DOT Extensions to commercial premises
More shop floor, more office space, more storage. We extend shops, offices, industrial units and farm buildings across Staffordshire and the Midlands, planned around keeping you trading.
What commercial extensions do we build?
Anything that grows the physical footprint of your business premises.
- Rear and side extensions to shops, offices and units
- Warehouse and industrial extensions for more storage or production space
- Steel-framed buildings, like the agricultural building we put up near Penkridge
- Structural alterations to open up or reconfigure the existing building to suit the new layout
We handle the planning, Building Regulations and Party Wall matters, and the structural engineer’s design for any steelwork.
A recent job: Penkridge
An agricultural steel building on a working farm
A steel-framed building with steel sheet sides and roof and a concrete floor, for a farmer near Penkridge. We reused the steel frame the customer supplied to keep the cost down, and it went through the agricultural permitted development route.
Read the case study →Does a commercial extension need planning permission?
Often, yes. Permitted development rights for businesses are much more limited than for houses, and they depend on the type of premises.
Some industrial, warehouse and agricultural buildings do have their own permitted development rights. On our Penkridge job, the new building was for agricultural use on a working farm, so it went to the council through the agricultural permitted development route, which gives the council 28 days to decide whether it needs their prior approval. That’s far quicker than a full planning application.
We check which route applies at the first visit, and handle the application if one’s needed.
How do you keep a business running during an extension?
- Out-of-hours and weekend working, so you don’t lose trading days
- Phased work, so parts of the premises stay open
- Screened-off work areas and out-of-hours deliveries
- One point of contact from the first visit to handover
Costs are quoted individually, because use class, structural complexity and site access all change the figure a lot. As a rough guide, most straightforward single-storey commercial extensions take 10–18 weeks from first visit to completion.
Commercial extension FAQs
How much does a commercial extension cost?
Every one is quoted individually, because the use, the structure and the access change the price so much. Every quote is broken down and agreed before we start.
Can you reuse an existing steel frame?
Often, yes, if it’s sound. On our Penkridge job we reused the steel frame the customer supplied, which kept the cost down.
How long does a commercial extension take?
Most straightforward single-storey commercial extensions take 10–18 weeks from first visit to completion, depending on size and use.
Do you work on farms?
Yes. We built a steel-framed agricultural building on a working farm near Penkridge.
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Need more space for your business?
We’ll come and look at the site, and talk through scope, timescale and budget.