Garage converted into a lounge with herringbone flooring, by Holman Simmons Ltd

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Builders in Hoddesdon

Hoddesdon, Broxbourne and Wormley sit at the southern end of our patch and we work there regularly.

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What we have built in Hoddesdon

Real jobs, with the dates they were finished. Every one of them is on our Instagram if you want to see it happen.

A garage in Broxbourne transformed into a living space, March 2025
An extension in Wormley that took a knock-through and new steels, 2025

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We work across Hoddesdon and the villages around it.

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Not sure whether we cover you? Just ask. We are based at Belfry House, Bell Lane, Hertford.

House extensions in Hoddesdon

Extension work around Hoddesdon, Broxbourne and Wormley, including the kind where the ground floor is knocked through and new steels go in to carry it, as on our Wormley job. Structural work like that is where a builder who does the whole job earns their keep, because the steel, the brickwork and the making good are one team rather than three. Planning goes to Broxbourne Borough Council.

What we do in Hoddesdon

Garage ConversionsA garage you park boxes in is the cheapest square metre in your house to reclaim. We have done fourteen of these in the last two years.More on garage conversions

ExtensionsExtensions are the bulk of what we do. Over a hundred of them in the last two years, from single-storey rears to full wrap-arounds, built by our own team from the first dig to the last coat.More on extensions

Renovation & RepairWhole-house refurbishments, single rooms, and the repairs people put off. No job is too small to look at.More on renovation & repair

Questions people ask us about building in Hoddesdon

The answers below are specific to Hoddesdon. Planning rules are national, but the authority that applies them is local, and yours is Broxbourne Borough Council.

Do I need planning permission for an extension in Hoddesdon?

Often not. Most single-storey rear extensions fall under permitted development. Worth knowing that Hoddesdon is in the Borough of Broxbourne, not East Herts, so applications go to Broxbourne Borough Council. The national rules are the same; the process is theirs.

Do you cover Broxbourne and Wormley?

Yes. Both are on this page for a reason: we converted a garage in Broxbourne into a living space in March 2025, and did an extension in Wormley that needed a knock-through and new steels.

Is a garage conversion worth doing in a house like mine?

If you are not parking a car in it, almost always. The walls, roof and floor already exist, so you are paying for insulation, a floor, a window and a finish rather than for foundations. It is the cheapest square metre you can add.

Planning something in Hoddesdon?

Tell us roughly what you are planning and Scott will come and look. The visit, the advice and the written quote are all free.

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