House extensions in Hinckley, built by a contractor ten minutes up the A5
Parker Grears Developments builds single storey, double storey and wraparound extensions across Hinckley, Burbage, Barwell, Earl Shilton and the surrounding villages. We are based in Nuneaton, work under Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council every month, and take single point responsibility for the design, the approvals and every trade on site.
- FMB Approved
- 5 year workmanship guarantee
- Rated 5.0 on Google
Double storey rear extension, Leicestershire
- FMB Approved
- £5m public liability insurance
- 5 year guarantee, optional 10 year insurance backed
- Free, no obligation consultation
What Hinckley housing means for your extension
Hinckley grew around the hosiery and boot trades, and the housing shows it: Victorian and Edwardian terraces close to the centre, interwar semis along the main roads out of town, and a large amount of post war and modern estate housing in Burbage, Barwell and Earl Shilton. Each one takes a different kind of extension.
Victorian and Edwardian terraces
Usually no side access, so materials come through the house and the side return is the space worth capturing. A side return or wraparound often adds more usable room than a straight rear extension. Solid walls need a different insulation approach from modern cavity walls.
Interwar and 1930s semis
Common along Coventry Road, Rugby Road and through Burbage. The most straightforward houses to extend: decent rear plots, side access on at least one side, and a layout that takes a rear extension and kitchen knock through well.
Post war and modern estates
Barwell, Earl Shilton, Sketchley and the newer edges of Burbage. Regular plots, predictable foundations and often an attached garage, which makes a garage conversion or a garage plus rear extension the most cost effective route to more space.
Planning permission for an extension in Hinckley
Your planning authority is Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Hinckley has a town centre conservation area around Castle Street and the older streets off it, and there are listed buildings in the centre and in the villages, where permitted development rights are reduced and the design has to be right first time. Burbage also has a conservation area around its village core.
Most of the extensions we build in Hinckley are on the interwar and post war stock outside those areas, where a modest single storey rear extension usually falls within permitted development and a double storey extension needs a householder application, normally determined in around eight weeks. We handle the application with your architect either way.
Outside any designated area the standard permitted development allowances apply in England: a single storey rear extension of up to 4 metres on a detached house or 3 metres on a semi detached or terraced house, extendable to 8 metres and 6 metres under the larger home extension prior approval route, subject to height, eaves and boundary limits. Building regulations approval is always needed, and on a semi or terrace the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 usually applies, with two months’ notice for party wall works and one month for excavation within three metres of a neighbour’s structure. We check the constraints on your address before any design work starts.
Recent work in and around Hinckley
We recently carried out major structural alterations on a house in Hinckley: load bearing walls removed and the ground floor reconfigured on steel beams designed by a structural engineer, built on temporary works and signed off by building control. It is a good example of the heavier structural work we manage as principal contractor.
We have also delivered groundworks, play areas and external works for a nursery in Hinckley, and extensions in nearby Stoke Golding and Nailstone, so the team knows the ground conditions, the suppliers and the council on this side of the border.
Hinckley is ten minutes from our yard, which means the same people are on your site from the first day to the last.
What a house extension costs in Hinckley in 2026
We quote every town on the same 2026 rates. Cost is driven by size, ground conditions, structural work in the existing house, glazing and finish level, not by postcode.
Single storey extension
A 15 to 25 m² rear or side extension, including VAT. Most kitchen diners sit here.
Find out more →Larger single storey or wraparound
25 to 40 m² of new ground floor space, often with bifolds, roof lanterns and a knock through into the existing house.
Find out more →Double storey extension
Two floors, 40 to 60 m² in total, typically a kitchen diner below and a bedroom with en suite above.
Find out more →Figures include VAT and cover the building work finished to a good standard. Kitchens, bathrooms, bespoke glazing and landscaping are priced separately as provisional sums so you can see them. They are a realistic planning range, not a quote: your number comes from your own drawings and an itemised breakdown. See our project investment guide for the full picture.
Featured project
Ground floor opened up on engineer designed steels
Load bearing walls removed and the ground floor of a Hinckley house reconfigured into open plan living space, with all steelwork designed by a structural engineer, built on temporary props and signed off by building control.
