Covering Solihull
Alongside Solihull, we also cover Shirley, Acocks Green (3 miles to the north-west) and Birmingham.
Homes in the West Midlands
The West Midlands has a large stock of 1930s semis and Victorian terraces in red brick, so matching brick and roof tiles is often the key to an extension that looks original.
What do you get with a house-to-flat conversion?
We assess the house against the council’s policies on flat sizes, parking, bins and cycle storage before any design work, then design layouts to the space standards your council uses. On site the critical work is fire separation, sound insulation between floors, separate services and meters, and protected escape routes.
- Fire separation and sound insulation between flats
- Separate electrics, heating and metering
- Bin, cycle and amenity space works
What is the guide price for a house-to-flat conversion in Solihull?
Guide prices for house-to-flat conversions, including VAT where it applies. Your fixed price is confirmed in writing after the survey.
Priced on survey.
Planning and building rules in Solihull
In England we deal with the council’s planning team for permission or a lawful development certificate, with building control (the council or a registered building control approver) for inspections, and with neighbours under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 where it applies.
Dividing a house into flats always needs planning permission in England.
What should Solihull homeowners check first?
- Sound insulation between flats is tested on completion.
- Mortgage lenders and freehold arrangements need early legal advice.
How does the project run?
- Send us the details. Give us a postcode, a rough idea of size and some photos, by phone, form or the guide price tool.
- We visit and measure. A surveyor checks the house, the boundaries and the ground, and discusses what is realistic.
- Design and fixed price. You get drawings and a written price for the agreed specification before anything is ordered.
- We build it. Work follows an agreed programme, with inspections at each stage and a final sign-off.
Your questions answered
Does converting a house into flats need planning permission?
Yes, always. Subdividing a house into flats is development under planning law.
What are the main building regulations issues?
Fire separation between flats, protected escape routes, sound insulation and separate services.
Who deals with the council for a project in Solihull?
We do. We prepare the drawings, submit planning or permitted development paperwork if needed, and arrange building control inspections.
Also covering
- House-to-flat conversions in Shirley
- House-to-flat conversions in Acocks Green
- House-to-flat conversions in Birmingham
- House-to-flat conversions in Aston
Learn more about house-to-flat conversions, or see every project we cover in Solihull.