GS Renovation designs and builds extensions across Dalston, adding space to the Victorian and Edwardian terraces of E8 without losing their character. Drawing on more than 30 years in Hackney, we handle the groundworks, the steelwork and the fit-out, and guide you through whether your project is permitted development or needs a full application to Hackney Council.
Side-return and rear extensions in Dalston
The classic Dalston extension fills in the side return, the narrow strip beside the rear closet wing, to widen a cramped kitchen into a proper kitchen-diner. A wrap-around adds the rear as well, pushing out into the garden. Both need new foundations sensitive to the neighbouring terrace, steel beams over the openings, and a roof that ties cleanly into the original bay-fronted house.
Whether your project falls under permitted development or needs planning permission depends on the property, its size and any past extensions, and conservation controls vary across E8. We assess this honestly before you commit. Because the new walls sit hard against your neighbours are almost always required, and you serve them early so the excavation and build run to schedule.
Double-storey and loft space in E8
Where the plot and the neighbours allow, a double-storey extension adds a bedroom or bathroom above the new ground-floor space, and many Dalston terraces also suit a loft conversion into the roof. These bigger projects change the roofline and are more likely to need a full planning application to Hackney Council rather than qualifying as permitted development, so early advice saves time and money.
Every extension here goes through building control for its foundations, structure, insulation, drainage and fire safety, which is separate from planning. We manage both tracks together, then complete the full fit-out, the kitchen, bathroom, electrics, plumbing, plastering and decoration, so you deal with one team from the first trench to the finished, decorated room.
- Levels, drainage and landscaping made good around the new build
- Flat and pitched roofs with rooflights or lanterns
- First fix and second fix plumbing and electrics throughout
- Brickwork and mortar matched to the existing elevation
- Single and double storey extensions
Why Dalston Homeowners Choose GS Renovation
Dalston homeowners choose GS Renovation because we build the whole extension, from foundations to final coat, as one accountable project. We are honest about whether you need planning permission or can build under permitted development, we coordinate the work around the party wall award your terrace requires, and we manage Hackney building control throughout. 30+ years in E8 means fewer surprises and a build that lasts.
- A dedicated project manager from first survey to handover
- Foundation depth set after trial holes, drains and trees are checked
- Building control inspected at foundation, damp course and steel stages
- Fully insured, with cover in place on every site
- Building control applications and inspections coordinated for you
- Aftercare and snagging support once the job is finished