House Extensions in Evesham

Extensions on Evesham housing

Evesham sits in a loop of the Avon and parts of the town and the Vale villages are in the flood zone, which changes how an extension is built rather than whether it can be.

Where the Environment Agency maps put a plot at risk, Wychavon District Council may require a flood risk assessment with the application, and the construction itself is detailed for it: finished floor levels set above the likely flood line, solid floors rather than suspended timber, services brought in high, materials at low level that can be dried out rather than ripped out. None of that is exotic, but it has to be designed at the start, and it is one reason we survey before we quote here.

The other Evesham feature is the bungalow. Across Bengeworth, Hampton, Greenhill and villages such as Badsey and Offenham there is a large stock of postwar bungalows on wide plots, and extending one is often simpler than extending a house: single storey, no upstairs to work around, room to go sideways as well as back, and a roof that can be continued rather than redesigned. A bungalow extension is frequently paired with a loft conversion to add bedrooms above.

On the two storey estate housing at Fairfield the rear kitchen extension is the usual brief and is conventional. In the town centre conservation area, matched materials and a rear position are what get an application through.