Home extensions in Beeston
We design and build rear, side, double storey and wrap around extensions, loft conversions and garden rooms for homeowners in Beeston and the wider NG9 area.
Planning decisions here are made by Broxtowe Borough Council. We check what your property needs at a free survey, prepare the drawings and manage the build, so you deal with one team from first visit to handover.
- Free site survey and measured assessment
- Planning and Building Regulations route explained before you commit
- Written, itemised quotation
Which council handles an extension in Beeston?
Beeston sits in Broxtowe Borough Council’s area, so any planning application, prior approval request or Lawful Development Certificate for your extension goes to Broxtowe. The same council covers Chilwell, Bramcote, Attenborough, Toton and Stapleford, which is useful to know if you are comparing advice from neighbours a few streets away.
Planning permission and Building Regulations approval are two separate things. Planning deals with how the extension looks and how it affects neighbours. Building Regulations cover how it is built: foundations, structure, insulation, drainage, ventilation and fire safety. You need Building Regulations approval for almost every extension, even one that doesn’t need a planning application.
For Building Regulations you have a choice. You can apply to local authority building control, or appoint a registered building control approver (previously called an approved inspector). Both inspect the work and issue a completion certificate at the end. We explain the options at the survey and coordinate whichever route you choose.
At a glance
- Planning: Broxtowe Borough Council
- Building Regulations: local authority building control or a registered approver
- County: Nottinghamshire
- Postcode area: mostly NG9
Areas we cover around Beeston
Beeston town centre, Chilwell, Bramcote, Attenborough, Toton and Beeston Rylands. If you are just outside this list, ask and we will let you know.
Terraces, interwar semis and newer estates
The housing around Beeston is mixed, and the house type usually decides which extension makes sense. Older terraces near the town centre often have narrow rear yards and shared access, so a side return extension or a compact single storey rear extension tends to give the most useful floor space without losing the whole yard.
Interwar semis often have longer gardens that can take a kitchen extension or a double storey extension. On newer estates, check the original planning permission for the development first. Some estates were approved with conditions that remove permitted development rights, which means a planning application is needed for work that would otherwise be allowed.
On terraces and semis, building close to or on the shared boundary usually brings in the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. You serve notice on the neighbour before work starts, and we build the timing of this into the programme so it doesn’t hold up the start date.
Extension types we offer in Beeston
Each service page explains the options, typical layouts and the planning points for that type of work.
Rear extensions
A bigger kitchen, dining room or family space built out into the garden.
Side extensions
Widen the ground floor using the gap beside the house or an old side passage.
Double storey extensions
Living space downstairs and a bedroom or bathroom above in one build.
Loft conversions
A bedroom, office or bathroom in the roof, without using any garden.
Wrap around extensions
Rear and side combined into one L-shaped ground floor.
Orangeries and conservatories
A glazed room that links the house to the garden.
Permitted development or a planning application?
Some single storey rear extensions may fall under permitted development, depending on the property and any restrictions that apply to it. Under the national rules, a single storey rear extension can usually project up to 3m on a semi or terrace and 4m on a detached house, with a maximum height of 4m. Larger single storey rear extensions, up to 6m or 8m, go through the prior approval process, where Broxtowe consults your neighbours before deciding.
Double storey extensions, most wrap around designs and anything in a conservation area are more likely to need a full householder planning application. Broxtowe has several conservation areas, and some homes are listed buildings, so we check the status of your address at the survey rather than assume.
What we check for your address
- Conservation area or listed building status
- Any Article 4 direction on the property
- Conditions on earlier planning permissions
- Whether permitted development rights have been removed
- Party wall notices needed with neighbours
From survey to quote
Survey
We visit, measure the house and garden, look at access and talk through what you want the space for.
Planning route
We confirm whether the design needs a planning application, prior approval or neither, and flag any party wall work.
Drawings
Plans are prepared for the council and, later, the Building Regulations details the builders work from.
Written quote
You get an itemised quotation, so you can see what is included and compare it properly.
Build
Work starts once approvals are in place, with building control inspections at the key stages.
Handover
A final walk-round and the completion certificate for your records.
What an extension in Beeston might cost
These 2026 ranges are an indicative guide to help you set a budget. They are not quotes. Your written quotation follows the survey and reflects the actual size, specification and site.
| Extension type | Guide price (2026) |
|---|---|
| Single storey rear extension | £38,000 – £62,000 |
| Side extension | £32,000 – £55,000 |
| Double storey extension | £65,000 – £105,000 |
| Loft conversion | £42,000 – £70,000 |
| Wrap around extension | £60,000 – £95,000 |
Indicative guide ranges only. The final figure depends on size, ground conditions, roof design, glazing, fittings and access to the site.
What moves the price
Narrow or shared access on a terrace can add labour time, because materials and spoil are moved by hand. Steel beams for opening up the back wall, roof lights and the kitchen or bathroom fit-out also make a big difference. Every line is shown in your quotation.
See the work before you decide
Browse finished rear, side, loft and wrap around projects in our extension project gallery, and read how we check feedback on our customer reviews page. At the survey you can also ask us for a reference from a past customer with a similar type of house.
Questions about extending in Beeston
Broxtowe Borough Council. It handles planning applications, prior approval for larger rear extensions and Lawful Development Certificates for Beeston, Chilwell, Bramcote, Attenborough, Toton and Stapleford.
No. You can use local authority building control or a registered building control approver, previously known as an approved inspector. Either one inspects the work and issues the completion certificate. We coordinate the inspections whichever you pick.
Usually, yes. It takes more planning: deliveries are timed, shared paths are protected and kept usable for neighbours, and materials may be carried through by hand. We look at access at the survey and allow for it in the quotation.
If you are building on or near a shared boundary, or digging foundations close to a neighbour’s, the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 is likely to apply. Notice has to be served before work starts, and we flag this early so it fits the programme.
As an indicative guide, single storey rear extensions start from around £38,000 and double storey projects from around £65,000. The real figure depends on size, finish and site conditions, and you get a written, itemised quotation after the survey.
A single storey extension typically takes around 10 to 14 weeks on site once work starts. Design, any planning decision and Building Regulations approval come before that and are separate stages. Double storey projects and loft conversions can take longer. We give you a schedule before work begins.
Also working near Beeston
Stapleford is also in Broxtowe, so the planning process is the same. Long Eaton is across the county border in Derbyshire.
Find out what your Beeston home can take
Book a free survey and we will tell you which planning route applies, what the extension could look like and what it is likely to cost, in writing.