Builders in the New Forest.
Extensions, conversions, kitchens, bathrooms and refurbishments across the New Forest, with one team organising every trade.
- 4.8 Which? Trusted Trader
- 10/10 Checkatrade
- Est. 2010
Builders in the New Forest
Building work across the New Forest.
We take on building work across the New Forest from our base in Southampton, including Totton, Lymington and Lyndhurst, which each have their own pages.
The work covers house extensions, loft and garage conversions, kitchens and bathrooms, renovations, refurbishments and bespoke carpentry, for homes and for businesses.
Every project starts with a free quotation and consultation. After that, we design with you, organise the trades and keep you informed until the handover.
For businesses, we refurbish and renovate commercial premises around your branding, and fit suspended ceilings and made-to-measure partitions. For homeowners, the work ranges from a single bathroom to a full house extension, with design support and planning advice as part of the service.
The business was founded in 2010 by Adrian Royle, who still runs it. We’re a Which? Trusted Trader, rated 4.8 out of 5 from 28 reviews, and a Checkatrade member since October 2011, scoring 10 out of 10 from 81 reviews. We’re fully insured, with public and employer’s liability cover, and every project starts with a free quotation and consultation, wherever you are in the Forest.
Our services
What we build in the New Forest.
Every service below is available in the New Forest. Where we have a page about that work in New Forest, the link takes you there.
- House ExtensionsMore living space without moving.
- Loft ConversionsBedrooms, home offices and bathrooms.
- Garage ConversionsA bedroom, office, gym or playroom.
- Kitchens & BathroomsDesigned with you, with samples to see.
- RenovationsHomes and commercial spaces.
- RefurbishmentsFrom minor repairs to a full refresh.
- Carpentry & JoineryStaircases, storage, doors and windows.
- Suspended Ceilings & PartitionsFor shops and offices.
How it works
Start with a postcode check.
In the New Forest, the first practical step for most projects is finding out whether your property is inside the National Park. Both the National Park Authority and New Forest District Council offer a postcode check, and the answer decides who you would apply to for planning permission.
It also affects what you can build without an application. Inside the Park, side extensions and rear extensions of more than one storey need permission, and exterior cladding isn’t permitted development. Internal work, such as a new kitchen or bathroom, is rarely affected unless the building is listed.
Once that’s clear, we design the project around your needs and your budget, handle any paperwork and organise every trade. A project manager keeps you updated, and at handover we talk you through the finished work.
Planning in the New Forest
Two planning authorities in the New Forest.
Planning in the New Forest depends on which side of the National Park boundary a property sits. Inside the Park, the New Forest National Park Authority decides applications; outside it, New Forest District Council does. Both offer a postcode check.
Inside the Park the rules for extensions are tighter: side extensions and rear extensions of more than one storey need planning permission, and exterior cladding isn’t permitted development. We’ll confirm which authority covers your home and what your project needs.
Before you start
Before your New Forest project.
Run the postcode check
The National Park Authority and New Forest District Council both offer one. It tells you who decides planning.
Know the Park’s rules
Inside the Park, more extensions need planning permission. Internal work is rarely affected.
Describe the project
Extension, conversion, kitchen, bathroom, renovation or refurbishment: tell us in your own words.
Bring a budget range
It helps us design to your budget from the free consultation onwards.
Nearby
Builders near the New Forest.
We’re based in Southampton and cover the New Forest and the places around it.
- Property refurbishment in Lyndhurst
- Builders in Lymington
- Builders in Totton
- Builders in Dibden Purlieu
It depends on your address. The National Park Authority decides inside the Park, and New Forest District Council decides outside it.
We cover the New Forest from Southampton, including Totton, Lymington and Lyndhurst.
It can. Inside the Park, more extensions need planning permission than elsewhere, and we’ll advise on your plans.
Yes. We refurbish and renovate commercial premises and fit suspended ceilings and partitions.
Start your project.
Tell us what you have in mind. We’ll arrange a free quotation and consultation to talk through your ideas, scope and budget.