House Extensions in Warwick

Extensions on Warwick housing

Chase Meadow and the newer estates were built with small gardens and close neighbours, and an extension there is a design exercise in getting the most from a narrow rear plot: a full-width single storey with a flat roof and rooflights, a steel to open the original back wall, and glazing chosen so the room does not feel like a corridor. Many of these estates had permitted development rights removed when they were built, so what needs no application elsewhere needs one here, and there are often covenants on external appearance. We check both with Warwick District Council and the deeds before design money is spent, and our quote includes the building control fees and inspections.

The Victorian villas at Emscote, Myton and the Cape extend at the rear with matched brick, a slate or tile roof that follows the original pitch, and joinery that suits the house, because the conservation area and the street both notice a poor match. The villages around Warwick, Barford, Leek Wootton, Hatton Park, give the room for double storey and wrap-around extensions on larger plots, where the foundations are set by a trial hole and the drainage is designed for the ground. Because one project lead runs every trade, the job carries on if it uncovers old drains, a cellar or softer ground than expected.

What we are asked for here

• Full-width rear extensions on tight new-build plots
• Covenant and permitted development checks on the newer estates
• Matched-brick rear extensions on Victorian villas
• Double storey and wrap-around extensions on larger village plots