Where we work
Builders in South East London, in fourteen places we know street by street.
Design-led: every job starts with a plan for the rooms.
Build-led: our own builders, plumbers and electricians, mostly within a few miles of East Dulwich.
We are builders in South East London, based in East Dulwich, and most of our work is within a few miles of it.Each page below says what the houses are like, what you need permission for, and what we get asked for there.

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South East London builders, covering all of London and beyond.
South East London is where we are quickest and where most of our work is.Everywhere else still gets an answer — put a postcode in.
Further reading
Planning and building rules in London: the official guidance
- GOV.UK: Planning permission: when you need it
Extensions and other major changes usually need planning permission; your local planning authority decides.
- Planning Portal: Common projects: planning permission and building regulations
Whether a home improvement needs planning permission, is permitted development, or needs Building Regulations approval.
- GOV.UK: Building regulations approval: when you need it
Building Regulations approval is separate from planning permission, and you may need both.
- GOV.UK: The Party Wall etc Act 1996: explanatory booklet
Notices to neighbours for work on a shared wall, at the boundary, or excavating near their foundations.
- Historic England: Practical advice for home improvements in older houses
What to check before altering a period house, including listed status and conservation areas.
