Home extensions in Herefordshire

Towns we cover in Herefordshire

Towns we cover here include Hereford, Ledbury, Leominster, Ross-on-Wye.

• Hereford
• Ledbury
• Leominster
• Ross-on-Wye

Popular extension prices in Herefordshire

We publish guide prices so you can budget before anyone visits. For Herefordshire they are adjusted by ×0.97, the factor we use across West Midlands.

Planning and building control in Herefordshire

In England a single-storey rear extension can usually go up to 3 m beyond the original rear wall of a semi-detached or terraced house, or 4 m on a detached house, without a planning application, provided it is no more than 4 m high, keeps eaves to 3 m within 2 m of a boundary and, with other buildings, covers no more than half the land around the original house. The larger home extension prior approval scheme raises those depths to 6 m and 8 m, with neighbours notified and a 42-day decision.

In a conservation area, national park, National Landscape, the Broads or a World Heritage Site the permitted development limits are tighter (no side or two-storey extensions without an application). Listed homes need listed building consent, and if permitted development rights have been removed, any extension needs an application.

Building regulations approval is separate from planning. In England you can use the council's building control team or a registered building control approver; a full plans application gets the drawings checked before work starts, and the inspector signs the work off with a completion certificate.

What works best for Herefordshire houses?

Across the West Midlands, brick-built semis with long gardens are common, so single-storey and two-storey rear extensions are popular choices.

The types we would usually look at first for a home in Herefordshire are double-storey extensions, extensions over a garage and kitchen extensions, depending on the garden and how the house is laid out.