Extending your home in Ledbury
Looking to extend your home in Ledbury? Start here: extension types, guide prices for Ledbury, the planning rules that apply and how a project runs.
- Postcode districtsHR8
- Price regionWest Midlands (×0.97)
- Planning rulesEngland
- Site visitFree, no obligation
Popular extension prices in Ledbury
Use these Ledbury guide prices to sense-check a budget; the guide-price tool narrows them to your own size, and the site visit turns them into a written figure.
| Extension type | Example size | Standard spec (inc VAT) |
|---|---|---|
| Wraparound extensions | 25 m² | £55,500 – £70,500 |
| Single-storey rear extensions | 20 m² | £39,500 – £50,500 |
| Side return extensions | 11 m² | £25,500 – £32,500 |
| Kitchen extensions | 20 m² | £40,500 – £51,500 |
| Extensions over a garage | 12 m² | £24,000 – £31,500 |
| Orangery extensions | 16 m² | £43,000 – £54,500 |
Do extensions in Ledbury need planning permission?
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 England a two-storey rear extension is permitted development only if it projects no more than 3 m from the original rear wall, sits at least 7 m from the rear boundary, matches the roof pitch and uses obscure, non-opening side windows upstairs. Most two-storey extensions therefore go through a householder planning application, which costs £548 from 1 April 2026 and normally takes about 8 weeks.
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.
Applications are decided by the local planning authority (your district, borough or unitary council).
Which extension suits a Ledbury home?
The West Midlands has a large stock of 1930s and post-war semi-detached houses, which are well suited to rear, side and over-garage extensions, plus Victorian terraces in the older inner areas.
The types we would usually look at first for a home in Ledbury are double-storey extensions, kitchen extensions and extensions over a garage, depending on the garden and how the house is laid out.
Where we work near Ledbury
Across HR8, we can visit, measure and advise. Neighbouring towns we cover include Ross-on-Wye (11 miles), Hereford (12 miles), Leominster (19 miles). Just over the Worcestershire border, Malvern is about 7 miles away.
Extension types and starting prices
- Double-storey extensions · from £36,500
- Conservatory replacement extensions · from £19,000
- Glass box extensions · from £29,000
- Side return extensions · from £17,000
- Flat roof extensions · from £20,000
- Timber frame extensions · from £20,000
- Planning permission for extensions · from £300
- Kitchen extensions · from £26,000
- Building regulations for extensions · from £850
- Utility and boot room extensions · from £13,500
- Extension plans and drawings · from £1,150
- Wraparound extensions · from £34,500
- Bungalow extensions · from £25,000
- Extensions over a garage · from £23,000
- Annexe extensions · from £53,000
- Orangery extensions · from £29,000
- Home office extensions · from £15,500
- Pitched roof extensions · from £21,500
- Porch extensions · from £3,850
- Single-storey rear extensions · from £20,000
- Side extensions · from £21,000
- Bedroom extensions · from £25,000
Free site visit
We visit your Ledbury home, measure up, talk through what you want and check the planning position.
Design and approvals
Once the layout is agreed, we deal with the council: planning permission or written confirmation that none is needed, plus building control.
Fixed written price
You receive a written, itemised price and programme. Nothing starts until you are happy with it.
Build and sign-off
We build it with one project manager, book the building control inspections and hand over the completion certificate.
Questions about extensions in Ledbury
How much does an extension cost in Ledbury?
Using our West Midlands factor (×0.97), a standard-spec single-storey extension of 20 m² is a guide £39,500 to £50,500 including VAT, and a 32 m² two-storey extension £55,500 to £73,000. Your written price follows the survey.
Do you handle building regulations?
Yes. We prepare the drawings and calculations, submit them and book inspections, ending with a completion certificate.
Do you cover all of Ledbury?
Yes, including the surrounding parts of Herefordshire. Site visits are free and there is no obligation.
Who do I contract with?
Your contract is with S&K Property Investments and Improvement Ltd, which designs and manages the project and the build teams who carry it out.
Book a free site visit in Ledbury
We will measure up, check the planning position and give you honest guide figures.
- Free, no-obligation site visit
- Planning route checked before you spend on drawings
- Written price once the design is agreed
- Building control sign-off at the end
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