GS Renovation designs and builds extensions across Catford, working with the bay-fronted Victorian and Edwardian terraces that shape SE6. Over more than 30 years in South East London we have added rear, side-return and wrap-around extensions, handling the foundations, steel, roof and full fit-out as a single project managed by one accountable team.
Side-return and rear extensions in Catford
The classic Catford project fills in the side return, that narrow strip of yard beside the rear closet wing, to widen a cramped galley kitchen into a bright kitchen-diner. We dig and pour foundations sized to the ground conditions, install a steel goalpost frame where the old external wall comes out, and tie the new roof, often with rooflights, back into the existing terrace. A rear extension can be added at the same time to push into the garden.
Because these SE6 homes sit in terraces, we plan for the party walls on both sides and the drainage that runs along the rear. We build up from a damp-proofed floor, match or complement the London stock brick where it shows, and fit out the inside completely, so you move from a dated back addition to a proper open family space in one continuous programme.
Planning permission versus permitted development in Catford
Not every Catford extension needs a planning application. A modest single-storey rear extension often falls under permitted development, provided it stays within the size, height and boundary limits and the house has not already used up those rights. We assess your specific property first, because many terraces have been extended before and end conditions vary street to street across SE6.
Larger, double-storey or wrap-around schemes usually need a full planning application to Lewisham Council, and anything altering the front or sitting in a conservation area needs careful handling. Whichever route applies, the structural work still needs building regulations approval and building control inspections. We guide you through both, prepare the drawings and manage the submissions so you know exactly what consent your project requires.
- Full fit-out, finishing and making good
- Levels, drainage and landscaping made good around the new build
- Insulation, airtightness and thermal detailing to regulations
- Roof works and structural alterations at roof level
- Bi-fold, sliding and French door openings to the garden
Trusted House Extensions in Catford
GS Renovation gives Catford homeowners one team for the whole extension, from foundations and steel to roof, brickwork and finish. We know how SE6 terraces are built, we advise honestly on permitted development versus a Lewisham planning application, and we handle party wall matters and building control throughout. Thirty years of local experience means fewer surprises and a build that respects the character of your period home.
- Free, no-obligation quotations
- Scaffolding and site set-up planned for tight London plots
- Photographs kept at each stage for your records
- Our own trades on site rather than a chain of subcontractors
- Building control applications and inspections coordinated for you
- Permitted development checked before you pay for a planning application