Shenley
Construction company
in Shenley.
Shenley is a Green Belt village that became more suburban after the former hospital site was redeveloped. That history shapes what can and cannot be built here.
Why Skylon
The cheapest mistake in construction is the one you catch before you build.
Shenley sits under Hertsmere, the same authority as Radlett, Borehamwood, Bushey and Potters Bar. We know how this council reads an application.
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 Shenley
A Green Belt village, not a suburb
- Green Belt policy applies to most of the surrounding land. Hertsmere is roughly 80 percent Green Belt. In a village like Shenley, that shapes every application on the edge of the built-up area.
- Mixed stock, mixed rules. Original village properties and later hospital site housing sit side by side. What is permitted on one street is not automatically permitted on the next.
- Character matters here. Applications are judged against village character, not just policy. Materials, roof form and massing carry real weight.
- Access is genuinely tight. Village lanes are not built for construction traffic. Deliveries and plant need planning before mobilisation.
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 Shenley 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 WD7 and the surrounding area from our office at Tyttenhanger House, St Albans.
Let’s build something worth keeping.
Tell us about your Shenley project. We will tell you honestly what it costs, how long it takes, and whether it can be built at all.