Builders and renovators in Clapham.
The large Georgian and Victorian houses around Clapham Common are some of the most extended and refurbished homes in South London. CAP designs and builds extensions, lofts, basements and full refurbishments across Clapham, with one team from planning through to aftercare.
What a project in Clapham usually involves.
Large parts of Clapham are covered by conservation areas, where external changes such as roof extensions, replacement windows and demolition are more tightly controlled than elsewhere.
The properties we are asked about in Clapham are mostly Georgian and Victorian houses around the Common, and terraces in Old Town and Abbeville Village. Around Clapham Common, Old Town and Abbeville Road, the character of the street shapes what can be built, and we design to suit it.
Planning applications in Clapham are decided by Lambeth Council, with streets west of the Common falling under Wandsworth. Whatever the project, we check which consents your property needs before recommending any spend on drawings.
What we build in Clapham.
Every service below is available across the area, on its own or as part of one programme.
Heritage
Listed buildings and period property works to English Heritage guidance.
Planning
Viability, structure, building regs and the programme of works, sorted upfront.
New Build
Ground up, from single houses to apartment schemes, to NHBC standards.
Refurbishment
Full house and part refurbishments, finished to high-end standards.
Residential
Home renovation and domestic building for London's prime homes.
Commercial
Hotels, offices and commercial refurbishments on tight programmes.
Project Management
Budgets, schedules, party walls, building control and quality checks.
Extensions
Single and double storey, side and rear, designed to grow with you.
Lofts
Loft conversions and roof extensions, slate, zinc and dormers.
Basements
Basement and cellar conversions with proper waterproofing.
Building in Clapham.
Do you work in Clapham?
Yes. Clapham (SW4) is about 3 miles from our base on Mitcham Lane in Streatham, and the work we are asked about there is mostly on Georgian and Victorian houses around the Common, and terraces in Old Town and Abbeville Village.
Do I need planning permission to extend or alter a property in Clapham?
Often, yes. Large parts of Clapham are conservation areas, where roof extensions, side extensions, cladding and demolition that would be permitted development elsewhere need a planning application, and some streets have Article 4 directions that bring windows and front elevations under control as well. Flats and maisonettes need permission for any extension. We check the status of your address before design work starts.
Which council decides planning applications in Clapham?
Lambeth Council, with streets west of the Common falling under Wandsworth. Building regulations approval can come from the council's building control team or from a registered building control approver, and we arrange whichever suits the project.
What kind of properties do you work on in Clapham?
Mostly Georgian and Victorian houses around the Common, and terraces in Old Town and Abbeville Village. Around Clapham Common, Old Town and Abbeville Road, the character of the street shapes what can be built, so we look at the property and its surroundings before proposing a design.
Have you completed a project near Clapham?
Our project pages cover Notting Hill Project in West London, Weston Manor Hotel in Oxfordshire, Greystoke Drive in Ruislip, Arundel Project in South Woodford, Pinner Project in Harrow and 57 Windemeer Road in London. The nearest of those to Clapham is Notting Hill Project, roughly 4 miles away, and its page shows the scope and photographs of the work.
Do you cover the areas around Clapham?
Yes. Close to Clapham we also work in Battersea, Chelsea and Wandsworth, and we take on larger heritage and commercial projects further afield by arrangement.
A project in Clapham?
Tell us about the property and what you want from it. We call you back the same working day.
Speak to us about your project.
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