Builders in Liphook, Petersfield and Hindhead

Liphook is a large Hampshire village on the Surrey border, falling within East Hampshire District Council's administrative area. The village has a mix of housing types, from Victorian and Edwardian properties around the old village centre to large postwar and more recent detached homes on the surrounding rural lanes and within the settlement boundary.

Parts of Liphook fall within or immediately adjacent to the South Downs National Park, and the village's rural fringes are subject to the National Park Authority's planning policies. Extensions and alterations to properties within the National Park boundary are subject to more scrutiny than those in East Hampshire District Council's area, and Permitted Development rights may be restricted.

We carry out extensions, loft conversions and renovation projects throughout Liphook, and we are well versed in the distinction between properties that fall within the National Park and those that do not. Where a planning application is required, we can assist in developing a design that is sympathetic to the landscape and likely to be supported.

Hindhead sits on the Surrey/Hampshire border at one of the highest points in the county, within the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is administered by Waverley Borough Council on the Surrey side and by East Hampshire District Council on the Hampshire side, and properties close to the boundary can sometimes fall within unexpected administrative areas.

The AONB designation in the Hindhead area is taken seriously by both local planning authorities, and development that does not preserve or enhance the special character of the landscape is unlikely to receive support. We have experience designing and delivering extensions and conversions in this area that work within these constraints, using materials such as stone, render, clay tile and timber that are appropriate to the landscape character.

Hindhead and the surrounding villages of Grayshott and Bramshott Chase have a significant number of Arts and Crafts and vernacular revival houses built in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods, when the area was a fashionable retreat for London professionals. These properties have distinctive architectural characters that deserve a sensitive approach to any alteration or extension.