North Cornwall · EX23
Extensions for Kilkhampton (EX23)
Extensions are the bread and butter of Cornish homes — adding the kitchen-diner the original layout never had, the bedroom for a growing family, or the light and views the back of the house should always have had. The way we approach extension in Kilkhampton starts with a measured walk-round — Kilkhampton is a market village in the EX23 area, acting as a local service centre for surrounding farms and hamlets, with a building stock that leans toward edge estates and Victorian terraces.
Kilkhampton sits in North Cornwall — covering EX23 from Bude, Stratton, Poughill outward.
- Rural / open-countryside policy area
- ✓ Local to North Cornwall — not a national franchise
- ✓ Same team on paper as on site
- ✓ One studio — design, planning and build under one roof
- ✓ 30+ years of Cornwall Council approvals
Our process
How a Kilkhampton extension project runs.
Step 1
Brief
We meet on site, talk through how you live now and what's missing from the current layout.
Step 2
Design
Two or three sketch directions with rough budgets, then refinement of the chosen route.
Step 3
Approvals
Planning or Cert of Lawfulness, then a full building regs package.
Step 4
Build
Either through your own builder with our drawings, or as a full build by our team.
Step 5
Handover
Snag, certify, hand over the keys to your new space.
Typical single-storey rear extensions run twelve to twenty weeks on site; two-storey and wraparound projects sixteen to thirty weeks.
Local proof — Recent extension enquiries from Kilkhampton have clustered around edge estates — we know the route through Cornwall Council on these.
Get a free feasibility viewWhat we focus on
Extensions considerations specific to Kilkhampton.
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Wind and sea-spray exposure can drive material choices on west-facing extensions; we detail accordingly.
02
Cornish granite and slate-hung walls react differently to new openings than modern brickwork — lintel choice and structural sequencing matter.
03
Drainage on older Cornish properties is rarely on a clean modern map; CCTV survey before design is often money well spent.
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Permitted development for rear extensions runs to four metres on a detached house, three on a semi or terrace — but Article 4 areas remove this in some parishes.
Local context
Why Kilkhampton is its own job.
In Kilkhampton the planning picture is specific: town-centre heritage, parking, shopfront character and edge-of-settlement growth all need to be balanced in applications. For extension specifically, Cornwall Council's Local Plan applies tighter tests to isolated rural dwellings here, so design rationale and policy fit need to be set out clearly from the outset. That local reading is what makes a Kilkhampton (EX23) project different from a generic Cornwall scheme — and is the whole reason we work this way. On edge estates in particular — the kind you'll also find toward Flexbury — the extension brief always has to read the existing fabric first.
Planning note
Most extensions in Cornwall are either permitted development or a straightforward householder application — but Conservation Area and AONB sites need a more careful design conversation upfront.
Local watch-list
Local snags worth knowing before drawing a Kilkhampton extension.
Watch #1
Tighter Local Plan tests on isolated rural dwellings
Kilkhampton is part of Bude
Kilkhampton sits inside the Bude catchment — we cover both as one extension territory.
See Extensions in Bude →Local fabric
What sets a Kilkhampton extension brief apart.
Building stock
Across Kilkhampton (EX23) we work on stone cottages, Victorian terraces, shops with flats above, detached houses, edge estates. Each stock type drives a different extension response — edge estates in particular needs careful detailing here.
Parish & policy
Kilkhampton sits in the parish of Kilkhampton, which matters for how parish-level consultation lands on a extension application.
Coverage
We cover EX23 from our studio, with regular extension jobs also running in Bude, Stratton, Poughill. Most Kilkhampton site visits get booked within the same week.
Can you handle both planning and build in Kilkhampton?
Yes — design, planning, building regs and full construction run under one roof. For clients with an existing Kilkhampton builder we can stop at a tender-ready Full Plans pack instead.
Request a free visitWho this is for
Kilkhampton runs the full mix — owner-occupier, holiday-let, commercial and the occasional smallholding — so we scope every extension enquiry from the use-class up.
FAQs
Kilkhampton Extensions — local questions answered.
- What about the Party Wall Act?
- If you share a wall with a neighbour or build close to a boundary, the Act applies. We flag it early, recommend a surveyor and keep the programme aligned with the notice period. In Kilkhampton specifically, we'd start by checking the latest parish-level planning history before committing to a direction.
- How much does an extension cost in Cornwall?
- Build costs in Cornwall typically run from around £2,200 to £3,200 per square metre for a good-quality single-storey extension, more for kitchen-grade fit-out or complex glazing. We give a realistic budget before drawings start, not after.
- Can you handle the build as well as the design?
- Yes — that's the whole point of the studio. One contract, one point of contact, no finger-pointing between architect and builder when something needs a decision on site.
- Do I need planning permission for an extension?
- Often no — single-storey rear extensions, side extensions and modest two-storey additions can sit inside permitted development on a typical detached house. Conservation Areas, AONB and Article 4 zones remove some of those rights, so we always check the address first.
- Will my house be liveable during the build?
- For most rear and side extensions, yes — we sequence the works so the kitchen and one bathroom stay functional until the new build is watertight and connected.
Other services in Kilkhampton
Nearby places we cover
The EX23 stretch of North Cornwall has its own rhythm; our extension work respects it, and Cornwall Council usually responds in kind.