How a project runs with us
Nobody signs anything until the price is real. Every stage is a small step, so you are never asked for a big commitment on a vague number.
Free consultation and budget
We visit, look at the property and talk through what you want. You get a written budget range built from your ideas or early drawings, at no charge.
Design and approvals
If you need drawings we introduce architects we trust, then handle planning, building regulations and the structural engineer with them.
Independent QS takeoff
Before the price is fixed we recommend an independent quantity surveyor measures the final drawings line by line. It costs £240 plus VAT, refunded in full if you appoint us, and you keep the document either way.
Fixed quotation and contract
The agreed takeoff becomes the project budget. You get a fixed quotation built from it, a written contract and stage payments tied to progress, never paid ahead of the work.
The build
One point of contact, a schedule at the start of every week, both directors’ numbers, and any change agreed in writing before it happens. Sites are kept clean for you and your neighbours.
Handover and guarantee
Building control sign off, certificates and a 5 year workmanship guarantee as standard, with an optional 10 year insurance backed guarantee available.
What homeowners say
Every review below is a real, named Google review. Rated 5.0 on Google. Read them all on Google.
“They acted as main contractor and project manager on our recent renovation and sourced the highest quality subcontractors to the job. Timely responses and whenever there was an unforeseen issue, they jumped straight on it and resolved it. I would 100% recommend to others.”
“Sean and Paul took control of every minor detail so that we could sit back and relax. Even with the roof being lifted off the house, minimal disruption occurred. Further structural work was uncovered during the build and dealt with accordingly without impacting the final budget.”
“At the start of each week we were given a schedule and that’s what happened, no false promises made. Their attention to detail, costs, and timing was just right, it felt like they were doing the work on their own properties they took so much care.”
Common questions about extending in Hinckley
Do I need planning permission for an extension in Hinckley?
Often not for a single storey rear extension on a house outside the conservation areas, which usually falls within permitted development. Double storey extensions, side extensions over half the width of the original house, and anything in the Hinckley or Burbage conservation areas or on a listed building need a full application to Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. We check your address before design starts.
How much does a house extension cost in Hinckley?
The same as anywhere else we build: most 15 to 25 m² single storey extensions come out between £50,000 and £80,000 including VAT, larger single storey or wraparound extensions between £80,000 and £130,000, and double storey extensions between £110,000 and £175,000. Kitchens, bespoke glazing and landscaping are priced separately so you can see them.
Which parts of Hinckley do you cover?
Hinckley town centre, Burbage, Barwell, Earl Shilton, Sapcote, Sketchley, Stoney Stanton and the villages between Hinckley and Nuneaton, as well as Stoke Golding, Market Bosworth and Nailstone to the north.
How long does an extension take?
Roughly 10 to 14 weeks on site for a single storey rear extension, 16 to 22 weeks for a double storey extension and 4 to 6 weeks for a standard garage conversion. Planning determination, where needed, is separate and normally takes around eight weeks from validation. You get a written programme with the quotation and a schedule at the start of every week.
How do you price the work?
A written budget range first, at no charge. When drawings are final we recommend an independent QS takeoff at £240 plus VAT, refunded in full if you appoint us, and the fixed quotation is built from it with stage payments tied to progress. You keep the takeoff document either way.
What guarantee do you give?
A 5 year company workmanship guarantee as standard, with an optional 10 year insurance backed guarantee available. Every extension is signed off by building control and you receive the completion certificate.
Areas we cover around Hinckley
Hinckley town centre, Burbage, Barwell, Earl Shilton, Sapcote, Sketchley, Stoney Stanton and the villages between Hinckley and Nuneaton. Sitting right on the Leicestershire and Warwickshire border, we work comfortably with Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council as well as our home authority in Nuneaton.
What else we build in Hinckley
Parker Grears is the principal contractor on every job: our own people alongside established specialist trades, with one point of responsibility for the site, the programme and the finish.
Book a free consultation for your Hinckley extension
We will come out, look at the property, talk through what is realistic and give you a written budget range at no charge. Call, WhatsApp or send the form and Sean or Paul will come back to you within one working day.
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- 47 Northumberland Avenue, Nuneaton CV10 8ER
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