Hertfordshire
Construction company
in Hertfordshire.
Skylon Construction is a main contractor based in Hertfordshire. Our office sits at Tyttenhanger House in St Albans, and we build across the county and into London.
Why Skylon
The cheapest mistake in construction is the one you catch before you build.
Hertfordshire is covered by ten district and borough councils. The three that matter most to our clients are St Albans City and District Council, Hertsmere Borough Council and Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council.
Hertfordshire is covered by ten district and borough councils. The three that matter most to our clients are St Albans City and District Council, Hertsmere Borough Council and Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. We price and programme against the authority that will actually decide your application, and we say what is not possible before you have paid for a design that cannot be built.
Building in Hertfordshire
Green Belt is the defining constraint
- Green Belt dominates the county. Around 80 percent of Hertsmere is Green Belt, and roughly 77 percent of Welwyn Hatfield. In practice this means extensions, replacement dwellings and new build are judged against strict volume and openness tests before design even begins.
- Every authority reads the rules differently. A replacement dwelling approved in one borough can be refused a few miles away. We price and programme against the authority that will actually decide the application, not a generic assumption.
- Conservation areas and listed buildings. St Albans alone carries a dense concentration of listed buildings and conservation areas. Fabric, materials and detailing are scrutinised, and the wrong specification costs months.
- Access and neighbours. Village and suburban plots are tight. Deliveries, crane positions and working hours have to be planned before mobilisation, not argued about afterwards.
What we deliver
One contract, one team, one accountable name.
- New build. Ground up residential and replacement dwellings, from groundworks to handover.
- Extensions and whole-house refurbishment. Structural work, reconfiguration and finishing under one contract.
- Commercial fit-out. Workspace delivered to a fixed programme, on live and constrained sites.
- Design and build. Design developed against real cost and buildability from the start.
- Bespoke joinery and finishes. Manufactured in house, not subcontracted to the lowest bidder.
- Electrical and M&E coordination. Our trades work from the same drawings, so services do not ruin the detailing.
Proof, not promises
Delivered projects, with the numbers attached.
We publish real contract values because anyone can claim experience. These are projects we delivered as main contractor, and you can read every one of them.
Major residential development, delivered end to end.
£2.3M Garrett StreetComplex fit-out with in-house joinery and electrical.
£1.5M Brushfield StreetCommercial refurbishment on a live, constrained site.
£1.5M Brecknock RoadWhole-house residential transformation.
£800K Long LaneRefurbishment delivered to a fixed programme.
Skylon Group
The specialists are ours, not strangers.
Most of what decides whether a Hertfordshire project looks right is made inside our own group. That is why sequencing holds and why the details line up.
Bespoke timber sash and casement windows, made in the UK. FENSA registered, built for conservation areas.
Visit site Skylon ElementsAdvanced building protection: waterproofing and certified fire-stopping, delivered as a specialist package.
Visit site Skylon JoineryFactory-grade sprayed finishes for joinery, kitchens and architectural metal.
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We also build in
Serving AL, EN, WD and SG postcodes and the surrounding area from our office at Tyttenhanger House, St Albans.
Let’s build something worth keeping.
Tell us about your Hertfordshire project. We will tell you honestly what it costs, how long it takes, and whether it can be built at all.