Looking for builders in Redditch who understand both a 1970s New Town home in Winyates and an older house near Church Green? Whether you want a loft bedroom in Matchborough, a kitchen extension in Headless Cross or a garage conversion in Church Hill, the right plan starts with when and how your house was built.
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As a building company in Redditch and across the West Midlands, 5K Construction works from our base at 40A Oaklands Rd in Wolverhampton, to the north. We have more than 10 years of experience and over 500 completed projects. Every project starts with a site survey at your home and a written quote.
Redditch was designated a New Town on 10 April 1964, and the Redditch Development Corporation shaped the town until it was wound up on 31 March 1985 (TCPA). Many homes built in that period come with their own planning history, so we survey your home, explain the approvals you need and help you through the application before work begins.
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Many terraced and semi-detached houses on Redditch's New Town estates have room in the roof for a bedroom and en-suite. Our loft conversions include rooflight, dormer, hip to gable and mansard designs. Outside a conservation area, a loft is usually permitted development within 40 cubic metres on a terrace or 50 cubic metres on other houses (Planning Portal), unless a planning condition on the estate has removed those rights.
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Our house extensions cover single storey, double storey, side return and wrap around designs. On most semis, a single storey rear extension of up to 3 metres can go ahead without planning permission, or 4 metres on a detached house (Planning Portal). On estate homes, neighbouring layouts, shared paths and access can affect what fits, so we check the layout before drawing anything.
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Opening a kitchen into the dining room is a popular way to create a larger family space. Our kitchen installation team handles the structural alterations, steel beams sized by a structural engineer, plastering, flooring and the full fit-out as one job.
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Our bathroom installation service covers family bathrooms, en-suites and wet rooms. A new en-suite in a loft is planned with the loft itself, so drainage runs and ventilation are agreed before the floor goes down.
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Many homes built in the 1970s and 1980s can now benefit from new kitchens, bathrooms, layouts and energy upgrades done together. Our renovation and refurbishment service brings this into one schedule of works, whether the house is on a New Town estate or in the older parts of town.
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Garage conversions in Redditch are a practical way to add a study or playroom to a family home in Church Hill, Woodrow or Lodge Park. Our home improvements service also covers plastering and rendering, flooring, joinery, and painting and decorating.
Learn moreIn Redditch, the same plan can need different approvals depending on your estate's planning history and whether your street is in a conservation area. Tell us what you want and we will check the house first.
Every Redditch job runs through five stages with one point of contact and full project management. Read more on how we work.
Before New Town status, Redditch was a small town of about 35,000 people. Between 1964 and 1985 the Redditch Development Corporation built new communities such as Winyates, Church Hill, Woodrow and Matchborough, including more than 10,000 affordable rented homes (Redditch Borough Council housing market assessment).
Sources: Redditch Borough Council housing market assessment; Church Green Conservation Area appraisal; Redditch Borough Council conservation areas leaflet; New Town house types from Arden Estates.
Most Redditch homes built between 1964 and 1985 were planned as part of whole neighbourhoods, so the original planning permission still matters when you extend. Check these points before you design.
| What to check | Why it matters | Where to check |
|---|---|---|
| Planning conditions | Estate permissions can include conditions that remove permitted development rights, so an extension may need an application even outside a conservation area | Redditch Borough Council planning history for your address |
| Permitted development limits | Rear extensions up to 3 m (semi or terrace) or 4 m (detached), and lofts up to 40 or 50 cubic metres, if rights are intact | Planning Portal |
| Lawful Development Certificate | Written proof that your project is permitted development, useful when you sell | Redditch Borough Council |
| Party walls | Many estate homes are terraced or semi-detached, so steel beams and nearby foundations need notices | GOV.UK Party Wall Act guidance |
| Flood risk | Some homes sit near the River Arrow and its tributaries | GOV.UK long-term flood risk, using Environment Agency data |
Redditch Borough has two conservation areas: Church Green in the town centre and Feckenham (Redditch Borough Council).
