Hertfordshire
Builders in Borehamwood
Borehamwood and Elstree are two of the main settlements in Hertsmere, a borough where 80% of the land is Green Belt. For any Borehamwood extension, the first thing to establish is whether your address is in the Green Belt or near a conservation area. We build extensions, loft conversions, new homes and renovations across Borehamwood and Elstree, with fixed-price contracts and a 15-year structural warranty.
Borehamwood at a glance
- Planning authority
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- Postcode districts
- WD6
- From our office
- 8 miles
Local knowledge
Building in Borehamwood
Verified reviews from homeowners close to or in Borehamwood are on our reviews page.
Planning here is decided by Hertsmere Borough Council. What we check before designing anything:
- Hertsmere has 15 conservation areas, including Elstree Village, the one nearest Borehamwood. Source : Hertsmere Borough Council: conservation areas
- Hertsmere covers 100 square kilometres, and 80% of it is Green Belt. Its main settlements are Borehamwood and Elstree, Potters Bar, Bushey, Radlett and Shenley. Source : Hertsmere Borough Council: Infrastructure Delivery Plan, Stage 1 Baseline Study (2018)
- National planning policy treats the extension or alteration of an existing building in the Green Belt as not inappropriate, provided the extension does not result in a disproportionate increase in size compared to the original building. Source : GOV.UK: National Planning Policy Framework, chapter 13, GB7
- Hertsmere explains that an Article 4 direction on a conservation area or a building can mean planning permission is needed for work such as changing windows, painting the front of a house or making a hardstanding for a car. Source : Hertsmere Borough Council: conservation areas
- Borehamwood has no conservation area of its own named in the government planning data; the nearest Hertsmere ones listed include Elstree Village, Aldenham and Shenley Village. Source : Planning Data (GOV.UK): conservation area dataset
Reviews
What homeowners say on Google, MyBuilder and Trustpilot
Reviews from homeowners across London and the Home Counties who have worked with us.
“Super job, completed by professional builders at a very competitive price - Happy Customer...”
bill quirke · Google · May 2024
“Brits Construction has completed a great job. Syed and his team were dedicated and very professional in meeting our expectations for a rather complex project located in a…”
Emmanuel Serghini-barre · Google · Dec 2023
“We have decided to contract with Brits construction for our kitchen extension and ground floor refurbishment. It was our first experience with a builder. The whole projec…”
Lamiaa · MyBuilder · Dec 2023
Reviews
What homeowners in Borehamwood say
What homeowners in and around Borehamwood say about working with us.
“Really pleased with our single-storey extension. Good communication from start to finish and the brickwork matches the house perfectly.”
Ben, Elstree
Rear Extension · Apr 2024
“They turned our dark kitchen into a big open-plan room. Professional, polite and the steelwork was all done without fuss.”
Sarah, Borehamwood
Wraparound Extension · Sep 2025
“Fantastic loft conversion. Good quality throughout and they kept the house as clean as possible while they worked.”
James, Elstree
Loft Conversion · Feb 2026
Our work
Projects we've built in Borehamwood
Rear Extensions
Borehamwood
Wraparound Extensions
Borehamwood
Loft Conversions
Borehamwood
FAQ
Building in Borehamwood: your questions
Yes. We work across Borehamwood, including Borehamwood and Elstree, covering the WD6 postcodes. It is about 8 miles from our Harrow office, so surveys and site visits are easy to arrange.
Hertsmere has 15 conservation areas, including Elstree Village. Applications here are decided by Hertsmere Borough Council.
Hertsmere has 15 conservation areas, including Elstree Village. We check your address against the council's maps before design starts.
It depends on size. National planning policy treats an extension to an existing building in the Green Belt as not inappropriate provided it does not result in a disproportionate increase in size compared to the original building. 80% of Hertsmere is Green Belt, so we check this first for a Borehamwood address.
Planning a project in Borehamwood?
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