Single and double storey extensions in Bromley. Trusted, professional, 30+ years' hands-on experience.
GS Renovation designs and builds extensions across Bromley, adding space to the 1930s semi-detached and interwar houses that fill BR1, BR2 and BR3. With over 30 years in the borough, we handle everything from foundations and steel to the final fit-out, and we make the generous suburban plots common around Beckenham and Orpington work harder.

The generous plots on Bromley's interwar estates suit rear and wrap-around extensions particularly well, giving the room to add a large kitchen-diner without crowding the garden. On a 1930s semi we often combine a rear extension with the original side passage to create an open family space, installing a steel beam where the back wall is removed and tying the new foundations into the existing ones.
Many single storey rear extensions in BR5 and BR6 fall under permitted development, which means no full planning application, though this depends on the size, the plot and whether the house has been extended before. Larger or double storey schemes, or anything near a boundary, may need planning permission from Bromley Council. We assess your specific property and tell you honestly which route applies before you commit.
Where a family needs another bedroom and a bigger kitchen, a double storey side or rear extension makes the most of a wide interwar plot in Chislehurst or Beckenham. We match the new brickwork, roof pitch and detailing to the 1930s original so the addition reads as part of the house rather than a bolt-on, and The engineer designs the steelwork to carry both new floors safely.
These projects usually need a full planning application to Bromley Council, and often a party wall notice where the extension meets the shared boundary with a neighbouring semi. We manage foundations, groundworks, drainage diversions, the roof and the full internal fit-out, so you deal with one team from the first trench to the final coat of paint rather than juggling separate trades.
Bromley families choose GS Renovation because we run the whole extension as one project, from the planning or permitted development check through foundations, steel, roof and fit-out. We understand the borough's interwar stock and its generous plots, coordinate any party wall matters, and keep an occupied home liveable. Backed by 30+ years across BR1 to BR7 and SE20.
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FAQ
Budget for structure, trades and approvals separately and you will not be caught out. That is how the house extensions quotation for a Bromley property is laid out, so each element can be checked or deferred. The engineer's fee, where the design needs one, sits on the BR1 quotation too. GS Renovation explains all of it before any commitment across Bromley. Ring 07472 424 226 and GS Renovation will show how the BR1 lines are built up. As a rough guide, house extensions in London typically starts from roughly £40,000 for a single-storey rear extension and rises with size and specification (indicative London ranges, MyBuilder and Checkatrade, 2026). Your figure depends on the size, specification and condition of the property, which is why we survey before quoting.
Longer than the build alone, because approvals come first. A house extensions project at a BR1 address needs the engineer's design where the structure requires it, then a Bromley Council application, before the Bromley programme begins. GS Renovation runs those in parallel wherever possible. The survey costs nothing and is the quickest way to get real dates in Bromley. Ring 07472 424 226 and we will explain which Bromley Council route suits your BR1 property best.
Because they want one firm accountable for the whole job. GS Renovation surveys the BR1 property, appoints the engineer where house extensions require structural design, coordinates Bromley Council building control and finishes the Bromley work with its own team. There is no handover to a stranger halfway through. A named project manager runs it from first visit to certificate. Ask for Bromley references before you commit. The named manager stays on a BR1 job throughout Bromley.
Many single-storey rear extensions in Bromley fall under permitted development, but side returns, double-storey extensions and work in conservation areas usually need full permission. We assess your BR1 property and manage both the Bromley Council application and building control.
Rarely, because we expect what the stock throws up. Bay-windowed 1930s semis with side access and separate garages bring aged materials, uneven floors and occasional unauthorised previous work, none of which stops house extensions at a BR1 address but all of which affect the programme. GS Renovation allows for them in the Bromley quotation. Bromley Council inspects the structural work either way. GS Renovation will happily describe what house extensions usually reveals once a BR1 property in Bromley is opened up properly on site.
It depends on your property. Many single storey rear extensions on Bromley's interwar plots fall under permitted development, but size limits, boundary distances and previous extensions all matter, and double storey schemes usually need a full planning application to Bromley Council. Whichever route applies, the build itself still needs building regulations approval. We assess your house first and confirm the correct path before any work begins.
There is none, and it is worth asking even if the job feels too small. House extensions enquiries across Bromley range from a single opening to a whole-house programme, and GS Renovation quotes both on the same basis. The BR1 visit costs nothing and carries no obligation. Email info@gsrenovationltd.co.uk with a description and some photographs. Building control still goes through Bromley Council where the work requires it. Small house extensions work at BR1 is quoted the same way.
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