Wirral · Detached house · Single-storey rear extension
CompletedRear extension with roof lantern
Create a bright, open rear living space with as much natural light as possible and a wide opening onto the garden.
Design visualisationThe challenge
A deeper single-storey extension can leave the middle of the plan dark; the design needed to pull daylight right into the centre of the new space.
Our design response
A flat-roof rear extension in matching brick with a central glazed roof lantern and bi-fold doors. The lantern lights the heart of the plan while the bi-folds open the living space fully onto the garden.
Planning route
Single-storey rear extensions are frequently achievable under permitted development within the size limits — confirmed against the specific property first.
Building regulations
Building-regulations drawings would cover the flat-roof construction, the lantern, structure, insulation and drainage.
Drawings prepared
- Proposed plans and elevations
- Design visualisation
- Building-regulations drawing package
Outcome
A bright, contemporary rear living space that stays light through the middle thanks to the roof lantern.
Images labelled “Design visualisation” show the proposed design, not a photograph of a finished build.
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