Extensions & Conversions

Some serious thought needs to go into where your extension is positioned as the way it faces will determine what time of the day it’s most exposed to the light of the sun. This will also dictate what form of roofing system and glazing is used in the extension and how it is accessorised. Building work will only commence once both parties are satisfied with where the extension will be placed.

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A lot of our most recent home extensions have been transformed into kitchen spaces as the kitchen increasingly becomes the heart of the home. We have though built extensions that act as additional living areas, playrooms, home gyms etc. The shape of the extension will ride on how you want it to function; for instance, an L-Shape extension works well if it’s to act as a multi-purpose space.

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Appearances are everything and you will inevitably want your new extension to have a big impact on your home. You can make bold choices or go for a simple, understated look. Taking either direction will result in an extension for the ages. A classically-styled extension is best if you to stay on the safe side of things or you could incorporate all the latest technology into the extension when you want it to make a serious splash.

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Conservatory sales are as healthy as they’ve ever been. There are several explanations for this including the breadth of choice you have in terms of conservatory styles – from the grand spaciousness provided by the Edwardian design to the compactness of the Lean-To variation, most properties can accommodate a conservatory. We like to custom-build each conservatory for its respective home so that it looks like a natural addition to it.

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Some single story extensions can be built without planning permission and others need it.  If your house is a flat; or if you also use your house for business purposes (for example an office, guest house or bed and breakfast); or if the extension comprises a porch; or if the development is anything other than a single storey,ground floor extension, DO NOT USE THIS CHECKLIST.

If you answer YES to ANY of the following questions you NEED PLANNING PERMISSION.  If you have answered NO to ALL these questions you should not require planning permission

• Is your house in a Conservation Area? A list of Conservation areas can be found at http://www.pkc.gov.uk/conservationareas
• Will any part of the development be forward of a wall forming part of the principal elevation or side elevation,
  where that elevation fronts a road?
• Will any part of the development would be within 1 metre of the boundary of the curtilage of the house and will it extend beyond the line of the wall forming part of the rear elevation that is nearest to that boundary by more than:
  • (i) 3 metres in the case of a terraced house; or
  • (ii) 4 metres in any other case?
• Will the eaves height of the development exceed 3 metres?
• Will the height of any part of the development exceed 4 metres?
• Will the area of ground covered by the house (as extended) be more than twice the area of ground covered by the original house?
• Will the area of ground covered by the resulting development within the front or rear curtilage of the house (excluding the original house and any hard surface or decking area) exceed 50% of the area of the front or rear curtilage respectively (again excluding the ground area of the original house and any hard surface or decking)?
• Have ‘permitted development’ rights been removed? You will need to check the original planning permission for the development. Permissions from 2007 onwards can be found on Public Access. Use the map search to find your plot. Please be aware that the map function on public access is not available when using tablets or mobile phones.

You can check the planning history of the property on Public Access via website http://www.pkc.gov.uk/publicaccess For help on how to search on public access please see our ‘How to use Public Access’ guidance note.

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Customers usually presume that they will receive a 10 Year Guarantee with their new living space. We can do much better than that – Balhousie offers a 20 Year Guarantee.

We feel entirely comfortable with supplying you with such a long guarantee as we know that our entire stock of products can last that length of time and often beyond that. It definitely helps that we only ever use the best materials and components we can get our hands to vastly minimise the chance of any product failing before the guarantee expires.

This 20 Year Guarantee is also consistent with our Environmental Policy and continued effort to reduce carbon emissions and consumption levels.

A customer is entitled to get full value from their purchase as investment into a conservatory doesn’t come cheap, and if it does, questions should be asked. Our 20 Year Guarantee reflects this and ensures that you can part with your hard-earned cash without the slightest worry that the investment will disappoint.

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