Single and double storey extensions in Holland Park. Trusted, professional, 30+ years' hands-on experience.
GS Renovation designs and builds extensions across Holland Park, from rear and side-return additions to full wrap-arounds on the area's bay-fronted Victorian and Edwardian terraces. Drawing on 30+ years in W11 and the wider Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, we handle the groundworks, the steelwork, the roof and the full fit-out as one accountable project.

The classic Holland Park extension fills the side return, that narrow strip of outside space running alongside the rear closet wing on a Victorian or Edwardian terrace. Infilling it widens a cramped galley kitchen into a bright, open-plan room, often with rooflights and bifold or crittall-style doors onto the garden. We dig and pour new foundations, build up the walls and tie the new roof neatly into the existing back addition.
Because these plots sit within the dense W11 streetscape, we plan access, scaffolding and material deliveries carefully and keep the party wall with each neighbour protected throughout. A steel beam almost always forms the new opening between the old and new space, sized by an engineer and signed off by building control alongside the rest of the works.
Whether your Holland Park extension is permitted development or needs a full planning application depends entirely on the property. Many single storey rear extensions fall under permitted development rights, but Holland Park sits within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, an area with conservation designations and many protected buildings, so those rights are often removed or restricted and a planning submission to the council may be required.
We assess your specific house early, tell you honestly which route applies and prepare the application where one is needed. Structural elements such as foundations and beams always need building regulations approval regardless of the planning position. Keeping these two approvals clearly separate, and starting both at the right time, is what keeps a Holland Park extension moving without costly surprises.
Holland Park homeowners choose GS Renovation because we manage the whole extension under one roof, the design, the council planning where it applies, the structure and the finish. You deal with one experienced team who understand W11's period stock and the Royal Borough's rules, backed by 30+ years of building in and around the area.
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FAQ
Check what has been left out before deciding. Cheap house extensions quotations in Holland Park tend to be rather light on approvals and reinstatement, and work started without Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea sign-off becomes expensive when the W11 property is sold. GS Renovation includes both as standard. We would rather lose the job than win it by omission. Ring 07472 424 226 and GS Renovation will explain what a complete Kensington and Chelsea quotation should contain, and what it should not. 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.
That depends on how booked we are, and you will get a straight answer rather than a comfortable one. GS Renovation usually schedules house extensions a few weeks ahead for Holland Park homes, and getting the W11 survey done early is what secures a slot. Where Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea approval is needed the application runs in parallel. Ring 07472 424 226 for current availability across Kensington and Chelsea. Email info@gsrenovationltd.co.uk with the W11 address and we will book a survey.
Yes. We are rated 4.9 from 31 reviews on MyBuilder, all public and written by the homeowners themselves. The work behind them is the same house extensions we would carry out at your W11 address, on similar Edwardian bay-fronted houses with generous ceiling heights and long rear gardens across Kensington and Chelsea. GS Renovation will also give you addresses of finished Holland Park projects. Seeing one in person is worth more than reading about it. Ring 07472 424 226 to arrange that. The Kensington and Chelsea rating covers work of exactly this kind.
Usually, if you are excavating near a neighbour's foundations or building on the line of junction, both common on Holland Park plots. Notice is served before work starts and a schedule of condition protects both parties. We prepare the paperwork for your W11 address.
Carefully, and in a defined order. We survey the W11 property, confirm what the structure is doing, appoint an engineer where house extensions require a design, then prop, remove and support in sequence. GS Renovation agrees with the Holland Park homeowner beforehand which original features are being protected. Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea inspects before anything is concealed. GS Renovation will set out the whole house extensions sequence planned for your W11 home in Holland Park before anything at all starts.
Possibly. Some single storey rear extensions are permitted development, but Holland Park falls within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and its conservation controls, so permitted development rights are often restricted and a planning application to the council may be required. We check your specific property first, then handle the correct application along with the building regulations for the structure.
Every postcode in the area, and most of those around it. House extensions work takes GS Renovation across Holland Park, Kensington and the wider Central London in a normal month, so a W11 property is routine. Building control goes through Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in the usual way. Email info@gsrenovationltd.co.uk and we will book a visit. Nothing is owed for the survey or the quotation. The written quotation normally follows that visit within a few working days.
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