Yes. Having a conservatory can make a real difference to your home. It is one of the easiest ways to add space to your home without having to apply for planning permission – which can be a slow and costly process – or wait weeks for a full extension to be completed.

The extra space is extremely versatile; it can be a space for you to hold dinner parties, a playroom for children that doesn’t mess up the house’s main living room, or even a calm space for you to feel closer to nature. If you’re hankering after a little extra space in your home, then a conservatory can be a great option to extend your home without the hassle.

No. It is not necessary to apply for planning permission for a conservatory in almost all cases, as it usually falls under “permitted development” rights. This means you can extend your property as long as it is not excessively large and the roof isn’t higher than your existing roof.

If you contact us with a conservatory that might need planning permission, we will let you know so that you can take the appropriate steps to do so. All our products are approved by CERTASS, which provides a Building Regulation Compliance Certificate for any work we carry out. If you’re not sure whether your conservatory would need planning permission, contact us today to find out more.

You might have seen different people refer to uPVC and others to PVCu – but which one is correct? In fact, they both mean exactly the same thing; unplasticised Polyvinyl Chloride. In English, those acronyms result in uPVC, but in the 80s, it was formally changed to PVCu as the majority of European languages say the noun (PVC) before the adjective (u).

Despite the change, the plastic is often still referred to as uPVC in the UK. There’s no need to worry – whichever way it is written, it still refers to the same durable plastic that we use to create many of our doors, windows and conservatories.