Before the first coat
Working with Highgate’s hills & streets
A useful access plan follows the journey from the street to the surface. Record the entrance, changes of level, shared routes and the space needed for the proposed work before agreeing the programme.
Measure the route, not just the room
Camden’s Highgate appraisal records narrow village passages and lanes descending towards the Heath; Holly Lodge’s appraisal describes steeply falling ground. Those features make an access photograph useful alongside the decorating brief. Identify steps, side gates and narrow turns, and show where equipment would stand. Do not assume a ladder or scaffold arrangement from a front elevation photograph alone.
Sources: Camden: Highgate Conservation Area appraisal; Camden: Holly Lodge Estate appraisal
Camden: distinguish parking from a work space
Camden offers trade parking permits separately from bay suspensions and states that a suspension is not for convenience parking. Check the actual bay, zone and current signs, including suspension notices. If a defined space is needed for the works, establish whether a suspension is appropriate and what other permission the proposed equipment requires. Use the current application guidance for notice periods and charges.
Sources: Camden: parking bay suspensions; Camden: parking permit conditions
Haringey and Islington: use their own controls
Haringey lists Highgate and Highgate Station as separate controlled parking zones. Its suspension guidance asks applicants to check the relevant CPZ times and to apply separately for different roads. Islington provides its own zone map and suspension process. Use the borough responsible for the exact location; a permit, timetable or approved application from one side of Highgate cannot be assumed to cover another.
Sources: Haringey: parking bay suspension applications; Haringey: controlled parking zones; Islington: suspend a parking bay; Islington: controlled parking zones
Give a precise meeting point
TfL places Highgate Underground Station on Archway Road on the Northern line. The station name alone is therefore not a delivery address or an instruction to meet in the village. Provide the building entrance and a contact for access. For flats or private approaches, add the current owner or manager’s requirements and agree where materials can be carried and stored.
Sources: TfL: Highgate Underground Station
Your Highgate project
Let’s put your
project into words.
From the first room to the external joinery, tell us what needs attention and what you would like to retain.
Let’s discuss the work
Include the address, current condition and any access arrangements.