Covering Lancashire
Our coverage across Lancashire includes Preston, Burnley, Blackburn and Blackpool.
Homes in the North West
Terraced housing is a defining feature of many North West towns, which brings party walls and narrow access into most projects, with more space to extend on suburban semis.
What is included in a knock down and rebuild in Lancashire?
Knock down and rebuild means demolishing an existing house and building a new one in its place, often a bungalow or poorly built post-war house replaced by a larger, more efficient home. Because the new house counts as a new dwelling, the build is usually zero-rated for VAT.
- Planning application for the replacement dwelling
- Asbestos survey, demolition notice and service disconnections
- Reconnection of services and landscaping
How much should I budget for a knock down and rebuild?
Typical ranges for knock down and rebuild. Ground conditions, access and specification move the final figure, which we fix in writing before work starts.
| Knock down and rebuild | Guide price |
|---|---|
| Demolition and site clearance (total) | £15,000 to £35,000 |
| Rebuild, standard specification (per m²) | £2,100 to £2,600 per m² |
| Rebuild, good specification (per m²) | £2,600 to £3,100 per m² |
| Rebuild, high specification (per m²) | £3,100 to £3,700 per m² |
What approvals does a knock down and rebuild need in England?
Projects in England go through two separate checks. Planning (or confirmation that the work is permitted development) comes from the district, borough or unitary council, and building regulations approval comes from the council’s building control team or a registered building control approver. Where work touches a shared wall or digs near a neighbour’s foundations, the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 applies.
This needs full planning permission from the council. We prepare the drawings and supporting documents, submit the application and respond to the planning officer.
What can change the price or programme?
- You will need somewhere to live for most of a year.
- Planning policy on replacement dwellings varies, especially in green belt and countryside.
How does the project run?
- Start with a conversation. A short call or the online form is enough for us to understand what you want to build.
- Site visit. We walk the plot or existing house, look at access, levels, services and boundaries, and talk through what could be built.
- Price and paperwork. The design is priced line by line, and we submit the planning and building control applications.
- Build and hand over. Our teams build to the programme, building control inspects, and you get the completion paperwork at the end.
Your questions answered
Do I need planning permission?
Yes, for the replacement dwelling.
How long does it take?
Around 36 to 60 weeks including demolition.
Do you work in Lancashire?
Yes. Lancashire is within our coverage for knock down and rebuild, along with nearby Preston and Burnley.
Other towns nearby
- Knock down and rebuild in Preston
- Knock down and rebuild in Burnley
- Knock down and rebuild in Blackburn
- Knock down and rebuild in Blackpool
- Knock down and rebuild in Morecambe
- Knock down and rebuild in Lancaster
- Knock down and rebuild in Lytham St Annes
- Knock down and rebuild in Skelmersdale
- Knock down and rebuild in Leyland
- Knock down and rebuild in Accrington
- Knock down and rebuild in Chorley
- Knock down and rebuild in Darwen
- Knock down and rebuild in Thornton-Cleveleys
- Knock down and rebuild in Nelson
- Knock down and rebuild in Fleetwood
- Knock down and rebuild in Ormskirk
- Knock down and rebuild in Rawtenstall
Learn more about knock down and rebuild, or see every project we cover in Lancashire.