What you could build at BR6 7BD: the planning rules at this address, what neighbours have built and how big, planning decisions nearby, rough costs and the value an extension adds, and how to get started. In Farnborough, Bromley.
40extensions seen within 600 m in the last 10 years
5loft conversions within 600 m in the last 10 years
84.5extensions per 1,000 homes in the neighbourhood (10 years)
● work seen on energy certificates · ● application approved · ● refused · ● pending or other · ● this postcode
The rules at this address
Houses usually have permitted development rights: some rear extensions (typically up to 3 m deep for a semi or terrace, 4 m detached), loft conversions within volume limits, and porches can go ahead without planning permission. Larger single-storey rear extensions (up to 6 m / 8 m) can use the “prior approval” neighbour scheme.
Not in a conservation area (from council registers).
No Article 4 direction recorded for this postcode.
Listed buildings need listed building consent for most changes, inside and out: check the National Heritage List.
To be certain work is permitted development, apply for a lawful development certificate (about £129 for householders in England). Building regulations apply either way.
Across England and Wales, homes extended by a typical 30 m² and then resold rose about 11.1% more than similar homes nearby over the same years (124,884 resales). How extensions pay off by size, type and region.
Single-storey rear or side extension: about £2,000–£3,000 per m² (London £2,500–£4,000), plus fees and VAT
Loft conversion: about £45,000–£75,000 for a dormer; more for a mansard or hip-to-gable
Two-storey extension: about £1,800–£2,800 per m² of new floor
Garage conversion: about £15,000–£30,000
Basement: about £3,500–£5,000 per m², London mostly
Build costs are rough 2026 ranges from industry guides, not quotes. Get three quotes for your plans.
Move or improve?
The money you don't get back either way, for the same extra space in Farnborough.
Move to a home 20 m² bigger (about £635,000)
Stamp duty on the new home
£21,750
Estate agent on yours 1.2% + VAT
£7,488
Solicitors, buying and selling
£3,000
Survey
£600
Removals
£1,500
Money gone
£34,338
Extend by 20 m²
Building, plus 15% for design, planning and contingency
£57,500
Less what it adds to your home's value 60% of the local price
−£69,000
Money gone
−£11,500
On these figures, extending loses about £45,838 less. Moving also changes the area, the schools and the commute; extending means months of building work and depends on planning.
Building costs vary a lot (a single-storey rear extension is often £2,000–£3,000 per m², more in London). How much space adds depends on the home and street: what extensions added to resale prices. A guide, not advice; nothing you type leaves this page.
Getting started
Look at what neighbours did. Open applications above to see drawings that were approved on similar houses, and who designed them.
Check the route: permitted development (with a lawful development certificate), prior approval for larger rear extensions, or full householder planning permission.
Get a measured survey and a designer: an architect, an architectural technologist or a designer who handles planning drawings.
Apply (householder permission is about £258 in England; councils aim to decide within 8 weeks).
Building regulations through the council's building control or an approved inspector, and party wall notices to neighbours if you build on or near the boundary.
Choose a builder: written quotes, a contract, staged payments, and check their insurance and references.
From energy certificates: an extension where a later certificate shows more floor space, a loft conversion where roof rooms appear. Certificates come with sales, lettings and some building work, so the year is when it was first seen.
Not every extension shows here. We only see building work when a new energy certificate is lodged, which happens when a home is sold, let or newly built. A loft or extension added since then won't appear, even with planning permission and building control sign-off, because those records aren't published as open data outside London. Missing work doesn't mean missing paperwork.
The Gables, Farnborough Hill, Br6 7eq
Two-storey extension
Approved
Mar 2025
24/04196/FULL6
7, Pitt Road, Br6 7eb
Rear extension
Approved
Dec 2024
24/04086/FULL6
7, Pitt Road, Br6 7eb
Rear extension
Refused
Oct 2024
24/03370/FULL6
2, State Farm Avenue, Br6 7tn
Side return or wrap-around
Approved
Sept 2024
24/02934/FULL6
Land Adjacent To 22 And 23 Brickfield Farm Gardens, Farnborough Way
Other householder work
Approved
Sept 2024
24/03010/DEMCON
10, Cherrycot Rise, Br6 7dl
Windows, doors or cladding
Approved
Sept 2024
24/02626/FULL6
14, Hilda Vale Road, Br6 7an
Loft or dormer
Refused
Aug 2024
24/02539/FULL6
Frankie & Benny'S, Farnborough Way, Br6 7dh
Other householder work
Not needed / lawful
Aug 2024
24/02162/DEMCON
29, Broadwater Gardens, Br6 7uq
Rear extension
Approved
Aug 2024
24/02257/FULL6
11, Pinecrest Gardens, Br6 7wa
Rear extension
Approved
Jul 2024
24/02143/FULL6
17, Peel Road, Br6 7bj
Two-storey extension
Approved
Jul 2024
24/02060/FULL6
Brook House, Farnborough Common, Br6 7bs
Loft or dormer
Approved
Nov 2024
24/01788/FULL6
The Gables, Farnborough Hill, Br6 7eq
Loft or dormer
Refused
Jun 2024
24/01087/FULL6
10, Cherrycot Rise, Br6 7dl
Windows, doors or cladding
Refused
Dec 2023
23/04063/FULL6
3, Romsey Close, Br6 7we
Rear extension
Approved
Nov 2023
23/03715/FULL6
14, Peel Road, Br6 7bj
Loft or dormer
Approved
Nov 2023
23/03441/FULL6
34, Gladstone Road, Br6 7dz
Loft or dormer
Approved
Oct 2023
23/03350/FULL6
18, Starts Hill Road, Br6 7ap
Rear extension
Approved
Sept 2023
23/02650/FULL6
14, Peel Road, Br6 7bj
Rear extension
Approved
Jul 2023
23/02018/FULL6
Land Opposite Frankie & Benny'S Restaurant, Farnborough Way
Other householder work
Refused
Jun 2023
23/01676/TELCOM
Householder applications validated since 2023 within 600 m. The council's page has the drawings, the decision notice and who the agent or architect was. Hover a row for the description. Source: GLA Planning London Datahub.
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85% (123)
88%
8 weeks
Basement
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77% (26)
83%
9 weeks
Porch or front extension
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92% (94)
81%
8 weeks
Share of decided applications approved since 2023 (number decided in brackets). Withdrawn applications aren't counted; many are withdrawn when refusal looks likely.