| Conservation area | What it covers | Key dates |
|---|---|---|
| Church Green | The historic town centre around St Stephen's Church and the green; about 4.13 hectares with 17 buildings on the Local Heritage List | Designated by Worcestershire County Council on 6 August 1971, extended in 1978 and 2006, and reviewed in 2021, when 5 to 11 Alcester Street were proposed for inclusion |
| Feckenham | A village with many fine timber-framed buildings | See the council's Feckenham management plan |
Sources: Church Green Conservation Area appraisal; Redditch Borough Council executive report, 2021; Redditch Borough Council report on Church Green; Redditch Borough Council issues and options document.
In a conservation area you have fewer permitted development rights: side extensions, rear extensions over one storey and roof enlargements all need planning permission. If your home is listed, almost any change that affects its character needs Listed Building Consent, inside as well as out, and there is no fee for that application. Historic England keeps the national list of listed buildings, and you can search it online.
Often not for a loft or rear extension on a house outside a conservation area, as long as no planning condition has removed your rights. Inside a conservation area, or on a listed house, the answer is usually yes.
| Project | Outside a conservation area | Inside a conservation area |
|---|---|---|
| Single storey rear extension | Up to 3 m (semi or terrace) or 4 m (detached); up to 6 m or 8 m through prior approval | 3 m or 4 m limits only, no prior approval route |
| Side extension | Single storey, within set limits | Needs householder planning permission |
| Two storey rear extension | Within 3 m of the rear wall and 7 m from the rear boundary | Needs householder planning permission |
| Loft conversion or dormer | Up to 40 cubic metres (terrace) or 50 cubic metres (other houses) | Roof enlargements need planning permission |
Sources: Planning Portal extensions; Planning Portal loft conversions.
A householder planning application in England costs £548 from 1 April 2026 (Ribble Valley Borough Council fee table, based on the national regulations). If your project is permitted development, a Lawful Development Certificate gives you written proof for when you sell.
Building regulations approval is needed for almost every loft conversion, extension and structural alteration, even when planning permission is not. In Redditch the local authority service is North Worcestershire Building Control, a partnership of Bromsgrove District Council, Redditch Borough Council and Wyre Forest District Council that began on 1 November 2011 and is hosted by Bromsgrove (Wyre Forest District Council; Redditch Borough Council). You can also use a registered building control approver from the Planning Portal approver search.
The regulations that most often apply are Part A (structure), Part B (fire safety), Part F (ventilation), Part L (energy), Part M (access) and Part P (electrical safety).
Keep the completion certificate safe, because buyers' solicitors will ask for it.
Work on an existing party wall, such as inserting steel beams
A new wall on the boundary line
Foundations within 3 m (or 6 m in some cases) of a neighbour's building
Sources: GOV.UK Party Wall Act guidance; GOV.UK example notice letter. Notices stay valid for one year, and the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 applies to most lofts and rear extensions on terraced and semi-detached homes.
If someone in your home is disabled, you may be able to get a Disabled Facilities Grant towards changes such as a level access shower, stairlift or downstairs bedroom extension (GOV.UK). Apply through the GOV.UK council finder before any work starts.
You can also read our planning and building regulations help.
We work across the whole borough, home to around 87,000 people at the 2021 Census (ONS). If you are searching for builders near me anywhere in Redditch, the same team covers every area below.
Town centre and Church GreenB97, B98St Stephen's Church, Redditch Town Hall
Winyates, Matchborough and Church HillB98Arrow Valley Country ParkWoodrow, Lodge Park and GreenlandsB98Arrow Valley Country ParkAbbeydale and RiversideB98Forge Mill Needle Museum, Bordesley Abbey ruins
Headless Cross, Crabbs Cross, Batchley, Webheath and BrockhillB97West and south of the town centreAstwood Bank and FeckenhamB96Feckenham conservation areaGuide prices help you set a budget, but in Redditch the planning history of your estate and the layout of neighbouring homes can change the cost as much as the size of the job. These are typical UK guide prices, not 5K Construction prices; your written quote after the site survey sets the real figure.
