CASE STUDY 25
circular hoops, is actually an abstraction of a coffee bean. Coffee beans were first brought into the UK from Jamaica by Sir Hans Sloane in the late 16th century, and his name is found throughout the area, with several streets named after him including Sloane Street and Hans Place. The apartments enjoy south-facing views
over the gardens of Hans Place, providing a communal garden to the international business executives and the super-rich. The space is just over an acre in size, and contains mature plane, chestnut and lime trees. Restricted to the public, the private garden is listed Grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
PLANNING Being in Kensington and Chelsea’s Hans Town Conservation Area, any application to the local council had to take in to account the various regulations and guidelines. These requirements cover the many listed buildings in the area, views and vistas, the importance of gaps between terraces, environmental improvements, and much more. In an area of London with such sensitive
planning obligations, for Kingwood the whole process had to be handled carefully, with the developers in constant dialogue with both the council and planning consult- ants. As part of gaining planning permission, the front facade along Hans Place had to be retained, proving challenging from a construction and logistics point of view, considering that building was completely rebuilt on the inside. Permission was also dependant upon the integration of a contemporary mansard structure. The planning application needed to evolve over time, with an opportunity
arising at the beginning of the redevelopment process to purchase the adjacent building on Herbert Crescent. This necessitated further extensions and improvements to the original consent and scheme. As a result, the development was held up slightly while new permissions were sought. This delay proved profitable however, with the new scheme (which is as built today) allowing for more expansive lateral apartments to be created, with better floor plate design throughout the building. In 2015, the Royal Borough of
Kensington and Chelsea released its Basements Planning Policy, CL7. This requires that basements, among other things, ‘not exceed a maximum of 50 per cent of each garden or open part of the site,’ and ‘not comprise more than one storey,’ only providing exceptions to much larger sites. With basement permissions not being such an issue at the time of planning, Kingwood is lucky to be able to feature five floors below ground, providing space for the extensive amenities on site.
LUXURIES The building has been completely rebuilt and its interior exquisitely designed by Finchatton, as you’d expect in order to attract its high-end customer base. with bespoke touches exhibited throughout the grand rooms. While the interiors have been specified to the highest degree in even the smallest of places, buyers can choose to keep the properties as finished, or to completely replace everything. Items such as art, for example, are more dependant on personal taste. Not stopping at luxury design, it is also in
the amenities provided that residents will experience the high life. Amenities and
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The building has been completely rebuilt and its interior designed by Finchatton, with bespoke touches exhibited throughout the grand rooms
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