We specialise in garden buildings for New Homes & Developments.
Our Buildings cost far less than an extension and unlike a loft or garage conversion they add extra space. A quality garden room usually also increases your home’s value by more than it could cost.
CAUTION – Many newer homes may need permission for a Garden Building. Read below to avoid an illegal building and expensive consequences.
If considering a move, why not look for a property with sufficient bedrooms and room in the garden to add another room.
Our recommendations before buying
Permitted Development Rights (PDR)
Permitted Development Rights (PDR) allow many homeowners to build a garden building without seeking any permission (although some other rules may apply). PDR is often withdrawn and restrictions placed on newer developments and even single dwelling builds. This is to control over development of a site and meaning you need to seek Local Authority approval to build. The original planning approval is often available online but may also have restrictions, so best to check it out.
Permission
Many Developers and Builders will also insist on seeking their permission. This could be help enforce Planning rules as well as ensuring against unattractive garden development in an area they are still building and selling. This is normally a formality and a small fee may apply. Good news is that we offer a FREE report to use as your application.
Like many other homeowners our customers here discovered they needed permission to build this garden room on a new build development.
The process is quick and easy, we even provide the documents needed to seek permission. Ensuring our building is legal and has added value to this home and avoided the hassle and costs of missing permissions should the home be sold.
Still got questions? Planning, Tree Protection orders, Buildings Regulations, AONB, Conservation Areas, Flood Plain or something else? Ask Andy for a No Pressure response and planning guidance.
Kingdom Rooms offer a Design before you Buy service. We can design a building and offer a fixed price with a provisional build start date before you complete on a house purchase. A great way to jump the queue and start your build quicker when ready and secure offer prices.
Visit our unique Show Site, view our buildings and see for yourself just how our affordable quality buildings differs from posh sheds.
As well as standard designs, our Bespoke Buildings can be produced to any size or shape for domestic or commercial use.
Andy Young, our Award Winning Founder has worked in the Home Improvement Industry since 1986.
Andy’s video provides insights into garden buildings on new home sites. Avoiding expensive issues with planning permissions and permitted development rights. Well worth a watch…
Choosing Kingdom Rooms means using a professional installer, recognised as the ‘Best in Berkshire’*. Quotations from our own software includes a fixed price, drawings, comprehensive specification and developers permission pack for a fully managed and guaranteed building built too last.
We assisted our customer in a straight forward process of seeking and obtaining permission from the house builder
This Berkshire Garden Room is used as a home office and leisure space. This example is stunning result was part of a Nationwide feature undertaken by the builder. The site was a ‘mud bath’ before we started and our landscaper concluded.
Testimonials
I recently visited the Kingdom Rooms showroom and was very impressed with what I saw. Here are some of the things that stood out to me: High-Quality Construction: They... read more
Jiacheng Sun11 March 2024
Andy was most informative and professional with no hard sale.
Jeanette Lewis11 March 2024
I recently had the pleasure of meeting Andy from Kingdom Rooms for my garden house project and I couldn't be happier with the initial consultation. Andy's professionalism and expertise were... read more
Kiran Kaur4 March 2024
Responsible builders will want to ensure that your plans do not fall foul of any original Local Authority planning approvals they obtained. Working hard to keep any development or ‘estate’ looking it’s best, they may also want to ensure against the creation of any unsightly buildings
As well as the cost of a building, the budget for any furniture inside and then a path, patio or decking outside. You do not want to walk into a smart building with muddy shoes and creating a feature outside could help to frame and highlight your new building.
Firstly, opt for a quotation, these are a fixed price compared to an estimate which is estimated with a final bill that may vary. Then to ensure that you and your supplier are happy all the way through, insist on a thorough quotation, detailing what is and what is not included. Our quotation has 7 pages of information. There are lots to read but it has avoided disappointment and led to items being clarified before we even.
If not a habitable building, usually the only regulation to follow will be Part P for Electrical Safety. Kingdom Rooms feel this omission leaves many structures susceptible to becoming outdated or poorly performing. We use safety glass throughout (even the small windows), as the garden can be a barefoot risk area. We use energy-saving A+ Rated windows and doors to compliment our incredibly insulating walls, floor and roof.
Consider the uses for the building and sketch out how you would set out and furniture inside. Planning could allow up half the area of your building but do not create something that negatively dominates a plot.
Non-treated and cheap timber structures with poor insulation sat directly upon non-insulated concrete can attract dampness that will start rot and reduce a building’s useful life to a few years. Quality insulated and ventilated structures can last as long as a brick-built house. Like the Elizabethans, Georgians and Victorians, many of their good designs and quality timber-framed buildings still exist today.
Some structures with thinner walls, non-strengthened glass and simple locks will be more susceptible. Our windows and doors include interior glazing, heat-treated safety glass and insurance-approved locks as standard. We assume you could leave valuables in your building, so why not secure them as you would your home? Our frames are suitable to add contacts to connect to many existing house alarms, CCTV and security systems.
Electrics can be connected but your existing home consumer unit (fuse box) will need to meet current Building Regulations and be up to the task. Water and waste can be installed but this could require a pump due to distance and the need for Building Regulations for the structure.
