Chingford · Waltham Forest Council
Builders in Chingford
Gardens, roofs, lofts and driveways for homes across Chingford, built by our own team. We check what Waltham Forest's planners need for your house, do the drawings, and every job comes with a written two-year guarantee.
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- Our own team, not subcontractors
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- A written two-year guarantee
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One of our driveways.
The houses
Inter-war and post-war houses.
Chingford is largely inter-war and post-war terraced and semi-detached houses.
Houses like these often have a roof big enough for another bedroom, with a dormer at the back for the headroom. Outside, the jobs tend to be a driveway in place of the front garden, a patio out the back, or a roof that's reached the end of its life.
Planning with Waltham Forest Council
Waltham Forest Council decides planning in Chingford. There are conservation areas at Chingford Green, Chingford Station Road and Ropers Field.
At Chingford Green and Ropers Field, Article 4 directions remove, in the council's words, all permitted development rights. So an extension, a loft or another change that would normally be allowed needs planning permission there.
The council adopted a new guide to loft extensions and roof alterations on 11 June 2026, which sets out what it expects from a dormer or a new roof.
We check whether your job needs permission before we price it, and if it does, we do the drawings and the application.
From the council: Waltham Forest Council: check if you need planning permission · Waltham Forest Council: loft extensions and roof alterations guide. Every house is different, so we confirm the rules for yours when we visit.
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What we build in Chingford
One team for all of it.
Every job is done by our own team, not subcontractors, with a written two-year guarantee.
Questions
What people in Chingford ask us.
Do I need planning permission for a loft in Chingford?
Outside the conservation areas, many lofts can go ahead under permitted development, within its limits. At Chingford Green and Ropers Field the Article 4 directions remove those rights, so a loft needs planning permission there. Waltham Forest's June 2026 loft guide sets out what it expects either way.
Can you swap the front garden for a driveway?
Yes. We lay block paving and porcelain with the drainage done properly. At the visit we'll tell you whether your street needs anything from the council first.
Do you take on small roof repairs?
No. We do flat roofs, roof lanterns and new roofs, built by our own team, but not small repairs.
Nearby
Areas next to Chingford.
Planning a job in Chingford?
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