Residential architects
Harper Latter Architects is a residential architecture practice based in Wimbledon, with 30 years’ experience designing new homes, extensions and refurbishments. We take on projects across London and welcome enquiries from homeowners in Camden. Our architects are fully qualified and accredited with the Architects Registration Board and RIBA. Every project begins with a free 30-minute consultation, and you can ask us for a free site and cost report for your property.
We design new homes, extensions and refurbishments, and our work covers basements, listed buildings and conservation, interior architecture, garden and landscape design, and sustainable design. Much of our completed work is in Wimbledon and South West London, and the same team brings that experience to your Camden home.
Whether you are reworking a period villa, extending a family home or adding a basement, one team looks after your project from first brief to completed home. About half the borough is a conservation area, and a number of those areas have Article 4 directions, so even small external changes can need consent; we establish what applies to your street before design work begins. You can read more about what we do on our services page.
Camden has 40 conservation areas, covering about half the borough, and includes many listed buildings. A number of Camden conservation areas have Article 4 directions that remove permitted development rights for specific works on houses and flats. In a conservation area, demolition and some alterations need planning permission; works that affect the special interest of a listed building need listed building consent, and applications affecting heritage assets need a heritage statement that explains their significance. We advise you on what applies to your property at the outset, prepare the supporting statements and manage the planning application if one is needed.
Every project begins with a free 30-minute consultation, and you can ask us for a free site and cost report for your property.
Our design process runs in eight clear stages, from outline proposal and brief through sketch designs, the planning application, detailed design and tender, to on-site construction support and completion. You choose how involved we are at each stage.
A selection of our completed projects:
Yes. We are based in Wimbledon and take on residential projects across London, including Camden. Every project begins with a free 30-minute consultation.
It depends on the house and the street. Camden has 40 conservation areas covering about half the borough, and the borough includes many listed buildings; demolition and some alterations in a conservation area need planning permission. We establish exactly what applies to your property before any design work begins.
Fees depend on the scope of your project and how involved you would like us to be at each stage. Our free site and cost report gives you an indicative construction cost guide, and we set out a clear fee proposal after the initial consultation.
Most householder applications are decided within about eight weeks of validation, although proposals involving listed buildings or conservation areas can take longer. We manage the application on your behalf and keep you informed at each step.
An Article 4 direction removes specific permitted development rights, so works that would normally proceed without an application need planning permission. Camden has Article 4 directions in a number of its conservation areas, including Belsize, Hampstead, and Redington and Frognal. We check whether one applies to your property at the outset.
For a FREE 30-minute consultation with our architects, call us or email office@harperlatterarchitects.co.uk and we’ll arrange a callback.
020 7183 0590