Trusted Custom Home Builders in Winchester

We build our Accommodation lodges to conform structurally to the Mobile Home Act 1960/68 and providing they are lived in by someone who has a connection/dependence (i.e. relative, carer, employee) to the main dwelling house and will be sited within the garden curtilage planning permission is not required. This will also apply if the lodge is to be used for occasional guests. However we always apply for a Certificate of Lawful Development from your Council which will give you a legal document that states your legal right to have the Lodge in your garden for the stated use. This even applies to AONB etc & listed buildings. The Accommodation Premier 17.9 (17.9m x 6m) is the largest lodge we can install under the Mobile Home Act. (Please note: if the Lodge is to be rented out either for private letting or holiday lets then planning permission will definitely be required and VAT may be applicable) You do not have to deal with your council. We use planning consultants to do all the liaising with the councils. This is all included in our service.

We use a Padstone foundation system rather than a full concrete raft. The depth of the foundations are up to 1m deep and are dug at strategic weight bearing points of the lodge, these holes are filled with concrete and levelled off with a paving slab. The lodge sits on these slabs via metal shoes. This method leaves a very important air gap beneath the lodge keeping the wood ventilated. This gap can be cloaked off or the addition of decking looks perfect. We can price for demolishing existing buildings, site clearance and landscaping.

Fresh water and electricity will be taken from the main house and the foul drainage will be taken to the nearest inspection chamber. The utility bills will still go to the main house but we can, if wished, put electric and water meters into the lodge so that usage can be monitored. We make all the connections. Our fully qualified electrician and plumber will wire and plumb all the necessary fixtures and fittings and will supply commissioning certificates at the end of the project.

We are based just outside of Winchester, Hampshire and build our lodges around England. We are not able to build in Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Scilly Isles, Channel Islands. We do not export either.