GS Renovation designs and builds extensions across Woolwich, working with the bay-fronted Victorian and Edwardian terraces that define much of SE18. With over 30 years in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, we handle everything from foundations and steelwork to the roof and final fit-out, whether your project is permitted development or needs a full planning application.
Side-return and rear extensions in Woolwich
The classic Woolwich extension fills in the side return beside the original rear closet wing, widening a narrow galley kitchen into a proper kitchen-diner. On these Victorian and Edwardian plots we dig and pour new foundations, tie into the existing solid brickwork, and install steel beams to carry the old external wall once it is opened up. A rear extension across the full width adds even more space where the garden depth allows.
Many single storey rear and side-return projects on these SE18 terraces fall under permitted development, but that is never a given. Corner plots, previous extensions, conservation designations and proximity to boundaries can all trigger the need for planning permission from the Royal Borough of Greenwich. We check the specifics of your property first and advise honestly which route applies, so there are no surprises once the work is under way.
Double storey and party wall work in SE18
A double storey extension adds a bedroom or bathroom above the new ground floor and suits many of the larger terraced and semi-detached homes around Woolwich. These almost always need a full planning application to the council rather than permitted development, along with building regulations for the structure, insulation and fire safety. We manage the drawings, the engineer's calculations and the building control inspections from start to finish.
Extending against a shared wall means the Party Wall Act applies, so notices go to the neighbours on either side before we break ground. Woolwich terraces sit close together, so we plan access, scaffolding and material deliveries carefully to keep the street and your neighbours onside. Once the shell is weathertight we carry out the full fit-out, tying the new space seamlessly into the existing house.
- Insulation, airtightness and thermal detailing to regulations
- Brickwork and mortar matched to the existing elevation
- Building control inspections at foundation, damp course and steel stages
- Architectural drawings and structural engineer coordination
- Foundations, groundworks and steel frames
Why Woolwich Homeowners Choose GS Renovation
Woolwich clients choose GS Renovation because one team runs the whole extension, from groundworks and steel to plastering and decoration. We tell you upfront whether your SE18 project is permitted development or needs planning from the Royal Borough of Greenwich, manage building control and keep an occupied home liveable throughout. Three decades of local terraces behind every build.
- Honest updates if a date or a detail has to move
- Weathertight shell reached before the fit-out begins
- Drainage diverted or built over with the right approval in place
- Straight advice on what is and is not worth spending money on
- Our own trades on site rather than a chain of subcontractors
- Brick and mortar matched to the existing elevation