Builders in Highgate.
Period property, tighter planning, and a standard of finish to match.
Highgate is the most heavily protected area we work in. A large part of it falls within the Highgate Conservation Area, and there is a significant number of listed buildings, so what is possible is more constrained and the approvals take longer. The work is correspondingly more careful: sympathetic extensions, restoration of original joinery and plasterwork, and refurbishments where matching existing detail matters more than speed.
Building in Highgate, specifically.
Listed buildings
If a property is listed, listed building consent is required for internal as well as external alterations, and unauthorised work is a criminal offence. We will not start on a listed property without the consent in hand.
Two boroughs
Highgate is split between Haringey and Camden, and their planning departments differ in approach and timescales. We establish which side of the boundary you are on at the first visit.
Matching materials
Conservation officers usually require like-for-like brick, lime mortar rather than cement, and matching window profiles. We price for the correct materials rather than quoting cheap and asking for more later.
Longer lead times
Planning and consent in Highgate takes longer than elsewhere in North London. We build that into the programme so the dates we give you are real ones.
What we do most in Highgate.
Recent projects in Highgate.
Planning work in Highgate?
We are a few minutes away. Tell us what you have in mind and we will come and look at the space.