Orangeries in Gloucestershire

Covering Gloucestershire

Our coverage across Gloucestershire includes Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud and Kingswood.

Homes in the South West

In the South West, matching local stone, render or slate is often the main design question, and conservation areas and listed buildings are common in historic towns.

What do you get with an orangery?

An orangery is a single-storey extension with brick piers or walls, large windows and a glazed lantern set into a solid, insulated roof. It sits between a conservatory and a full extension: lighter than an extension, warmer and more solid than a conservatory.

Design to suit the house style
Glazed roof lantern and windows or doors
Heating, electrics and decoration-ready finish

What will an orangery cost?

Use these ranges to budget for orangeries; the survey turns them into a fixed price for the agreed specification.

Orangeries	Guide price incl. VAT
Standard specification	£3,000 to £3,500 per m²
Good specification	£3,500 to £4,100 per m²
High specification	£4,100 to £4,800 per m²

What approvals does an orangery 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.

In England a single-storey rear extension can often go ahead under permitted development: up to 3 m deep on an attached house or 4 m on a detached one, no higher than 4 m, with eaves no higher than 3 m within 2 m of a boundary.

What can affect an orangery?

Solar-control glass in the lantern stops summer overheating.
Heating should be part of the house system, not a plug-in heater.

From first call to completion

Start with a conversation. A short call or the online form is enough for us to understand what you want to build.
Survey at your house. We look at the existing structure, services and access, and agree what the design needs to achieve.
Price and paperwork. The design is priced line by line, and we submit the planning and building control applications.
We build it. Work follows an agreed programme, with inspections at each stage and a final sign-off.

Questions about an orangery in Gloucestershire

How much does an orangery cost?

Typically £3,000 to £4,800 per square metre including VAT, or around £50,000 to £70,000 for a 16 m² orangery.

Does an orangery need building regulations?

Usually yes, because it is built as part of the house rather than as a separated conservatory.

Who deals with the council for a project in Gloucestershire?

We do. We prepare the drawings, submit planning or permitted development paperwork if needed, and arrange building control inspections.

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