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Fixed-fee architectural drawings for loft conversions across Basingstoke — Popley, Chineham, Kempshott, South Ham, Hatch Warren and surrounding villages.
Basingstoke has many 1970s–80s detached and semi-detached properties with hipped roofs that may suit hip-to-gable conversions. This can increase usable floor space, subject to the property's constraints. Hampshire Build prepares planning drawings and application submissions; the relevant authority decides applications. You choose the builder.
Basingstoke was substantially developed in the 1960s, 70s and 80s as part of a major expansion programme, creating large residential estates with a consistent and highly convertible housing type. Properties across Popley, Chineham, South Ham, Kempshott, Hatch Warren, and Brighton Hill are predominantly three-bedroom detached and semi-detached houses built with generous pitched roofs — many of them hipped.
A hipped roof — where the roof slopes down on all four sides rather than terminating in a flat gable wall — is ideal for a hip-to-gable conversion. By rebuilding the sloping hip as a vertical gable, Hampshire Build can dramatically increase the usable floor area in the loft space, often creating a full double bedroom and en-suite bathroom where previously only a small storage space existed. Combined with a rear dormer, this is one of the most effective uses of design investment available to Basingstoke homeowners.
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council's planning team handles a high volume of loft conversion applications. Our familiarity with their submission requirements — the level of detail required in drawings, the council's approach to dormer size and materials — means our applications are well-prepared and rarely attract the information requests that can delay less experienced submissions.
For properties on the older parts of Basingstoke — the market town area around the shopping centre, Winklebury, or the villages of Sherborne St John, Dummer, and Oakley that fall within the borough — we provide the same fixed-fee service with additional consideration of any conservation area or village character policies that apply.
The ideal solution for Basingstoke's large stock of 1970s–80s hipped-roof properties. We convert the sloping hip into a vertical gable wall, significantly increasing usable floor space.
Learn moreExtends vertically from the rear slope to create a full-height room. Most rear dormers on Basingstoke semis fall within Permitted Development — no planning application required.
Learn moreThe most effective combination for Basingstoke detached houses with hipped roofs. Converting the hip and adding a rear dormer creates a full-width loft room — often adding 30–40m².
The simplest and most cost-effective option. No structural alteration to the roof profile. Suitable for Basingstoke properties where the existing roof space is already generous.
Learn moreFor semi-detached properties with a side return, an L-shaped dormer wraps around the rear and side, maximising floor space in the loft.
Changes the entire rear roof slope to create a near-vertical profile, maximising head height across the full floor plate. Requires planning permission but delivers the greatest volume of habitable space.
All prices exclusive of VAT. No hourly rates. Two rounds of design amendments included.
Discuss your Basingstoke loft conversion with us. We will assess your roof structure, advise on the best conversion type, and provide a fixed-fee price. No obligation.