Common building projects

• Extending your home - do you need permission?
  Common building projects
• Party wall information
• Registered designers and builders

Extending your home - do you need permission?

By following the link below you will find planning and building regulations guidance for many common building work projects for the home.

You can also read case studies outlining people's real experience of tackling a number of the projects.

If you require any further information please contact us.

Adur & Worthing Councils also have a booklet containing information about extending your home:

• LABC Guide to extending your home (8,913KB)

You may also be interested in our:

• LABC Guide to renovating your home (8,526KB)

The Planning Portal website lists common building projects:
(with an interactive house, terraced house and mini guides)

• Common building projects - do you need permission?
  (on the Planning Portal website)

See also ...

• Types of application explained
• The Building Regulations process explained
• You may also require planning permission

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Party wall information

The following external websites offer useful information and advice about party walls:

• Party Wall information - on the Planing Portal website
• Party Wall and building works - on the GOV.UK website
• Party Wall information - on the GOV.UK website

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Registered designers and builders

The following designers and builders are registered with us through the LABC partnership scheme.

Whilst we are not able to recommend anyone, if you are planning to build a new home or extend, convert or renovate your existing one, they are able to produce planning and building regulations drawings for you and submit them to us on your behalf.

Links to their website have been provided if available where you can find their contact details and information about what they can offer, or a phone number/email address is given if no website is available.

Designers

listed alphabetically:

• BSB Party Wall and Architectural Services, Steve Barrett (website)
• CG Design: 01903 243 741
  email: cgdesign30@btinternet.com
• ECE architecture (website)
• Empire Architectural Design (website)
• James Breckell Architects
• Paula Philp architecture: 07506 147 058
  email: pphilparchitecture@gmail.com
• Peter Wilson architect (website)
• Richard Robinson Architects (website)

Builders

listed alphabetically:

• DCB Carpentry: 01903 525701
  email: dcbcarpentry@live.co.uk
• Buff Builders (website)
• Darco Contractors (website)
• Empire Construction Group (website)
• iWorks Ltd (website)
• James Roofing: 01903 693468 or 07765 347 404
  email: greedylab@gmail.com
• JB Sussex (website)
• M. Jupp Construction (website)
• Malley Carpentry and Building (website
• Miller Redshaw (website)
• Samuel's Loft Conversions (website) 
• Southern Property Solutions
• Spendex Construction
• PG Property (website)

For more about the LABC Partnership Scheme see:

• What is the LABC Partner Authority Scheme? (on the LABC website)
• Designers and Builders - Are you an LABC partner? (on the LABC website)

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