A party wall agreement is required if your home has a wall that is connected to another property on either side. Each neighbour will have to be informed of the proposed works using a party wall notice form at least two calendar months before the intended start of the build. The party wall agreement is there to protect you and your neighbour from issues that might arise due to work done on the party wall. It draws up an agreement…
As long as your property is not in a conservation area or is a flat, you have permitted development rights (PD). This means you can usually develop your loft space without needing to gain planning permission. Your loft conversion development will need to keep within the permitted development constraints i.e. terraced properties are allowed to develop an additional 40 cubic metres of extra space. Semi-detached and detached properties = 50 cubic metres. If your loft conversion design meets these requirements…
With planning permission, you are asking the council if your proposed scheme of works for your loft conversion is acceptable. It is open to rejection by them and/or your neighbours and will have to follow the local development plan. With permitted development rights, you are asking the council to simply confirm that your scheme fits within the permitted development criteria. The council will issue you a Lawful Development Certificate if they agree. Technically, you are not required to have the…
Whether you’re in North London, West London, South London or anywhere in the Greater London area and whether you are converting a mansion block or a terraced home, there are certain head height requirements you must adhere to in order for your loft conversion to be compliant. As a rule of thumb, you need 2.2m between the top of the floor joist of the loft to the bottom of the ridge beam. Unsure? Book a free site survey with the…
How long does a loft conversion take? The length of time for a loft conversion to be completed does depend on what you’re having done, how big you want your loft extension to be as well as the current layout of your home. Simply Loft have converted lofts all over London and the Greater London area and on average a loft conversion is built in around 8 weeks +/- 2 weeks. However, depending on the size and specification of your…
Simply Loft can begin building your dream loft conversion in as little as 2-4 weeks. During the recent pandemic, these timings may fluctuate due to heavy demand in the market. On average, this is the same time frame, no matter where in London your property is based e.g. North, South and West London. Please note that this timescale is estimated under the assumption that you have all of your loft conversion plans, structural designs and party wall notices already…
From signing the contract, it can take 4-5 weeks for clients to approve a set of plans through our architectural team. Simply Loft will do everything we can to make this process faster if a client is in a hurry; however, not only do we want to ensure that we are delivering the best possible service, but also want to be sure that the client is 100% satisfied with the proposed changes and plans for their loft conversion, before any…
Once a member of the Simply Loft architectural team have measured up your loft conversion and drawn up plans, they are then submitted to your local planning department. If your design meets permitted development rules, then only a certificate of lawful development is needed to start work on your loft conversion. If you need to apply for planning permission, then you will need to wait approximately 8 weeks for a decision to be made.
Once a Simply Loft representative has visited your property and carried out a loft conversion site survey, it will take no longer than seven working days for you to receive a comprehensive quotation from us via email. If you have not received your quotation in this time, then please check your junk email folder and then give our team a call, on 0800 917 7571. Once you have received your quotation, you don’t need to worry that the figure is…
Book a free, no-obligation site survey and one of our surveyors will assess your loft, talk through your options and show you examples of our work.
