Do I need planning permission for an extension?
Many extensions fall under permitted development. The limits, the exceptions and when a formal application is the safer route.
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Education, not persuasion
Construction advice. The questions people ask before choosing a builder.
Straight answers written by the team that does the work. Each guide answers the question in its first hundred words, and each one includes when the answer is not what you want to hear.
The guides
Straight answers to start with
More guides are added as real projects generate real questions. If yours is not covered, ask us directly; advice at consultation is free either way.
How long does an extension actually take?
Stage-by-stage timelines from first design to final decoration, with the honest reasons programmes move.
Read the guideBuilding regulations, explained for homeowners
What building control actually checks, the two application routes, and why the completion certificate matters when you sell.
Read the guideParty wall agreements and when you need one
The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 in plain English: notices, timings and what happens if a neighbour dissents.
Read the guideTen questions to ask any builder before you sign
The vetting list we would use ourselves, with our own answers to all ten on the record.
Read the guideWhat does an extension cost?
Our pricing method in the open: measured survey, written specification, fixed price. Cost bands publish here as real projects complete.
See how we priceExtending with energy in mind
Designing an extension so a heat pump, a solar-ready roof and an EV charger fit naturally, and the whole house runs cheaper.
Read the guideYour question, answered directly
If it is not covered above, ask us. Advice at consultation is free, and real questions decide which guide we write next.
Ask us directlyReading done? The next step is a conversation, not a commitment.
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