Home extensions in Leatherhead

What extensions cost in Leatherhead

We publish guide prices so you can budget before anyone visits. For Leatherhead they are adjusted by ×1.12, the factor we use across South East England.

Areas we cover around Leatherhead

Site visits are available across Leatherhead (KT21, KT22, KT23). Nearby, we also take on projects in Epsom (4 miles), Ewell (5 miles), Esher (5 miles), Banstead (6 miles), Reigate (7 miles). Chessington, in Greater London, is roughly 5 miles from Leatherhead and also on our list.

• Epsom
• Ewell
• Esher
• Banstead
• Reigate

Planning rules in Leatherhead

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 single-storey side extension can be permitted development if it is no more than 4 m high and no wider than half the width of the original house. Two-storey side extensions, and any side extension on designated land such as a conservation area, need a householder planning application.

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.

If the work involves a shared wall, building on the boundary, or digging foundations within 3 m (sometimes 6 m) of a neighbour's building, the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 applies and notice must be served before work starts: two months for work to a party wall, one month for new walls on the boundary and for excavations.

Applications are decided by the local planning authority (your district, borough or unitary council).

What works best for Leatherhead houses?

Homes across the South East range from Victorian terraces in the older town centres to large detached houses on the edges, so the right extension type varies street by street.

Depending on the plot, double-storey extensions and wraparound extensions are often the strongest options, with orangery extensions worth considering where there is room.