Notting Hill Terrace — RBKC Conservation-Compliant Exterior

The Challenge

RBKC conservation guidelines required the stucco colour to sit within a pre-approved palette of warm whites and creams, and any proposed deviation required written consent from the council planning department. The timing of the programme was further complicated by the annual Carnival weekend: scaffold erected across a public pavement in the Carnival footprint requires additional coordination with the council's event management team, and we planned the programme specifically to have the scaffold struck by the Thursday before the August Bank Holiday weekend.

Our Approach

We submitted the colour specification — Farrow & Ball Exterior Masonry in Lime White — to RBKC conservation officers in advance, receiving written approval before any work began. The scaffold was designed as a pavement gantry to meet the council's pedestrian clearance requirements and was erected in early July, giving six clear weeks of working time ahead of the pre-Carnival strike date. Stucco was cleaned, cracks repaired with lime filler, and two full finishing coats of Farrow & Ball Exterior Masonry applied. The front door was stripped back to bare timber, re-hung, and finished in three coats of Farrow & Ball Exterior Eggshell in Hague Blue.

The Result

The house stood scaffold-free and complete three days ahead of the Carnival, and the Hague Blue front door immediately became one of the most-photographed facades on the street. The RBKC conservation officer confirmed compliance on a post-works site visit.