Highbury & Islington Case Study, Full Planning permission.

This particular loft in London was a bit out of the ordinary in that it was both in a conservation area and above the 7.5mm limit which means that some additional building regulations come into effect. We helped this client to gain full planning permission and get through building regulation stipulations. Over and above the ‘normal’ regulations we had to install a very high standard smoke and heat alarm to all habitable room in the house.

This allowed us to retain the original feature panelled doors and therefore much of the character of this impressive property. The client was also very keen to match exactly the staircase below so that the house could flow naturally from top to bottom.

The loft conversion London client was also very keen to have a balcony area which made good use of the fact the property was required to be set back from the front of the house so as not to be seen from street. We also managed to achieve a clean contemporary look to match the clients wished. The shower room was finished with a ‘wet room’ with frameless panel glass as the shower enclosure.