Need Groundwork Contractors in Notting Hill for a garden build, extension or new driveway? We handle clearance, excavation, drainage and concrete with tidy, controlled working on W11 streets.
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From Portobello Road Market to Notting Hill Gate, projects here often start with careful preparation below ground. Our groundwork team delivers site clearance, excavation, levelling and drainage that set your build up for long-term stability. We’re used to working around tight boundaries, existing services and neighbouring properties. If you’re planning a patio, extension base or access road, we’ll get the ground ready properly.
Notting Hill’s pastel-painted Victorian townhouses, mansion conversions and mews houses come with their own challenges. Narrow side returns, shared walls and limited storage space mean logistics matter as much as engineering. We regularly support homeowners across Holland Park, Bayswater and Ladbroke Grove with foundations, concrete work and retaining walls. Every job is planned to suit the property’s structure and the way you use the space.
We start with a site visit, service checks and a clear scope of works, then schedule deliveries to minimise disruption. Our team keeps excavations safe, levels accurate and drainage falls correct, with photos and updates as we go. Work is carried out to current standards, with clean handover and sensible aftercare advice. Homeowners choose us for reliable timings, neat workmanship and transparent communication.
Working in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea often means restricted parking, timed deliveries and careful waste movements. In W11, access can be through narrow mews lanes or stepped gardens, so we plan machinery and barrowing routes in advance. We also take extra care locating existing utilities common in older terraces. If you need groundwork contractors Notting Hill area, we adapt methods to protect paving, façades and neighbouring boundaries.
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Costs vary with access, spoil removal and the depth/complexity of excavation. As a guide in W11, small groundwork packages (site clearance, minor excavation and levelling) often start from £1,500–£4,000. Drainage upgrades commonly fall around £2,500–£8,000. Foundations and reinforced concrete bases for extensions or garden rooms are frequently £6,000–£20,000+, depending on size, depth and structural requirements.
Many jobs take 2–7 working days for clearance, excavation, levelling and basic drainage. Concrete bases and foundations usually take 1–3 weeks including setting time and inspections, depending on size and access. Retaining walls and complex drainage can extend timelines. The biggest factors are restricted deliveries, hand-dig requirements, weather, and what we find once we expose existing services or old structures.
Most garden groundwork is permitted, but certain changes can trigger rules—especially new or altered access roads/driveways, works affecting drainage to the highway, or changes in conservation areas. If you’re near the Carnival route or in a sensitive streetscape, additional restrictions may apply. We’ll advise what’s likely needed, check RBKC guidance, and can help with drawings, method statements and any required permissions.
Yes. We provide a 10-year warranty on our workmanship for qualifying groundwork elements, including concrete bases, foundations, retaining walls and installed drainage runs. It covers defects caused by installation issues, not damage from third-party works, extreme events or misuse. We also use reputable materials and follow correct curing and compaction practices. Warranty terms are provided in writing with your specification and completion paperwork.
We tailor the build-up to your finish and how the space is used. Options include reinforced concrete slabs, permeable sub-bases for driveways, ACO channel drains, soakaways, and block/brick retaining walls with coping stones. For access roads and mews entries, we can prepare bases for setts, resin-bound surfacing or paving. We’ll recommend the right specification after checking levels, drainage routes and loading requirements—ideal for groundwork contractors in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea projects.
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