
House Extension Drawings in Golders Green NW11
Fixed-fee, MCIAT-chartered house extension drawings for Golders Green (NW11) homeowners — London Borough of Barnet validation and local constraints handled from the start.
Golders Green (NW11) contains two very different designations. The Golders Green conservation area covers the Edwardian and interwar core around Golders Green Road and Hoop Lane. To the north-east lies Hampstead Garden Suburb — a planned Arts and Crafts estate that is one of the most tightly controlled residential environments in London, and Barnet has an Article 4 direction covering it.
That Article 4 direction is the single most important fact for anyone building in the Suburb: it removes permitted development rights across the conservation area, so even modest external work needs a full planning application. Because the Suburb was designed as a complete composition, the controls extend past the buildings to the hedge lines, materials and rooflines that make up the original scheme — a level of detail most London conservation areas do not reach. Barnet's separate HMO Article 4 direction removes the permitted change to small houses in multiple occupation across the district. We establish whether an NW11 address is inside the Suburb boundary before drawing to Barnet's guidance, because the answer changes the entire route to consent.


Planning in Golders Green (NW11): what to know before you apply
NW11 spans two conservation areas with very different regimes. Hampstead Garden Suburb is covered by a Barnet Article 4 direction removing permitted development rights across the Suburb, so even modest external alterations need a full planning application, and because the Suburb is a planned Arts and Crafts composition the controls extend to hedge lines, materials and rooflines as part of the original design. The Golders Green conservation area controls the Edwardian and interwar core around Golders Green Road. Barnet's HMO Article 4 direction also removes the permitted change to small houses in multiple occupation across the district.
Typical Golders Green housing stock
Edwardian and interwar semi-detached and detached houses around Golders Green Road and Hoop Lane, and the planned Arts and Crafts housing of Hampstead Garden Suburb toward Temple Fortune.
Streets we regularly draw for in Golders Green
Golders Green Road · Finchley Road · Hoop Lane · Temple Fortune Lane
House Extension Drawings for Golders Green (NW11) homes: the package and the process
Every house extension drawings we prepare for an Golders Green property is drawn to London Borough of Barnet’s validation standards and tuned to the NW11 constraints above. Here is what the drawing package covers and how the process runs from first survey to approval.
A well-drawn extension adds space and value while sailing through the council; a poorly-drawn one triggers objections and refusals. DrawingsDirect draws rear, side-return, wraparound, double-storey and basement extensions for London homes — sized to your borough's tolerances, with daylight and neighbour impact considered before the planners raise them.
Which extension types do you draw?
Every London extension is shaped by the plot, the neighbours and the borough's design guidance. We draw them all.
Rear extension
A single-storey rear extension is often permitted development within depth limits — ideal for an open-plan kitchen-diner.
Side-return
Fills the alley beside a Victorian terrace, widening the ground floor without losing garden.
Wraparound
Combines a rear and side-return extension for a transformative ground floor, usually needing planning permission.
Double-storey
Adds space above and below, subject to tighter scale and neighbour-impact scrutiny.
Basement
Creates space downward where footprint is limited, with structural and party-wall care.
Do I need planning permission for a house extension in London?
Single-storey rear extensions within permitted development limits (up to 6m for terraced/semi-detached homes under the larger-home scheme, subject to neighbour consultation) may not need a full application. Wraparounds, double-storeys and anything in a conservation area usually do. We assess your plot and recommend the right route before drawing.
| Extension | Typical route | Package | Fee from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-storey rear | Permitted development / householder | Planning + building regs | £1,100 |
| Side-return | Householder planning | Planning + building regs + structural | £1,600 |
| Wraparound | Householder planning | Full package + structural | £2,200 |
| Double-storey | Householder planning | Full package + structural | £2,400 |
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