that historic fabric is not cut.
Work we carry out in Belgravia
- High-end refurbishments of houses and apartments
- Structural alterations designed to minimise intervention in listed fabric
- MEP upgradescomfort cooling, MVHR and underfloor heating routed around historic ceilings and floors
- Bespoke joinerypanelling, wardrobes, shutters and restored or replacement sash windows
LACD projects nearby
- Sloane Street: a high-end refurbishment of a three-bedroom apartment, restoring architectural detail alongside full modernisation
Related
- Construction in Belgravia (commercial and mixed-use)
- Building work in Knightsbridge