Home Improvements · South LondonRenovations in Greenwich, SE10
Kitchens, bathrooms and full-home renovations across Greenwich — the Georgian and early-Victorian terraces of West Greenwich and the Ashburnham Triangle, and the Victorian streets running east towards the peninsula.
What we are working with in Greenwich
Greenwich has the most tightly protected housing stock of any area we work in, and that shapes the work from the first sketch onwards.
Georgian and early-Victorian terraces
West Greenwich and the Ashburnham Triangle are largely Georgian and early-Victorian, with a high proportion listed. Lime plaster on lath, solid walls, no original damp-proof course, and original sash boxes built into the brickwork. As in Southwark, the finishes these buildings need are not the modern defaults.
Victorian terraces towards East Greenwich
The streets running east are later and generally unlisted, though many still sit inside a conservation area. Solid brick, shallow joists, and the usual question of what a chimney breast is carrying.
Interwar semis
Further out there is interwar suburban stock with cavity walls — the one part of the area where cavity insulation is even an option — and original electrics and plumbing that are typically well past replacement.
Riverside new-build
Around the peninsula, modern blocks with mechanical ventilation, sprinklers and live warranties.
Permissions and constraints in Greenwich
Two overlapping layers of protection apply here, and they are stricter than anything else in South London.
Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site
Maritime Greenwich is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and its setting and buffer zone extend over much of the surrounding residential area. That does not stop you renovating, but it raises the bar on anything visible — roof alterations, rooflights, dormers, window replacement and rear extensions in prominent positions all get closer scrutiny than they would elsewhere.
Conservation areas
West Greenwich, Ashburnham Triangle and Blackheath conservation areas cover most of the period stock, with reduced permitted development rights throughout.
Listed buildings, inside and out
Where a building is listed, internal alterations need listed building consent as a separate application from planning permission. In this area that catches a lot of otherwise straightforward interior work.
Windows are the recurring one
In a conservation area, sash windows normally have to be repaired or replaced like-for-like in timber, matching the original glazing bar profiles and putty glazing. Slim double-glazed units are sometimes accepted and sometimes not, so it is worth establishing before the order rather than after.
What we renovate in Greenwich
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Greenwich renovation FAQs
Does the World Heritage Site designation stop me renovating? +
No. Interior work, kitchens, bathrooms and rewiring are not what the designation is aimed at. What it does is raise the standard of justification for anything that changes how the building reads from outside — roofline, windows, visible extensions. Internal work in an unlisted house is largely unaffected.
How early should I involve the conservation officer? +
Before the design is fixed. Royal Borough of Greenwich offers pre-application advice, and in this area it is genuinely worth using. A twenty-minute conversation about rooflights or window profiles at sketch stage is far cheaper than a refusal after a full application.
Can I put in a modern kitchen in a listed Greenwich house? +
Usually yes. Fitted kitchens are generally reversible and not the historic fabric the listing protects. The consent questions attach to what you do to get there — moving walls, altering a chimneybreast, cutting through floors for services, or changing windows.
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