Kitchens · East Dulwich
Kitchen design and fitting in East Dulwich
We design and fit kitchens, and handle the building work when a room needs more than a refit. We start with the room you have and the way you use it.
SE15 · SE22 · Southwark
Start with the plan
Kitchen design in East Dulwich
In an East Dulwich terrace, a narrow rear addition often puts the sink, cooker and doorway in competition for the same short run.
Decide whether a better galley is enough before drawing a side-return extension.
In a converted flat, the route for extract and waste can decide the layout before cabinet choices do.
We set out the layout and the services before choosing finishes.
That lets a refit, a new room and a larger building job be priced as different scopes rather than one vague estimate.
Make it buildable
Kitchen fitting and renovation
If the plan removes a wall or changes the rear of the house, separate the kitchen specification from the structural and consent work.
Parts of East Dulwich fall within the Dulwich Estate's Scheme of Management; the address, tenure and proposed change decide whether its consent is needed as well as the council's.
The same brief covers joinery, plumbing, electrics, ventilation and decoration.
If an opening or extension is needed, we work that into the plan before the kitchen is ordered.
The local check
What changes from one East Dulwich property to another
Late-Victorian and Edwardian terraces, mostly two storeys with a back addition, and a lot of them converted into flats.
The side return is the obvious move and the one we are asked for most.
The council, heritage designation and property type matter when a plan changes the outside of a home.
They do not by themselves mean a simple internal refit needs planning permission.
We check the actual address and the proposed work before saying what consent is needed.
Check the rules for your address
These are the local authority and estate sources relevant to East Dulwich.
When the room needs more space
Kitchen extensions in East Dulwich
A kitchen installation within the existing room starts with layout, storage and the service routes. An extension adds structural work, daylight, drainage and a connection to the garden.
The right answer depends on the house and the address. We compare a refit, an internal opening and an extension before drawing a larger footprint into the brief.
Planning a larger kitchen?
See how we plan the structure and the finished room together, then check which permissions apply to your property.
From our work
A closer look at our work
Finished kitchens from our work across South East London. Ask us which details could work in your own home.
Talk through your room
Start with a call, then a survey if it fits.
Tell us the postcode, the room as it is and what needs to change. We can then decide whether the brief is a kitchen refit or a wider building project.
Keep exploring
Related work near East Dulwich
Further reading
Kitchen work and the regulations: the official guidance
- Planning Portal: Kitchens and bathrooms: when Building Regulations approval is needed
A straightforward refit does not generally need approval, but drainage or electrical work may; a new kitchen or bathroom in another room is likely to need it.
- Planning Portal: Internal walls
Taking out an internal wall rarely needs planning permission, but structural work needs Building Regulations approval.
- GOV.UK: Electrical safety: Approved Document P
The Building Regulations guidance on electrical safety in homes, including special locations such as bathrooms.
- GOV.UK: Ventilation: Approved Document F
The Building Regulations guidance on ventilation, including extraction from kitchens and bathrooms.
- Planning Portal: Extensions
When a rear or side extension can go ahead under permitted development, and when it needs permission.
- Historic England: A guide for owners of listed buildings
Making changes to a listed home, with sections on kitchens, bathrooms, extensions and windows.