Potters Bar
Construction company
in Potters Bar.
Potters Bar sits inside Hertsmere, one of the most heavily Green Belt constrained boroughs in the country. Building well here starts with understanding what you are allowed to build.
Why Skylon
The cheapest mistake in construction is the one you catch before you build.
Potters Bar covers Oakmere, Parkfield, Furzefield, Bentley Heath and the surrounding villages. All of it sits under Hertsmere, and all of it is shaped by the Green Belt boundary.
Hertsmere Borough Council is the planning authority. 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 Potters Bar
Green Belt on almost every side
- Around 80 percent of Hertsmere is Green Belt. Potters Bar is physically separate from the rest of the borough and hemmed in by protected land. Extensions and replacement dwellings near the boundary are tested on volume and openness before design is even considered.
- Inter-war and Edwardian housing stock. Much of the town is solid, well built and worth keeping. We work with the existing structure rather than fighting it, which usually costs less and always looks better.
- Plot depth is the opportunity. Rear extensions and basements often deliver more usable space than a side return. We test the options against real cost before you commit to a design.
- Our office is 20 minutes away. St Albans to Potters Bar is a short run, which means our site manager is present, not calling in.
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 Potters Bar 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 EN6 and the surrounding area from our office at Tyttenhanger House, St Albans.
Let’s build something worth keeping.
Tell us about your Potters Bar project. We will tell you honestly what it costs, how long it takes, and whether it can be built at all.