March cart lodges, in the East Anglian tradition

At about 28 miles west of Brandon, March is close to as far out as we go. We do take work on in this part of Cambridgeshire, and at this distance we would rather tell you straight away whether your job is worth the journey.

March falls under Fenland District Council. That matters as soon as a project involves a structural alteration or anything outside the existing footprint, because the application and the inspections go through them. We build to what has been approved and work to the inspection stages on the programme.

Fen soil and a century of ground movement have left very little of the Victorian stock level. Plots in March run from riverside frontages to standard estate gardens. Between them they decide what is worth drawing. It is the difference between a job that runs to plan and one that needs scribing to every surface. We price from the property, never from a template.

At roughly 28 miles it is outside our core area, so it depends on the size of the job. For a full cart lodge the travel is usually worth it for both of us. For a small one day job it honestly is not, and we would rather tell you that than quote a price that reflects the driving.

March grew with the railway, so solid Victorian and Edwardian stock sits alongside later housing. That decides the materials and proportions a new structure needs if it is going to look right next to the house.

Fen soil and a century of ground movement have left very little of the Victorian stock level. For anything touching the ground or the footprint it can affect the foundations, the design or the consent route.

It depends on the size and position of the work and on the property, and the decision belongs to the council rather than to us. Listed buildings and conservation areas are where it is most worth checking early. The council to ask in March is Fenland District Council, and we can point you at the right department once we have seen the job.

Yes. The nearest other towns on our list to March are Ely, Downham Market, Soham, Huntingdon and Feltwell, and the villages in between are covered as well. Each of those has its own page for cart lodge work, linked further down this page.

Yes. It most often runs alongside extension work, first fix carpentry and renovation work, and because one team does the carpentry throughout there is no gap between trades. At about 28 miles from our base, putting the work into one programme also means one run of travel instead of several.

Call 07539 278705 or send the enquiry form with a line about the job. At roughly 28 miles away we will talk the job through by phone first, so neither of us makes a wasted trip. The quote costs nothing.