Office Fit-Out Acton
Office fit-outs for small and medium office suites in Acton, partitions, ceilings, lighting and small power for your office, with the IT and specialist trades coordinated.
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- UK guide: £70 to £120 per sq ft
- Free site survey, itemised quote
Office fit-out in Acton means small offices, and the honest starting point is the area's scale. Ealing's Development Strategy names Acton a District Centre, and the London Plan's strategic outer London office location is Croydon town centre, not anywhere in Ealing. The office work to expect here is suites above shops on streets such as Acton High Street and Churchfield Road, and small studios and professional offices near Acton Main Line station. We strip out, partition, light, wire and finish those floors so your team can move in.
For Acton, the construction part of an office fit-out is published at £70 to £120 per sq ft as a UK guide, and an all-in London office fit-out at £148 to £359 per sq ft (Oktra and Cushman and Wakefield, 2026). GS Renovation Ltd, a building contractor based in Potters Bar, does the work in Acton: we build the office partitions, ceilings, lighting and finishes as one contract and coordinate the IT supplier and specialist trades around them.
Price guide
| Work | Indicative range |
|---|---|
| Office fit-out, construction only | £70 to £120 per sq ft |
| London office fit-out, all-in | £148 to £359 per sq ft |
| Metal stud partition, boarded both sides | £55 to £65 per m² |
| Suspended ceiling, grid and tile | £22 to £35 per m² |
| Dilapidations at lease end | £15 to £20 per sq ft |
Indicative ranges from published cost guides (Cushman and Wakefield, Oktra and Checkatrade, 2026), not a quotation. Most are UK-wide figures and London work usually costs more; a row marked London is a London figure. Prices checked September 2026.
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The office space Acton really has
Acton's office stock is upper floors and small suites, not towers. The London Plan ranks town centres from International down through Metropolitan and Major to District, and Ealing's own plan puts Acton on the District rung, with Ealing as the borough's Metropolitan Centre. The offices that go with that scale are first and second floors over shops, reached by their own street door, and small converted buildings used by small professional firms and studios.
That shape sets the job. An upper floor has one stair for materials and for escape, so the strip-out, ceilings, electrics and flooring run in sequence rather than side by side. Floor loadings and ceiling voids are often modest, so a raised floor or deep suspended ceiling may not fit. We measure the heights and look at the stair on the first visit, and tell you plainly whether the space suits the layout you have in mind before you sign the lease.
Cat A, Cat B and the landlord's licence in Acton
Cat A is the landlord's base build: suspended ceilings, lighting, heating and cooling, and a raised floor or perimeter power, with no internal layout. Cat B is the fit-out that makes it your office: partitions and glazed screens, meeting rooms, a tea point or kitchenette, extra WCs or a shower, furniture power, and coordinating data cabling with your IT supplier. A small Acton suite may be let somewhere between the two, so the survey records what is already there and what you will pay to add.
Before any Cat B work, the landlord's licence for alterations has to be in place. The landlord will want drawings, a method statement and the contractor's details, and may impose working hours in a building shared with other tenants or with flats above. We supply the method statement, programme and our details for that pack on your Acton floor. Noisy work stays within the council's permitted hours, and we keep the landlord's surveyor informed so the licence is not held up at the last minute.
Building regulations for an Acton office fit-out
An office fit-out that changes means of escape or fire separation is building work, and in an office it cannot go on a building notice. Ealing says a building notice is only suitable for small domestic works where detailed plans are unnecessary. An Ealing full plan application gives a first check within 10 working days and a decision within five weeks, or two months where that extension is agreed. Build that into the date your Acton team moves.
Choosing the building control body is a decision for the owner or tenant. Ealing runs its own service and acts as the provider of last resort, and it says it currently has severe backlogs with customers who reverted after their private company failed. Part B, Part M access and Part L lighting and services all apply to non-domestic work. As a commercial client you also carry duties under the CDM Regulations, including giving the contractor what you know about the building and allowing enough time.
Lease end in Acton, and Class MA as context
Every office fit-out in Acton has an end date written into the lease. Dilapidations clauses usually require the tenant to strip out its partitions, cabling and kitchen and return the floor to its original state. Keep the drawings and the photos of the space as you took it, because reinstatement is far easier to price and agree with a record. We can strip out and reinstate at the end of a lease as well as fit out at the start.
