Most of Wickford was built from the 1960s onwards, and its family houses on estates around Shotgate, Runwell, Nevendon and the town centre often have just the right garden for a kitchen extension. We design and build kitchen and kitchen-diner extensions right across Wickford, and kitchen extensions are all we do.
Kitchen extensions for Wickford homes
Wickford’s newer housing often has a small kitchen and a separate dining room, so the most popular projects here are:
- Open-plan kitchen-diners on 1960s to 1980s houses, taking out the wall between kitchen and dining room and extending into the garden to make one family room. See our open-plan kitchen-diner guide.
- Rear extensions on semis and link-detached homes, with bifold or sliding doors across the back and a roof lantern over the dining table. See our rear extension guide.
- Wrap-arounds on detached homes with side access, where the space beside the house and behind it becomes one L-shaped kitchen. See our wrap-around guide.
Kitchen extension costs in Wickford
A typical single-storey kitchen extension in Wickford costs roughly £41,000 to £76,000 to build, depending on size, type and finish, with the kitchen itself on top. Knocking through a load-bearing wall adds steelwork, and a wrap-around sits at the top of the range. For a guide price for your own home, use the 60-second estimator, and see our full cost guide for what drives the price.
Planning permission in Wickford
Planning in Wickford is handled by Basildon Borough Council. Many single-storey rear extensions can go ahead under permitted development or the prior approval process, without a full planning application. Two local points are worth checking early. Some estates were approved with a condition that removed permitted development rights, so an extension that would be allowed elsewhere needs an application here. And a few streets near the River Crouch sit in a flood zone, where the floor level and materials need a little more thought. We check your address and advise on the right route at the free consultation, and we arrange the drawings with an architect we recommend, then handle the applications and building control. Our planning guide explains the rules in full.
Newer estates. If your house was built in the last forty years or so, its original planning permission may have removed permitted development rights. We look up the planning history for your address before any design work, so there are no surprises.
Areas of Wickford we cover
We work across every part of Wickford (SS11 and SS12), including the town centre, Shotgate, Runwell, Nevendon, Brock Hill and out towards Battlesbridge. Nearby we build in Rayleigh, Hockley, Benfleet and across the rest of South Essex.
Wickford kitchen extension questions
Do I need planning permission for a kitchen extension in Wickford?
Often not. Single-storey rear extensions up to 3 metres on a semi or terrace, or 4 metres on a detached house, are usually permitted development, and larger ones can often use prior approval. If your estate’s permitted development rights were removed when it was built, or you want a side extension, you will need a planning application to Basildon Borough Council.
How do I know if my permitted development rights were removed?
It is written as a condition on the planning permission for your house or estate, which is on Basildon Borough Council’s planning records. We check it for you before any design work starts.
Can you take out the wall between my kitchen and dining room?
Yes, it is the heart of most open-plan kitchen-diner extensions. If the wall is load-bearing, a structural engineer designs a steel beam to carry it, and building control signs it off.
How much does a kitchen extension cost in Wickford?
Most come in between about £41,000 and £76,000 for the build, plus the kitchen. Size, glazing, the roof and any steelwork make the biggest difference. The estimator gives you a range for your home in about a minute.
