Renovation project management in Richmond.

Richmond tends to have more garden and side access than the tighter terraces further into central London, which opens up options — wraparound extensions, garden studios and larger loft conversions are all more straightforward where there's room to build without touching a party wall on both sides.

Richmond includes conservation villages and areas close to green belt or protected open land, which can bring additional planning constraints beyond the standard conservation area rules — particularly for anything visible from the common, a park, or the river. Checking a property's specific designation before designing an extension avoids redesigning after a planning refusal. The planning permission checker links to Richmond's conservation area and Article 4 pages, and how long planning permission takes in London has the council's latest householder decision figures.

The bigger the plot, the more design freedom, but also often more scrutiny where a conservation area or park boundary is involved. A short check of the specific designations for a property, before committing to a design, is worth doing before anything else — and exactly the kind of due diligence a project manager handles as a matter of course.

Wraparound and double-storey extensions are both options in the extension cost calculator, and the loft conversion cost calculator covers dormers through to mansards, with published London prices, ex VAT.

Local considerations

Planning in Richmond is covered in how long planning permission takes in London and the planning permission checker. The extension and loft timeline calculator puts design, planning, party wall notices and the build in order.

Most houses still need a party wall agreement where the work is near a shared wall or boundary. Budget separately for building control fees and a contingency. Homeowners in nearby Barnes use the same Richmond Council planning and building control pages — there is no separate Barnes area page.