GS Renovation builds house extensions across Stratford and the wider E15 area, working on the Victorian terraces around Forest Gate as well as homes near the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. With more than 30 years in Newham, we manage the groundworks, steel, roof and full fit-out of single and double storey extensions from first drawing to final coat.
Rear and side-return extensions in Stratford
The Victorian and Edwardian terraces in E15 suit the extensions we build most often: a rear extension across the back, a side-return infill along the narrow alley, or a wrap-around that combines both. We dig and pour the foundations, build up the walls and drop in the steel beam that carries the original rear wall once it opens into the new space. The result is the bright open-plan kitchen-diner that terraced plots rarely have otherwise.
Whether your extension is permitted development or needs a full planning application depends on the property. Many single storey rear extensions fall under permitted development, but flats, converted buildings and anything in a conservation setting usually need permission from Newham Council. We check the rules for your address first, prepare the drawings and submit the application if one is required, so nobody is caught out after the footings go in.
Extending leasehold homes near the Olympic Park
Extending a warehouse conversion or a new-build apartment near the Royal Docks is far more constrained than extending a house. Structural change is limited, permitted development rights generally do not apply to flats, and the freeholder controls the exterior of the building. Where an extension or alteration is possible at all, it runs through the freeholder's licence to alter and the managing agent, alongside any planning application to the council.
For the terraced houses that make up much of Stratford's older stock, party wall matters come into play the moment you build near or onto a shared boundary. You serve the notices, agree the schedule of condition with the neighbours and keep the works within what has been agreed. Building control then inspects the foundations, the steel and the drainage as the extension goes up, entirely separately from the planning side.
- Bi-fold, sliding and French door openings to the garden
- Flat and pitched roofs with rooflights or lanterns
- Planning applications and permitted development assessments
- Brickwork and mortar matched to the existing elevation
- Party Wall Act notices for excavation near a neighbour's wall
Why Choose GS Renovation in Stratford
Stratford homeowners choose GS Renovation because we run the whole extension under one roof: groundworks, steelwork, roofing and the fit-out of kitchen, bathroom and services. We tell you honestly whether your project is permitted development or needs a planning application to Newham Council before any commitment. Thirty years locally means fewer surprises and a build that lasts.
- Building control applications and inspections coordinated for you
- Honest updates if a date or a detail has to move
- Weathertight shell reached before the fit-out begins
- Building control inspected at foundation, damp course and steel stages
- Neighbours given notice before the noisy stages
- Aftercare and snagging support once the job is finished