Winnersh, Wokingham RG41
Single storey side and rear extensions to a detached house, with a wide glazed opening to the garden and brickwork matching the host dwelling. The package included a biodiversity statement, and we handled the officer's site visit during the application.
24 Lenham Close in Winnersh is a detached house where the owners wanted more ground floor living space, a better kitchen and a stronger link to the garden.
Single storey side and rear extensions wrap the ground floor, creating an open kitchen, dining and family area with a wide glazed opening to the garden. The extensions use brickwork that matches the host dwelling and a roof form that keeps the eaves low along the boundary. The layout also reorganises the porch and garage area at the front.
Wokingham Borough Council asks for a short biodiversity statement where roof work could affect bats, so we prepared one with the application. We also handled the case officer's site visit during the application and answered questions on the depth and height of the extensions.
The package comprised proposed elevations, floor plans and block plan. It is a straightforward example of the kind of single storey scheme that suits many of the detached homes in Winnersh and Wokingham.
Combining side and rear extensions into one addition gives the largest open plan space, but it needs care at the corner, where the roofs meet, and along the boundary. Keeping the eaves low and using a simple roof form avoided a bulky appearance.
Our records list the project as a single storey rear extension with garage and porch alterations, all handled in one application, giving the front of the house a more defined entrance.
When a case officer visits, they look at the boundary, the neighbours' windows and the street. We explain the design and answer questions, which can resolve concerns before they become formal objections.
Further single storey projects appear on our single storey extensions page.
The biodiversity statement confirmed, with reference to Wokingham's mapping, that the works would not affect protected species, which allowed the application to proceed without a separate survey.
The new layout groups kitchen, dining and family space together at the rear, with a utility and storage towards the side.
Brickwork, roof tiles and window frames all match the existing house, so the extensions look like part of the original building rather than later additions. The glazed opening to the garden is the only deliberately different element.
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