Home extensions in Stapleford
We design and build rear and side extensions, side return infills, double storey extensions and loft conversions for homes in Stapleford and the Broxtowe side of NG9. The survey, drawings, approvals and build all run through one team.
Stapleford sits right on the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire border, so we start by confirming whether your address falls under Broxtowe Borough Council or, across the Erewash, Erewash Borough Council.
- Free survey, then a written, itemised quotation
- Planning, Building Regulations and party wall steps planned from the start
- Call 0115 990 2782 to discuss your project
Broxtowe or Erewash: start with the right council
Stapleford is in Broxtowe Borough Council’s area, the same authority that covers Beeston and Bramcote. Planning applications for Stapleford homes go to Broxtowe. Sandiacre, just over the River Erewash, is in Derbyshire and is covered by Erewash Borough Council instead, with its own policies and validation requirements.
For Building Regulations you can use the council’s building control service or a registered building control approver (the new name for an approved inspector). Either one checks the drawings, inspects the work at key stages and issues a completion certificate.
The town’s housing ranges from older terraces near the centre to inter-war semis and later family homes further out. Terraces often have a narrow side return and shared walls on both sides, while wider semis may have room for a rear or double storey extension. We look at each house on its own terms, including boundaries, drains and how the neighbouring homes sit.
Areas we cover
Stapleford town centre, Bramcote Hills, Hickings Lane, Trowell Road, the Sandiacre border and the streets around Derby Road.
At the free survey
- Measure the house and garden
- Check drains, access and boundaries
- Confirm the council and planning route
- Note any party wall work
Extending a terrace or semi with shared walls
A side return extension fills the narrow strip beside the back of a terraced house, usually to widen a galley kitchen into a kitchen-diner. It’s one of the most common ways to add ground floor space where the garden is short.
On planning, a side return infill is judged against the side extension limits: single storey, no more than 4m high and no wider than half the width of the original house. If it joins onto a rear extension, the combined shape is judged against both the rear and side limits, which often means a full application to Broxtowe Borough Council. Your property needs to be checked either way.
Shared walls bring in the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. It sits alongside planning and Building Regulations, and it’s about protecting your neighbour’s property during the work.
When party wall notice is usually needed
- Building a new wall on or astride the boundary line: at least one month’s notice.
- Work to an existing party wall, such as cutting in steel beams or raising it: at least two months’ notice.
- Digging foundations within 3m of a neighbouring building and deeper than its foundations: at least one month’s notice.
If a neighbour doesn’t agree in writing, a party wall surveyor prepares an award. We identify party wall work at the design stage so notices can be served in good time.
Related guides
Extension services in Stapleford
Rear extensions
A larger kitchen, dining or family room built across the back of the house.
Rear extension options →Side extensions
Side returns and side extensions that widen a narrow ground floor.
Side extension options →Double storey extensions
Extra bedrooms upstairs and more living space below in one project.
Double storey options →Loft conversions
A bedroom, office or bathroom in the roof, with no loss of garden.
Loft conversion options →Wrap around extensions
Rear and side space joined into one open ground floor.
Wrap around options →Orangeries and conservatories
Glazed rooms that open onto the garden and can be used through the year.
Orangery and conservatory options →Indicative extension costs in Stapleford
| Project type | Typical size | Guide range (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Single storey rear extension | 15-25 m² | £42,000 to £70,000 |
| Side return infill | 8-14 m² | £35,000 to £55,000 |
| Double storey extension | 25-40 m² | £80,000 to £135,000 |
| Wrap around extension | 30-45 m² | £95,000 to £160,000 |
| Loft conversion | 20-35 m² | £42,000 to £75,000 |
| Orangery or conservatory | 12-20 m² | £25,000 to £50,000 |
Indicative guide ranges, not quotes. Your price depends on size, specification, ground conditions, structural work, finishes and any party wall costs. After the survey you receive a written, itemised quotation.
How the timeline breaks down
Each stage has its own timescale. None of these is a guarantee; your schedule is set out with your quotation.
| Stage | What happens | Typical timing |
|---|---|---|
| Design | Survey, options and drawings | Depends on the options you explore and how quickly decisions are made |
| Planning (if needed) | Application to Broxtowe Borough Council | Councils aim to decide most householder applications within 8 weeks of validation |
| Building Regulations | Full plans submitted to your chosen building control body | Council full plans decisions within 5 weeks, or 2 months by agreement |
| Party wall | Notices served on affected neighbours | 1 or 2 months’ notice, depending on the work |
| Build | Groundworks, structure, roof, fit-out and finishes | Around 10 to 14 weeks on site for a single storey extension, as a guide; longer for double storey work and lofts |
How a Stapleford project runs
Free survey
We visit, measure up and talk through what you want the extra space to do.
Design and quotation
Drawings and a written, itemised quotation based on your house and budget.
Approvals
Permitted development checks or a Broxtowe planning application, Building Regulations and any party wall notices.
Build
Foundations, drainage, structure and roof so the extension is weathertight, then fit-out.
Handover
Final checks, building control sign-off and your certificates.
See the work before you decide
You can see completed projects on our project gallery and read how we check feedback on the reviews page. Reviews are only published once they’ve been matched to a real job.
When we visit for the survey, ask about talking to a past customer with a similar house or project.
Questions to bring
How you’ll use the space, your budget range, and any earlier planning paperwork or building control certificates for the house.
Stapleford extension questions
Broxtowe Borough Council. If you’re on the Sandiacre side of the River Erewash, you’re in Derbyshire and your application goes to Erewash Borough Council. Your council tax bill confirms which one you’re under.
It may fall under permitted development, depending on the property and applicable restrictions. The infill must be single storey, no more than 4m high and no wider than half the original house. If it wraps around a rear extension, a full application is often needed.
If the work involves a shared wall, building on the boundary or digging close to their foundations, you need to serve notice under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. If you apply for planning permission, the council also notifies neighbours as part of its process.
Our indicative guide range is £35,000 to £55,000 for around 8 to 14 m². A single storey rear extension is £42,000 to £70,000 as a guide. You get a written, itemised quotation after the survey.
Either the council’s building control service or a registered building control approver. They inspect the work at set stages and issue a completion certificate at the end, which you’ll want to keep for when you sell.
Yes. Tight access affects how materials come in and how waste goes out, so we plan it at the survey and allow for it in the quotation. Party wall steps are planned at the same time.
Book a survey and get the facts for your house
We’ll confirm your council, the likely planning route and any party wall work, then send a written, itemised quotation.
Extensions near Stapleford
Beeston shares Broxtowe Borough Council with Stapleford. Long Eaton is in Derbyshire and covered by Erewash Borough Council.