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Kitchen Extensions in Forest Gate & Newham
One bright room for cooking, eating and family life, opening onto the garden. Designed, approved and built by one team.
Kitchens in Forest Gate & Newham houses
Woodgrange estate houses are Edwardian terraces with a kitchen in the back addition and a side return that is often just a narrow passage.
What works here
A side return or wraparound extension opens up the back of a Woodgrange terrace, keeping the front unchanged as the conservation area requires.
Planning a kitchen extension in Forest Gate & Newham
On the Woodgrange estate, the Article 4 direction protects the front of the houses, and rear extensions still need planning permission because it is a conservation area. Elsewhere in Newham, many rear extensions are permitted development. Applications go to the London Borough of Newham. We handle them for you.
How it works
Visit
We look at the house, the garden and how you use the kitchen now.
Design
Layout, glazing, roof and kitchen designed together, with drawings you can follow.
Permissions
Planning or permitted development, building control and party wall notices handled for you.
Enjoy
One team builds it and fits the kitchen. You enjoy the new room.
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Kitchen extensions that suit Forest Gate & Newham
Pitched side return and rear extension
The big Victorian houses of the Woodgrange estate have a long rear wing and a generous side return. Extending both under a pitched, glazed roof suits their scale. Woodgrange is a conservation area, and Newham favours traditional materials there: stock brick, slate, and timber or steel-framed glazing.
Rear extension with a lean-to roof
On the smaller terraces towards Stratford, Plaistow and East Ham, a rear extension across the back of the house is the usual route. Three metres is permitted development on a terraced house; larger schemes, and anything in the conservation area, go through Newham’s planners.
Questions
Can I extend at the back of a Woodgrange estate house?
Yes. The conservation rules focus on the front of the houses, so a well-designed side return or rear extension is usually supported, though it still needs planning permission.
Do you design the kitchen as well as build the extension?
Yes. Our interior designers plan the kitchen, lighting and finishes alongside the architecture, and our own workshop can make bespoke cabinetry.
Do I need planning permission for a kitchen extension in Forest Gate & Newham?
Not always. Many single-storey rear extensions are permitted development, up to 3 metres deep on a terraced or semi-detached house and 4 metres on a detached house. Wraparound extensions, listed buildings, flats and houses under an Article 4 direction need planning permission.
Do I need a party wall agreement for a kitchen extension?
Usually, if you build on or beside the boundary or dig foundations within three metres of the neighbouring house. We serve the notices for you.
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