Restoring Kensington and Notting Hill's Stucco Terraces and Mansion Blocks
That mix of building types matters practically. Stucco render, common across most of the area, needs repair and repainting that lets the wall breathe rather than sealing moisture behind a fresh coat, a frequent point of failure when general painters or renderers unfamiliar with lime-based substrates are brought in. Mansion blocks bring a different set of considerations again, shared structure, communal roofs and facades, and often a managing agent or freeholder to coordinate with alongside the council. As in Chelsea, roof alterations are assessed against Policy CD12's requirement for architectural sympathy to the building's age and group character, and basement work falls under the borough's strict CL7 policy regardless of which conservation area a property sits in.























