Winnersh, Wokingham RG41
Remodelling of a bungalow with an enlarged roof, side dormers and a gabled rear extension, creating first floor accommodation. Side-facing windows are obscure glazed and fixed below 1.7m to protect neighbours' privacy, with hanging tiles and brickwork matching the existing house.
20 King Street Lane in Winnersh was a bungalow that the owners wanted to turn into a family home with bedrooms on a new first floor. Rather than demolish, the scheme remodels the existing building with an enlarged roof, side dormers and a gabled rear extension.
The enlarged roof creates first floor accommodation while keeping the overall height modest. Side dormers provide headroom for the bedrooms and bathroom, and the gabled rear extension adds a large kitchen and living space on the ground floor. Hanging tiles on the dormers and brickwork that matches the existing house give the remodelled building a consistent finish.
Because the dormers face the neighbours, all side facing windows are obscure glazed and fixed below 1.7 metres above the floor. This privacy led window design meant the scheme could add a full first floor without overlooking the gardens on either side.
The application included proposed elevations, floor plans, roof plan and site plan, together with a biodiversity statement for Wokingham Borough Council. The council approved the scheme in 2026.
Bungalows on generous plots in Winnersh and across Wokingham Borough often have potential for a first floor. The challenge is to add space without the building looking heavy or overlooking neighbours. An enlarged roof with dormers keeps the eaves low and the profile softer than a full two storey house.
The gabled rear extension provides a large open kitchen and family room, with glazing to the garden. The front of the house keeps its existing arrangement, so the change is concentrated at the rear and in the roof.
Hanging tiles on the dormers reflect a common local material and help the larger roof read as a traditional form. Brickwork matches the existing walls.
Our records show a separate dormer application at this property too, part of a longer working relationship with the owners.
Wokingham asks for a short biodiversity statement where roof works could affect bats. Ours confirmed the position using the council's mapping, so no separate survey was needed before the decision.
The remodelled house gains first floor bedrooms and a bathroom, plus a much larger kitchen and family room on the ground floor, all within the existing plot and without losing the garden.
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