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Builders in Greenwich
A World Heritage Site at one end and large interwar suburbs at the other.
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Building, renovating and extending in Greenwich
Greenwich town centre sits within a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the controls reflect it — this is one of the most tightly protected parts of London to build in. Blackheath and Westcombe Park add Georgian and Victorian stock of similar sensitivity.
Move south and east and the picture changes completely. Eltham, Kidbrooke and parts of Charlton and Plumstead are interwar and post-war suburban housing with side access and proper gardens, where the standard extension and conversion routes are readily available.
The housing stock in Greenwich
Georgian and early Victorian terraces in Greenwich and Blackheath. Victorian and Edwardian housing through Charlton, Westcombe Park and Plumstead. Extensive interwar semi-detached suburbs across Eltham and New Eltham, including the Progress Estate. Large post-war and contemporary development in Thamesmead, Kidbrooke and Woolwich.
World Heritage buffer and Eltham's estates
Development within and around the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site is assessed against its impact on the site's setting, including protected views, which can affect height and roof alterations well beyond the immediate town centre. The Progress Estate in Eltham is a conservation area of national significance with strict controls on windows, roofs and external materials. Elsewhere in Eltham and Kidbrooke, standard permitted development is generally available.
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 Greenwich
Services
What we do in Greenwich
Every service below is delivered by our own teams in Greenwich — 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.
Complete Renovations
Whole-house renovation, managed end to end by one contractor.
General Building
Brickwork, roofing, groundworks and the repairs that hold a house together.
On the map
Greenwich and the surrounding area
Our office is in Enfield, N18 — marked in white. Greenwich and the neighbouring boroughs we cover are shown in teal.
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Local FAQs
Building in Greenwich — common questions
Yes, but they are assessed against impact on the site and its setting, including protected views. Roof alterations and anything affecting the skyline get particular attention. Expect a full application and a design-led approach.
The estate is a conservation area with detailed controls on external alterations, particularly windows, doors, roofs and render. Sympathetic extensions have been approved, but not as permitted development and not without careful design.
Outside the designated estates, Eltham is largely straightforward interwar semi-detached stock with hipped roofs and side access — good candidates for hip-to-gable conversions and rear extensions under permitted development.
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