Areas we cover

Builders in Croydon

Extensions, loft conversions, renovations and renewables in Norbury, Thornton Heath, South Norwood, Croydon, Purley and Coulsdon

Our office is at 1417–1419 London Road in Norbury, inside Croydon, so we are never far away. One OKPW team designs your project, deals with the council and builds it.

Map of the area OKPW covers, across central, south and west London and Surrey

Work near Croydon

The nearest projects we can show you here are in Streatham, just over the border in Lambeth, and in Morden.

Streatham, London SW16

Shrubbery Road

Factory conversion to 2 apartments

A sensitive industrial conversion: a characterful Victorian factory turned into two finished, self-contained apartments, keeping the London stock brick and arched windows.

  • 48 weekson site
  • 500m²building
  • £300kbudget
Morden, London SM4

Rougemont Avenue

Rear & loft extension, full refurbishment

A rear and loft extension that overhauled the scale of a terrace home, extending out and up while modernising the whole interior.

  • 18 weekson site
  • 210m²house
  • £240k–£270kbudget range

What we build in Croydon

Planning in Croydon

Planning here goes to the London Borough of Croydon. Before we draw anything we check your address: whether it is in a conservation area, whether an Article 4 direction takes away permitted development, and whether the building is listed. Many rear extensions and loft dormers can go ahead under permitted development; where yours cannot, we prepare the drawings and the application for you.

Questions in Croydon

Do I need planning permission for an extension in Croydon?

Planning here goes to the London Borough of Croydon. Many rear extensions and loft dormers in Norbury, Thornton Heath and South Norwood can go ahead as permitted development, but a conservation area, an Article 4 direction or a listed building changes that. We check your address against the council's own maps before we draw anything, and prepare any application for you.

What have you built in Croydon?

Our office is in Norbury, inside Croydon. The nearest projects we can show you are in Streatham, just over the border in Lambeth, and in Morden.

Which parts of Croydon do you cover?

All of it, including Norbury, Thornton Heath, South Norwood, Croydon, Purley and Coulsdon. We survey for free.

Do I need a skip licence or parking permission for building work in Croydon?

A skip or scaffold on the public road usually needs a licence from the London Borough of Croydon, and a parking bay may need suspending for deliveries. The council also sets the hours you can work. We tell you which apply to your street on the survey.

Costs and planning, explained

Other areas we cover

We also work across Camden, City of London, Islington, Tower Hamlets, Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham, Southwark, Hounslow, Spelthorne, Runnymede, Elmbridge, Epsom and Ewell, Mole Valley, Reigate and Banstead, Tandridge, Woking, Guildford. See the whole area.