Tag basement conversion London

The Calthorpe Estate

The development of The Grays Inn Lane, as it was termed in the extant early papers, The Calthorpe Estate and how that intersects with Thomas Cubitt’s work on the London Institution is pivotal to understanding his later approaches. It was…

Maple Trees Disrupt Basement Conversion

Planning permission for a basement conversion in London has been refused because the work would damage a Japanese maple and evergreen magnolia tree in the garden. Banker James Hambro, 66, had intended to connect his terraced home in Chelsea to…