GS Renovation designs and builds extensions across Shoreditch and the surrounding E2 streets, working with the area's warehouse conversions and newer apartment blocks. With over 30 years of experience, we take on the groundworks, steelwork, roofing and full fit-out, and we tell you honestly whether your project is permitted development or needs a planning application to Hackney Council.
Extending Shoreditch conversions and homes
Extension options in Shoreditch depend heavily on the property type. Where you own a house or a ground-floor unit with outdoor space, a rear or side-return extension can transform a cramped kitchen into an open living area. Where you hold a leasehold flat in a conversion, external alteration is far more limited and the freeholder's licence to alter and the building's management rules govern what is realistically possible.
For every project we start with the structure and the ground. Foundations are dug to suit the local soil and any nearby drainage, steel beams are sized by an engineer to carry the new openings and roof, and the works are sequenced so the existing home stays weathertight. From footings to plastering, one Shoreditch team keeps the build tidy and accountable throughout.
Planning and party walls in E2
Some Shoreditch extensions fall under permitted development, but many do not, and it is a mistake to assume either way. Hackney Council operates conservation controls in parts of the area, and flats and maisonettes generally do not enjoy the same permitted development rights as houses. We check your property's status before design work begins and, where a full planning application is needed, we prepare and submit it properly.
Extensions are structural, so they always need building regulations approval and building control inspection, separate from any planning question. Where your new wall or foundation sits against a neighbour's, the Party Wall Act applies and you serve the correct notices. In a leasehold building we also loop in the managing agent early, so access, scaffolding and hours are agreed before the first delivery arrives.
- Architectural drawings and structural engineer coordination
- Single and double storey extensions
- Foundations, groundworks and steel frames
- Side-return and rear extensions
- Roof works and structural alterations at roof level
Why Shoreditch Homeowners Choose GS Renovation
GS Renovation gives Shoreditch homeowners one accountable team for the whole extension, from the planning judgement through groundworks, steel and fit-out. We know how Hackney Council handles applications in E2 and how leasehold buildings restrict what you can do, so you get a realistic plan, honest pricing and a build that stands up to scrutiny.
- Scaffolding and site set-up planned for tight London plots
- Neighbours given notice before the noisy stages
- Permitted development checked before you pay for a planning application
- Photographs kept at each stage for your records
- Dust screens and floor protection in occupied homes
- Clean, tidy and reliable tradespeople