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Plain answers to the questions that come up before an orangery is built.
Does an orangery need planning permission?
Many orangeries in England go up without a planning application, because they fit inside the householder permitted development allowance for single-storey rear extensions. Flats, listed houses and homes whose rights have been removed are the main exceptions.
Is an orangery cheaper than an extension?
Usually, in uPVC or aluminium. A uPVC orangery typically costs well under a single-storey extension of the same size, aluminium a little under, and hardwood lands in much the same band. The frames and the lantern decide it.
Orangery building regulations explained
Almost every orangery needs building regulations approval. The conservatory exemption only covers a room whose roof is at least three quarters glazed, and an orangery's solid deck usually rules that out. Open to the house, approval is needed whatever the roof.
What is an orangery?
An orangery is a single-storey room built partly of brick, with tall windows between the piers and a mostly solid roof broken by a raised glass lantern. It began as a winter house for citrus trees and is now most often a kitchen or dining room.
Get a quote for your orangery
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We are an introduction service, not an orangery builder. We find a builder who covers your postcode and tell you who it is. Nothing is passed on until you say yes.
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Next, we look for an orangery builder who works in your postcode and builds in the material you chose. You will hear from us by email or phone with that builder's name, normally within one working day.
Say yes and we hand your enquiry over so they can arrange a visit and price the job. Say no and it ends there. We never send marketing.