GS Renovation designs and builds extensions across Golders Green, adding space to the bay-fronted Victorian and Edwardian terraces of NW11. With more than 30 years of experience in North London, we take on rear, side-return and wrap-around extensions, from the foundations and steelwork through to a fully fitted finish.
Side-return extensions in Golders Green
The side return is the narrow alley beside the rear closet wing, and filling it in is the classic way to widen a cramped kitchen in these terraces. We dig new foundations tight against the boundary, build the flank wall, and carry the existing rear slope on a steel beam. The result is a wider, brighter kitchen-diner running the full width of the house.
Many single storey rear and side-return extensions in NW11 fall under permitted development, but this is not guaranteed. If your home sits within the Hampstead Garden Suburb conservation area, or has already been extended, permitted development rights may be restricted or removed, and a full planning application to Barnet Council is needed. We check the position for your specific property before design work begins, so there are no surprises later.
Double storey extensions on Golders Green homes
Where the plot allows, a double storey extension adds a bigger kitchen below and an extra bedroom or en-suite above. On the generous plots common in parts of NW11 there is often room to build out and up, though a two-storey addition almost always needs planning permission from Barnet Council rather than falling under permitted development. We manage the application, the engineer's design and the whole build.
Extending upward also means matching the character of these Victorian and Edwardian houses, from brick and render to the roof line and window proportions. Where the flank wall is shared with the neighbouring terrace, the Party Wall etc. Act applies and notices must be served. We coordinate foundations, drainage, steel beams, roofing and the interior fit-out, keeping building control involved throughout so the finished extension is properly inspected and signed off.
- Planning applications and permitted development assessments
- Drainage diversion and build-over agreements with the water authority
- Wrap-around extensions and infills
- Insulation, airtightness and thermal detailing to regulations
- Side-return and rear extensions
Why Golders Green Homeowners Choose GS Renovation
Homeowners in Golders Green choose GS Renovation because one team runs the extension from first drawings to final decoration. We advise honestly on whether your project is permitted development or needs planning, handle and build to Barnet Council building regulations. Thirty years of work across NW11 and nearby Finchley, Hendon and Edgware stands behind every job.
- Building control inspected at foundation, damp course and steel stages
- Brick and mortar matched to the existing elevation
- Registered in England, Companies House no. 14611254
- Free follow-up visit after completion if anything needs attention
- Party Wall notices served for excavation near a neighbour's wall
- Waste cleared as we go, not left piled in the garden