Class MA of the General Permitted Development Order lets a building move from Class E commercial use to dwellings, subject to prior approval that covers natural light in all habitable rooms. For a tenant that is background, but it can explain why an upper floor over an Acton shop leaves the office market. The London Plan asks boroughs to use Article 4 Directions so office clusters are not undermined by office to residential rights, so a landlord weighing that route checks with Ealing first.
- Acoustic partitions and door seals for private meeting rooms
- Office WCs, accessible WCs and staff showers
- Quiet work after hours in occupied offices, noisy work within the council's hours
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The GS Renovation Difference in Acton
We run a small office fit-out to your move date, with one site lead from strip-out to handover. After a survey we give you a written quotation split into strip-out, partitions, ceilings, electrics, data coordination and finishes, and a programme your landlord can approve. We build to the drawings and consents you or your designer hold. A registered electrician certifies the installation, and noisy work is timed around the other tenants in the building.
- Every new office circuit certified to BS 7671 by a registered electrician
- Straight advice on what is and is not worth spending money on
- A programme built back from the date your staff move in
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about Office Fit-Out Acton
What should a business budget for an office fit-out in Acton?
Treat the UK guide of £70 to £120 per square foot for the construction work (Oktra, 2026) as a floor; London all-in figures run £148 to £359 per square foot (Cushman and Wakefield, 2026). Add the landlord's fees for the licence for alterations, any dilapidations at lease end, and your IT and furniture, which sit outside the building work. A Acton quote follows a survey of the space.
What is the difference between Cat A and Cat B for an Acton office?
Cat A is the landlord's shell with ceilings, lighting, heating and floors but no layout. Cat B is the tenant's fit-out: partitions, meeting rooms, tea point, extra WCs, furniture power and data coordination. A small office suite is often let part way between the two, so we record what is there on the survey and price only what you need to add.
Does Acton have large office buildings like central London?
Not on that scale. Ealing's Development Strategy names Acton a District Centre, and the London Plan names Croydon town centre as the strategic outer London office location. Office space here is upper floors over shops and small suites, so the fit-out is usually one floor, one stair and one programme run by a single contractor rather than a team of trade packages.
Can a small office above an Acton shop go on a building notice?
No. Ealing says a building notice is only suitable for small domestic works where detailed plans are unnecessary, and an office is not domestic. Fire safety law applies to the premises, so the escape route, fire separation and alarms are shown on drawings and checked. Your designer prepares them and we build to the approved set.
How long does Ealing take to check office fit-out plans?
On an Ealing full plan application the plans are checked within 10 working days and a list of observations is produced. A formal decision notice follows within five weeks unless an extension to two months has been agreed. We start ordering long lead items such as glazed screens only once the observations are answered, so nothing arrives that has to be changed.
Should an Acton office fit-out use Ealing building control or a private approver?
Either can work, and the choice is the client's. Ealing says it currently has severe backlogs with customers who reverted to its service after their private company failed, and it acts as the provider of last resort. Pick a body you are confident will see the job through, and appoint it before the drawings are final.
Can fit-out work run out of hours in an occupied Acton building?
Quiet work such as decoration and second fix can, where the lease allows it. Drilling, cutting and breaking out stay within the council's permitted hours. Noisy work outside them needs the council's agreement, usually through a prior consent under the Control of Pollution Act, and with homes nearby it is rarely granted. With no homes affected, noisy work outside office hours can be agreed with the landlord and other occupiers, within the council's rules. The hours go into the programme and the method statement the landlord approves.
What does Class MA mean for an office floor in Acton?
Class MA allows a change of use from Class E commercial use to dwellings, subject to prior approval that includes adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the new homes. It is the landlord's question, not the tenant's. For you it only matters if a landlord is weighing flats for the floor you want, which can shorten the lease on offer.
What does reinstatement at the end of an office lease involve?
Usually removing what the tenant added: partitions, tea point, extra power and data, signage and sometimes the ceiling grid, then making good and redecorating. The dilapidations schedule from the landlord's surveyor sets the scope. A photo record and drawings from the start of the lease make that negotiation shorter, and we can price the strip-out against the schedule.
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