House Extensions in Leamington Spa

Extensions on Leamington Spa housing

Much of Leamington Spa is conservation area, and the Regency and Victorian property in it is exactly what the designation protects, so an extension there needs a planning application, materials that match, and a position, almost always at the rear, that keeps it out of view from the street. Permitted development rights are reduced in the conservation area, so the single storey rear extension that needs no application elsewhere usually needs one here, and on a listed building listed building consent as well. We set that out at the survey so the drawings are worth paying for. The terraces bring party walls and no side access, which we price honestly.

On the newer housing at Warwick Gates, Whitnash and the estates toward the edges the extension is a conventional build: rear kitchen extensions with a steel to open up the original wall, side extensions into the gap, double storey on the larger plots, many within permitted development. Warwick District Council handles planning and building control and our quote includes the fees and inspections. Because one project lead runs every trade, a job that uncovers a cellar, an old drain or a change of foundation depth carries on rather than stalling.

What we are asked for here

• Rear extensions on Victorian villas and terraces designed for the conservation area
• Party wall notices and hand access on the terraces
• Rear and side extensions on the newer estates
• Building control, drainage and matched materials under one contract