The housing stock in Richmond
Georgian riverside houses, Victorian and Edwardian family terraces, and detached houses backing onto the park.
Richmond is family-house country. Detached houses backing onto the park, Georgian terraces on the Green, listed cottages on the hill. Delivery here is about respecting the streetscape, working within Richmond upon Thames' conservation policies and getting the family back in before the next school term.
Most of our Richmond instructions come from owners of georgian houses on richmond green, detached family houses on richmond hill, petersham cottages, and from clients moving between Kew, Petersham, East Sheen, Twickenham who already know the type of building they are buying into.
Planning and consent with the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Richmond has more than seventy conservation areas and a strong local policy on riverside views and the protected vista towards the Thames.
Flood risk assessments are required close to the river, and the council takes a firm line on the appearance of roof alterations from public views.
Our approach is the same every time: establish the constraints before anything is designed, agree the route to consent with the client, and price the job against the scheme that will actually be approved rather than the one that looks best on a first sketch.
The work we carry out in Richmond
The bulk of our Richmond work is loft conversions, rear extensions, whole-house refurbishment and roof replacement.
Family house refurbishment. Whole-house refurbishment delivered on programmes designed around the family and the school year.
Rear and side extension. Kitchen extensions, glazed rooflights and side-return infill designed for Richmond period properties.
Listed refurbishment. Grade II listed refurbishment on the Green and the Hill, delivered with correct materials and conservation officer sign-off.
Access, neighbours and running a tidy site
Narrow riverside lanes and controlled parking zones mean permits are arranged before the first delivery.
Every trade on a Richmond project is directly employed by Ushii. There is no chain of outside firms to chase, no pricing surprises when a trade turns up, and one team responsible for the work from strip-out to snagging.
Realistic programmes in Richmond
Four to seven months for an extension and loft, eight to twelve for a full house.
Those figures assume consent is in place and decisions are made when they are asked for. The single biggest cause of delay on prime London projects is not construction, it is a client decision waiting on a specification that was never finalised. We front-load those choices into the programme so they are made calmly rather than under pressure.
Talk to us about your Richmond project
If you are planning work on a property in Richmond or nearby in Kew, Petersham, East Sheen, Twickenham, the useful first step is a site visit. We will walk the building, tell you what the council is likely to want, and give you an honest view of cost and programme before you commit to drawings.
Get in touch through the contact page and a director will arrange to meet you at the property.