Overview
- Dua Lipa bought the West Hampstead property in 2020 and lodged planning applications in 2021 that faced formal objections from the local neighbourhood forum over trees, green space and drainage.
- Construction work only began in 2024 after permission was granted, and contractors have told neighbours they expect the project to complete in July 2027.
- Site teams have excavated roughly 500 tonnes of soil so far to create a 310 sqm subterranean space that will include a pool, music studio, private cinema and gym.
- Builders are using manual and low‑vibration methods, anti‑vibration mounts and posted noise, dust and waste contacts to meet planning conditions designed to protect 17 historic trees and reduce subsidence and flooding risk.
- The couple are renting nearby while the work continues and the project highlights how deep excavation under an occupied structure in a conservation area raises extra time, cost and technical safeguards compared with typical above‑ground extensions.