Buckinghamshire, Chalfont St Peter
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Building in Chalfont St Peter
What working in Chalfont St Peter actually involves
Chalfont St Peter is larger and busier than its neighbour, with a wide stock of post-war and inter-war houses on plots that take a serious extension comfortably.
Two storey side additions, wrap-around ground floors and loft conversions are the common brief here, usually combined with a full remodel of the existing house.
Local detail
- Planning authority
- Buckinghamshire Council
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Also covering
- Chalfont St Giles, Gerrards Cross, Beaconsfield, Amersham, Denham
Planning
Planning policy in Chalfont St Peter
The constraints we test before design begins, not after a refusal.
- Buckinghamshire Council determines applications, with parts of the parish inside the Chilterns National Landscape.
- The village centre conservation area controls materials and frontage changes.
- Green Belt surrounds the built-up area, which limits new plots and favours replacement dwellings.
- Neighbour amenity, particularly the 45 degree test, usually sets the depth of a rear extension.
- The Misbourne valley means drainage and ground conditions need checking early on lower plots.
Guidance
Useful reading before you start
FAQs
Chalfont St Peter questions, answered
Typically £2,200 to £3,200 per square metre, with two storey and wrap-around work in the middle of that range. Remodelling the existing house is usually part of the budget.
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