Home extensions in North Shields

Areas we cover around North Shields

We cover North Shields and the postcode districts NE25, NE26, NE27, NE29, NE30, NE33. Neighbouring towns we cover include Tynemouth (1 mile), South Shields (1 mile), Whitley Bay (2 miles), Jarrow (3 miles), Wallsend (4 miles). Cramlington, in Northumberland, is roughly 7 miles from North Shields and also on our list.

• Tynemouth
• South Shields
• Whitley Bay
• Jarrow
• Wallsend

Guide prices for North Shields

Use these North Shields 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.

Do extensions in North Shields 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 single-storey side return infill is often permitted development if it stays within the height limits and is no wider than half the width of the original house. Conservation areas, listed buildings and flats always need an application, and the boundary wall usually brings in the Party Wall Act.

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).

What works best for North Shields houses?

Across the North East, houses often have rear yards or modest gardens, so compact, well-lit single-storey extensions make the biggest difference.

Depending on the plot, double-storey extensions and single-storey rear extensions are often the strongest options, with utility and boot room extensions worth considering where there is room.