South London
Builders in Bromley
London's largest borough by area, with the plot sizes that implies.
Local contractor
Building, renovating and extending in Bromley
Bromley is the biggest London borough by land area and much of it is genuinely suburban — interwar and post-war semis and detached houses on wide plots with side access, garages and long gardens, through Petts Wood, West Wickham, Hayes and Orpington.
The consequence is that a great deal of what we are asked to do here proceeds under permitted development: substantial rear extensions, hip-to-gable loft conversions, garage conversions and outbuildings. Chislehurst, Beckenham and parts of Bromley itself add larger Victorian and Edwardian villas where the approach is more restoration than expansion.
The housing stock in Bromley
Interwar and post-war semi-detached and detached suburban housing across most of the borough, including the well-known Petts Wood estates. Larger Victorian and Edwardian villas in Chislehurst, Beckenham, Shortlands and Bickley. Victorian terraces through Penge and Anerley. Rural and village stock towards Biggin Hill, Downe and the Green Belt fringe.
Green Belt and conservation areas
A substantial part of Bromley is designated Green Belt, particularly to the south and east, where extension size limits are far more restrictive than standard permitted development allowances and outbuildings are closely controlled. Conservation areas cover Chislehurst, Petts Wood, Keston, Downe, Beckenham and parts of Bromley town. Established suburban streets also frequently carry restrictive covenants from the original developer, which are separate from planning and worth checking in the deeds.
Planning note. Designations change, and two neighbouring streets can sit under entirely different rules. We confirm the conservation area status, any Article 4 direction and the relevant local policy for your specific address at survey stage — before any design work is paid for.
Areas we cover in Bromley
Services
What we do in Bromley
Every service below is delivered by our own teams in Bromley — these four are the ones we are asked for most often here.
Loft Conversions
A whole extra floor without losing a square metre of garden.
House Extensions
Rear, side return, wrap-around and double-storey extensions.
General Building
Brickwork, roofing, groundworks and the repairs that hold a house together.
Kitchen Renovations
The room the whole ground floor is planned around.
On the map
Bromley and the surrounding area
Our office is in Enfield, N18 — marked in white. Bromley and the neighbouring boroughs we cover are shown in teal.
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Local FAQs
Building in Bromley — common questions
A large part of southern and eastern Bromley is. It materially restricts what can be added, so it is the first thing to establish. We check it at survey rather than after a design has been paid for.
Usually yes, and on Bromley stock it is often excellent value — the walls and roof already exist. Floor level, damp proofing, insulation and a new opening are the work. Check the deeds for covenants requiring off-street parking to be retained.
A rear extension combined with a hip-to-gable loft conversion. The plot depth and the hipped roofs on this stock make both straightforward, and combining them is significantly more efficient than doing them separately.
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