Andover Road, Winchester
Home rear extension.
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Hampshire Build is Architectural design in Winchester, serving the city and surrounding Hampshire area. We specialise in house extensions, loft conversions, and garage conversions.
With over 20 years experience and working knowledge of Winchester City Council requirements, we understand the unique challenges of working in this historic cathedral city with its extensive conservation areas.
Transform your unused loft into a valuable bedroom, office, or living area. Perfect for Winchester's Georgian and Victorian properties.
From £1,950 + VAT
Single-storey, two-storey, or wrap-around extensions designed to maximize your Winchester property's potential.
From £1,950 + VAT
Expert navigation of Winchester City Council planning requirements.
From £1,950 + VAT
A practical reuse option
An integral garage, a side-attached garage and a detached outbuilding each bring different design questions. Converting space within the house may involve improving the floor, insulation and ventilation; a detached building may need a different approach to access, services and its proposed use.
Before design decisions, check any planning conditions or restrictions affecting the property, the current permitted-development position and whether a change of use needs consent. The planning context can be more sensitive around Winchester's historic core and designated areas, so the property and proposal should be considered individually.
Building Regulations considerations commonly include thermal performance, damp protection, ventilation, fire safety and the effect of any opening in a structural wall. Structural work and calculations are undertaken by an independent qualified structural engineer; Hampshire Build prepares the design drawings and coordinates the required information.
The initial review can clarify the intended use, planning questions and drawing scope for your particular garage.
Start a garage Project Feasibility CheckWinchester's historic centre and designated conservation areas can introduce additional design and planning considerations. The relevant controls depend on the property's address and the proposal; check Winchester City Council's current guidance before deciding whether permission is needed.
With excellent schools, fast trains to London Waterloo, and the historic city centre, more Winchester homeowners choose to extend rather than relocate.
A single-storey rear extension design package has been completed in Winchester.
Winchester City Council is the planning authority for Winchester, and the appropriate planning route depends on the property and proposal. Properties in conservation areas or near the Cathedral and historic centre can have additional planning considerations.
Completed refers to delivery of the design package, not construction or an individual planning decision.
Winchester's period streets and homes in Stanmore, Weeke and surrounding villages call for different approaches to roof form, materials, openings and neighbouring amenity. Check Winchester City Council's conservation-area mapping, Article 4 Directions and the property's planning history. Listed-building consent may be needed for work affecting a listed building's character, including internal alterations; conservation-area designation does not by itself make every extension subject to the same application route.
Public council planning decisions
Updated 10 October 2026
In the 12 months to 10 October 2026, Winchester City Council decided 84 householder home-improvement applications near Winchester in the cached public records — 81 approved.
Home rear extension.
Single-storey side and rear extension.
Loft conversion.
Home extension.
Home extension.
Two-storey rear extension; Porch works.
Dormer works.
Single-storey side and rear extension; Loft conversion.
These are public council decisions about other people’s applications. They are not Hampshire Build projects and do not predict the outcome of your project.