| Project | Typical UK guide price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Rooflight (Velux) loft conversion | Average £27,500 | HomeOwners Alliance, citing Checkatrade |
| Dormer loft conversion | Average £50,000 | HomeOwners Alliance, citing Checkatrade |
| Hip to gable loft conversion | Average £60,000 | HomeOwners Alliance, citing Checkatrade |
| Single storey extension, 20 m² | £40,000 to £56,000 | HomeOwners Alliance, citing Checkatrade |
| Garage conversion, 15 m² | £8,500 to £20,000 | HomeOwners Alliance |
| Kitchen fitting, labour only | £1,000 to £3,000 | MyJobQuote |
| Mid-range kitchen, supplied and fitted | £10,000 to £25,000 | Screwfix |
| New bathroom, medium size | Average £6,600 | MyJobQuote |
Extra costs that can apply in Redditch include a full planning application where estate conditions have removed permitted development rights, party wall surveys on terraced and semi-detached homes, and heritage statements in Church Green or Feckenham. Ask any builder how their stage payments work and what the schedule of works covers.
As building contractors in Redditch, we bring more than 10 years of experience and over 500 completed projects to local homes. Whether you need a builder in Redditch for one room or a whole house, one team and one point of contact look after it from start to finish. Every project starts with a site survey at your home and a written quote, and we explain the approvals you need and help you through the application before work begins. See our projects or read more about us.
Often, if permitted development rights are intact: a single storey rear extension can usually go 3 metres on a semi or terrace and 4 metres on a detached house. Estate permissions can include conditions that remove those rights, so 5K Construction checks the planning history for your address at the site survey.
Redditch was designated a New Town on 10 April 1964. The Redditch Development Corporation built new communities such as Winyates, Church Hill, Woodrow and Matchborough, including more than 10,000 affordable rented homes, before it was wound up on 31 March 1985. Many of those homes are now more than 40 years old.
Redditch Borough has two conservation areas: Church Green in the town centre, around St Stephen's Church, and Feckenham village. Most New Town estates are outside both. 5K Construction checks your address at the site survey, before any design work starts, so you know which rules apply to your home.
Not usually, if the house is outside a conservation area, no planning condition has removed your rights and the extra roof space stays within 40 cubic metres on a terrace or 50 cubic metres on other houses. In Church Green or Feckenham, a dormer needs planning permission from Redditch Borough Council.
North Worcestershire Building Control, a partnership of Bromsgrove, Redditch and Wyre Forest councils hosted by Bromsgrove, has handled building control since 1 November 2011. You can also use a registered building control approver. Either way, keep the completion certificate safe, because buyers' solicitors will ask for it when you sell.
Usually, yes. Many Redditch estate homes are terraced or semi-detached, so cutting steel beams into a shared wall needs at least two months' notice under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, and digging foundations near a neighbour's building needs at least one month. Notices stay valid for one year.
A householder planning application in England costs £548 from 1 April 2026, under the national fee regulations, and that covers extensions and alterations to a single house. Listed Building Consent on its own has no fee. If your project is permitted development, a Lawful Development Certificate gives written proof for when you sell.
5K Construction covers the whole borough across B96, B97 and B98, including the town centre, Winyates, Matchborough, Church Hill, Woodrow, Lodge Park, Greenlands, Abbeydale, Headless Cross, Crabbs Cross, Batchley, Webheath, Brockhill, Astwood Bank and Feckenham. The same team and one point of contact look after every project, from the site survey to sign-off.
Every project starts with a site survey at your home and a written quote. Call 07505 937668 or book through our contact page. At the survey we check the structure, the planning history of your estate and any conservation area rules, so your quote reflects the real house and the real approvals.
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Whether it is a loft in Matchborough, an extension in Headless Cross or a garage conversion in Church Hill, the first step is the same. Every project starts with a site survey at your home and a written quote.
