Interior designers in Highgate

How we work

All our services are available as standalone services, and we are happy to work as part of a wider professional team. Where clients want it, we can deliver the whole project, from architectural and interior design through to construction, fit-out, joinery and AV, with a single point of contact. In our experience, that is where we can provide the most value to our clients.

Working in Highgate

Most of Highgate is within the Highgate Conservation Area, which is designated separately by Camden and Haringey, so external alterations generally need planning permission. At one Victorian terrace, we obtained planning permission to replace a later conservatory with a contemporary one, including a glass floor to bring light down into the lower ground floor.

Recently, we obtained planning permission for a ground-floor rear extension to a large maisonette in Highgate Village. As it is part of a leasehold block, this also meant securing a licence to alter, and coordinating with our associate arboriculturist on the root protection areas around the new extension. Elsewhere in Highgate, we obtained planning permission to replace a cramped three-metre dormer with an almost full-width five-metre one, which let us reroute the staircase far more comfortably. This needed close coordination with Haringey’s planning team and conservation officer. At the same property, some of the other works fell under permitted development, so they didn’t need planning permission. We still applied for a Lawful Development Certificate before starting, so the council confirmed in advance that the works were lawful and nothing was built at risk.

Some of Highgate’s housing stock is terraced, with no side or rear access. On those houses, during construction and fit-out, all materials have to come through the house, including those for any work to the rear garden, so the works have to be sequenced carefully, from the top floor down to the front door. Highgate’s old village streets can also make skips, deliveries and parking challenging, but we always make it work.

Air conditioning

Air conditioning is becoming a much more common request. For an air conditioning system, the outdoor units usually need planning permission and have to meet the council’s noise constraints, showing that the noise from the external plant will sit below the lowest background noise level measured at the site, including at night. On one recent project, an acoustician’s assessment showed the units would only exceed the limit between 11pm and 7am, so we specified controls that reduce the outdoor units’ output during those hours. On a current Highgate project, we are proposing acoustic enclosures around the units instead. We choose the approach to suit the site.

What a Highgate client said

“Linda redesigned our house and made the whole process from start to finish enjoyable. We loved working with Linda who seemed to ‘get us’ and our taste from the beginning. Her team was able to work within our budget and 10 years later we still love everything they have done. I still get comments about our feature walls when ever I have my camera on a work zoom call.”

Highgate client, Google review

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