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Kitchen Extensions in Wanstead
One bright room for cooking, eating and family life, opening onto the garden. Designed, approved and built by one team.
Kitchens in Wanstead houses
Victorian and Edwardian terraces in Wanstead and Aldersbrook usually have a narrow galley kitchen in the back addition, with a cold, unused side return beside it.
What works here
A side return or wraparound kitchen extension is the natural answer for a Victorian or Edwardian terrace. It turns a narrow galley kitchen into a wide room across the back of the house, with a glazed roof over the old side passage.
Planning a kitchen extension in Wanstead
A rear extension can often use permitted development outside the conservation areas. A side return infill counts as a side extension, so it needs planning permission in Wanstead Village, Aldersbrook or Wanstead Park Avenue. Applications go to the London Borough of Redbridge. 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.
Roads we work on
Kitchen extensions that suit Wanstead
Side return extension
The classic Wanstead job. Victorian and Edwardian terraces on Spratt Hall Road and around the Aldersbrook estate have a narrow side return that does nothing. Roofing it in glass and removing the wall between it and the kitchen adds about a third to the width of the room. The boundary wall is shared, so a party wall notice goes to the neighbour first.
Wraparound: side return plus rear
If the garden is long enough, the side return can be combined with a rear extension beyond the back wing. Parts of Wanstead are conservation areas, so the two parts are usually kept as separate, modest volumes. Combined, they need planning permission from Redbridge.
Questions
Will a side return extension take light from my neighbours?
It can affect them, so we design the party wall height and roof slope to limit any loss of light, and we deal with the party wall notices before work starts.
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 Wanstead?
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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