Kitchen Renovation Pimlico

GS Renovation designs and builds kitchens throughout Pimlico, from the lower-ground kitchens of the stucco terraces to open-plan rear rooms in SW1 townhouses. We handle bespoke cabinetry, worktops, appliances and any structural knock-through as one accountable project from design to final tiling.

In Pimlico, a kitchen renovation typically costs £18,000 to £60,000 or more from design to fitting (indicative London ranges, MyBuilder and Checkatrade, 2026). GS Renovation Ltd, a building contractor based in Potters Bar, does the work in Pimlico: we carry the strip-out, services and fit as one contract, with the electrics certified by a registered electrician.

How the job runs

1. Free design visit at your Pimlico home and an itemised quote.
2. Strip-out and any structural work, first-fix plumbing and electrics, plastering.
3. Units fitted and levelled; stone worktops templated and cut off site.
4. Worktops, appliances, tiling and second fix. Electrics certified under Part P by a registered electrician, or notified to building control. Typically 3 to 5 weeks on site.

Open-plan kitchen-diners in Pimlico terraces

The kitchen many Pimlico owners want opens the rear of the house into a bright kitchen-diner facing the garden. In these solid-walled stucco terraces the wall being removed is load-bearing, so we install a steel beam sized by a structural engineer, bearing onto padstones and signed off by building control. Where the beam bears into a wall shared with a neighbour, the party wall notice you serve comes first. We manage the structure and the new kitchen together.

Once the opening is formed, we fit the kitchen properly, running new plumbing, electrics, ventilation and lighting through the reconfigured space. Quartz, granite or composite worktops sit on cabinetry built to suit the room, and we integrate appliances so the finish stays clean. Handling the beam and the fit-out under one team means the whole knock-through, from staged demolition to final tile, is delivered without gaps between trades.

Housing in Pimlico

Of the 10,180 homes the valuation list records in Pimlico, 55% were built before 1919, 10% between the wars and 34% since 1945; 94% are flats and 6% are houses. Since most homes here are flats, a kitchen in a flat in Pimlico drains to the building's shared soil stack, while a new extract through the outside wall needs the freeholder's licence first.

Lower ground kitchens in Pimlico and the limits on digging down

In a Pimlico stucco house a new kitchen may go on the lower ground floor, and the first decision is whether the existing floor level stays. Owners wanting more head height are tempted to dig down. But the Basement Development Article 4 Direction that has covered the whole of Westminster since 31 July 2016 removes permitted development rights for basement development. Lowering the floor may count as exactly that. Keep the existing level and the kitchen remains a building control job. Dig, and the kitchen waits on a planning decision, a structural methodology statement and possibly the neighbours' surveyors before a single cabinet is ordered.

With 94% of Pimlico homes being flats, the lower ground kitchen may be in a separate flat with its own lease, where the freeholder's licence decides what can change. A kitchen fit out in one property has its own minor works charge in Westminster's schedule, and it does not change between a building notice and full plans. Where the new kitchen moves rooms or opens into the front vault, the layout changes, so full plans are the route. Settling that route at survey keeps the drainage, extract and electrical design in one approved set before the units are made.

Bespoke kitchens for Pimlico period proportions

Pimlico's period kitchens rarely suit off-the-shelf units. Tall ceilings, chimney breasts, alcoves and shutters call for made-to-measure cabinetry that works with the room rather than fighting it. We design in-frame and handleless kitchens alike, planning the layout, lighting and ventilation around the awkward corners and the reduced light found in lower-ground SW1 kitchens, so the space feels considered and genuinely usable day to day.

In listed homes and conservation-area terraces, we keep the kitchen sympathetic to the building, avoiding damage to protected joinery and routing services discreetly. From classic Shaker designs that echo the age of the house to sharp contemporary schemes, we build the cabinetry, fit the worktops and handle the plumbing and tiling. Any new circuit or consumer unit change is notifiable under Part P and is certified by a registered electrician.

• Sink, tap and filter installation with full leak testing
• Open-plan kitchen-diner conversions with steel support
• Bespoke kitchen design and layout planning

VOA Council Tax stock of properties, March 2025, for Pimlico North and Pimlico South. Counts rounded by the VOA.

Once you know the scope of the kitchen renovation in Pimlico, it helps to read load-bearing wall removal in Pimlico, kitchen renovation across Westminster, kitchen fitting in London, building contractors for London kitchen projects, kitchen renovation anywhere in London and Galley Kitchen Ideas.

Why Pimlico Homeowners Choose GS Renovation

A Pimlico kitchen often combines a load-bearing knock-through with bespoke joinery for period proportions, so a single team is a real advantage. GS Renovation handles the steel, the cabinetry, the worktops and every service under one roof, with building control sign-off included. With our founder's 30+ years on the tools, we deliver a durable kitchen built around your house, not around standard units.

Checked by Abdelaaziz Saaid, founder and director of GS Renovation Ltd (Companies House no. 14611254). Structural design is by the consulting engineer appointed to your project.