Extending a house in Soham

Soham is about 16 miles south west of Brandon and squarely inside our normal patch. Ely, Mildenhall and Newmarket are the same sort of distance from us, which puts this corner of Cambridgeshire well inside the area we cover.

Soham falls under East Cambridgeshire 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.

The recent estate plots in Soham are compact and regular. Soham combines fen edge ground with a lot of very new stock. Both of those shape what extension work can do here. None of that shows in a price list, which is why we come and look first. We price from the property, never from a template.

At about 16 miles from our base, getting out to measure up is straightforward rather than something we have to schedule weeks ahead. Call or send the enquiry form and we will arrange a time that suits you. The quote costs nothing.

Soham is an older fen edge core with a large amount of recent estate development around it. The existing house sets how a new structure has to meet it, from roof pitch to brick or boarding, so the build looks as though it belongs.

Soham combines fen edge ground with a lot of very new stock. 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. For a property in Soham the authority that decides is East Cambridgeshire District Council, and we will tell you plainly what we think before you contact them.

Yes. The nearest other towns on our list to Soham are Ely, Mildenhall, Newmarket, Lakenheath and Brandon, and the villages in between are covered as well. Each of those has its own page for extension work, linked further down this page.

Yes. It most often runs alongside first fix carpentry, kitchen fitting and renovation work, and because one team does the carpentry throughout there is no gap between trades. At about 16 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 16 miles away, a visit to measure up fits easily into a normal week. The quote costs nothing.