Renovation and building work in Chandler's Ford.
Chandler's Ford is the easiest part of the patch to extend. It is almost entirely twentieth-century housing on generous plots, which is a combination that makes ambitious work possible without a fight.
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What we’re usually working with.
Very little here predates the 1930s. Hiltingbury, Valley Park and the roads off Hursley Road are interwar and postwar detached and semi-detached houses, most with substantial gardens and good side access. Cavity walls, standard trusses, straightforward foundations. It is the sort of stock that takes a two-storey side extension or a full-width rear extension comfortably.
Planning in Chandler's Ford
Eastleigh Borough Council is the planning authority. There are no significant conservation constraints across most of the area, so permitted development does a lot of the work here — including larger rear extensions under the prior approval process. Plot sizes mean the usual limits on how much of the garden can be covered are rarely the binding constraint.
Planning notes are general, not advice on your house. Constraints turn on the specific property and change over time. Confirm anything that matters with Eastleigh Borough Council before committing — or book a survey and it gets checked as part of the design work.
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Three things that change the job here.
Side access changes everything
Most houses here have a gap down the side, so materials and muck can come and go without going through the house. It genuinely reduces both cost and disruption.
Two-storey extensions are realistic
Plot widths and existing footprints often allow a two-storey side extension, which is the most cost-effective way to add a bedroom and a bathroom at once.
Mature trees
The area is well wooded and some trees carry preservation orders. Worth checking before foundations are designed, because a root protection area can move a wall.
jobs
What people in Chandler's Ford usually ask for.
- Two-storey side extensions
- Full-width rear extensions and open-plan kitchens
- Garage conversions
- Loft conversions with dormers and en-suites
45 minutes · no charge
Half day, full day or hourly
Also working in
Somewhere else? The list above is the usual patch, not a boundary. Send the job through or ring 07343 014 235 and he’ll tell you straight whether he can get to you.