GS Renovation designs and builds extensions across Lambeth, adding space to period homes from Streatham to Kennington. With 30+ years working on Georgian, Victorian and conservation-area properties in SW2, SW16 and SE24, we handle foundations, steelwork, roofing and fit-out, and guide you through whether your project is permitted development or needs a planning application to Lambeth Council.
Rear and side-return extensions in Lambeth
The classic Lambeth extension fills the side return of a Victorian terrace or wraps around the rear closet wing, turning a dark galley kitchen into an open living space that looks onto the garden. Around Brockwell Park and Clapham Common we dig and pour new foundations, tie into the existing solid walls, and install steel beams so the back of the house can open up fully. Everything is built to current building regulations.
On the larger Georgian and Regency houses of Kennington and Vauxhall we build double storey and full width additions where the plot allows. Because many of these homes are listed or within conservation areas, external work often needs planning permission from Lambeth Council as well as building control approval. We prepare the drawings, submit the application, and manage the party wall notices where the extension runs up against a neighbour.
Permitted development or planning in Lambeth
Not every Lambeth extension needs planning permission. A modest single storey rear extension on an unlisted house may fall under permitted development rights, letting us start sooner. But those rights are restricted or removed on listed buildings and within many of the borough's conservation areas, which cover large parts of Clapham, Brixton and Streatham. We assess your property early and tell you honestly which route applies before any commitment.
Where a full application is required, we handle the process with Lambeth Council and coordinate the structural engineer, so the design that gets consented is the one we can actually build. Party wall matters are common on the borough's tight terraced plots, so you serve notices in good time. From groundworks to the final coat of paint, one team keeps your SW9 or SE11 extension moving.
- Steel goalpost frames where the rear wall opens up
- Full fit-out, finishing and making good
- Foundations, groundworks and steel frames
- Drainage diversion and build-over agreements with the water authority
- Side-return and rear extensions
Trusted House Extensions in Lambeth
Lambeth homeowners choose GS Renovation because we manage the whole extension, the planning route, the foundations, the steel and the fit-out, as a single accountable project. We know how Lambeth Council treats conservation areas and listed homes, and we build to last. With 30+ years across SW2, SW8 and SE27, you deal with one experienced team from first drawing to handover.
- Clean, tidy and reliable tradespeople
- Brick and mortar matched to the existing elevation
- Weathertight shell reached before the fit-out begins
- Founder-led team with 30+ years of hands-on experience
- Insulation and thermal detailing to current regulations
- Materials priced at options, so you choose the finish