House Extensions in Sutton.
Housing in Sutton covers a wide span of dates. The High Street and the central area are mostly Victorian, 1930s styles including art deco and moderne appear too, and the London County Council built the St Helier estate between 1928 and 1936, with the part outside Merton lying in Sutton and Carshalton. In Cheam, 38.2% of homes are detached and 23% semi-detached, which can leave room at the side as well as the rear. Sutton Garden Suburb, begun between 1912 and 1914 to Frederick Cavendish Pearson's plans, has controls of its own.
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Tell us about your Sutton project. We reply within 24 hours to arrange a free site visit, then send an itemised Cost Proposal.
Our focus in Sutton.
Any application goes to the London Borough of Sutton, whose Design of Residential Extensions SPD, adopted on 9 October 2006, suggests rear extensions of no more than 2.7 metres for terraced houses and up to 3 metres, at most 3.5 metres, for semi-detached houses. In Sutton Garden Suburb, an Article 4 direction confirmed in 2007 means extensions, roof alterations, porches and other external changes need permission, and a 1984 direction does the same for extensions, dormer windows and other roof alterations on certain properties across the borough. Green Belt makes up 13.8% of the borough, in Cuddington to the south-west and Woodcote to the south. The council's rules for your address are checked before the design is drawn, and the work is set out in a free, itemised Cost Proposal.
As a design-and-build company we take on a limited number of projects at a time, so that every one gets the attention it deserves. If you are planning work on your Sutton home, we would like to hear about it.
The Grand Standard
- 10% deposit, then weekly billing for completed work
- One team from design to completion
- Planning & building control managed for you
How far we are
13 miles
from our base in New Haw, measured in a straight line.
Planning in Sutton
Homes in Sutton fall under London Borough of Sutton (opens the council's website in a new tab). Its conservation areas here include Sutton Town Centre High Street Crossroads, Sutton Garden Suburb, Cheam Village, Carshalton Village and Wrythe Green.
We confirm the route for your house (Permitted Development, prior approval or a planning application) before you commit.
Our nearest finished extension
Building in Sutton
Every service we offer in Sutton, its planning authority and nearby towns, on one page.
More about building in SuttonLocal housing stock
Victorian houses near the High Street · 1930s houses, some art deco · Sutton Garden Suburb houses · St Helier estate homes · Detached and semi-detached houses in Cheam
What we deliver in Sutton.
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Single-Storey Rear
Push out into the garden to create a bright kitchen-diner or family room, often achievable under Permitted Development.
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Double-Storey
Add space across two floors at once, gaining extra living space below and a bedroom or bathroom above.
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Wrap-Around
Combine a rear and side-return extension into one L-shaped footprint for a dramatic increase in ground-floor space.
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Side-Return
Reclaim the narrow, underused alley beside Victorian and Edwardian homes to widen and flood the rear with light.
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Kitchen-Diner Extensions
Open the back of the house into a single sociable hub built around cooking, dining and family life.
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Lantern Roofs & Glazing
Roof lanterns, rooflights, bi-fold and sliding doors that pour daylight deep into the new space.
Greenwich Rear Extension & Kitchen
The Challenge
Opening the rear of a 1930s semi into one room meant removing a load-bearing wall between the existing kitchen and the new extension, on a site where a narrow side passage was the only route for materials in and spoil out. The new ground-floor shower room also had to be formed within the existing rear lobby, well away from the original layout's plumbing.
Our Solution
The structural opening was formed with a steel beam cased into a shallow flush bulkhead that follows the line of the removed wall, keeping the ceiling clean and the sightline from kitchen to garden completely open. Deliveries were sequenced in small daily loads through the side passage to keep the neighbouring boundary clear, and services for the new shower room were routed within the extension's floor build-up so no boxing-in was needed in the finished rooms.
Your questions, answered.
Your Cost Proposal
Measured first, then itemised.
Every Sutton project begins with a free consultation and a fully itemised Cost Proposal. We take a 10% deposit three weeks before the start date, then bill weekly for completed, signed-off work.
Read our house extension cost guideTransform your Sutton home.
Tell us about your Sutton project and we'll arrange a free, no-obligation consultation, followed by a clear, itemised Cost Proposal, usually within 24 hours.
“The attention to detail and absolute financial transparency provided by Grand Innovations completely redefined our expectations of what a home renovation could be. High standard of work, the extension is beautiful and has added so much value onto our home. Really appreciated the weekly billing, rather than a big amount upfront.”