Do we take on work in Dewsbury and the rest of Kirklees?
Yes. Dewsbury sits in Kirklees, and we already work in the district: one of our reviewed jobs is a double-width dropped kerb, new fencing and a tarmac drive in Heckmondwike, a few miles up the road. The customer's review says the whole lot was finished inside a week.
In Dewsbury itself we take on house extensions, new kitchens and bathrooms, drives and yards, garden work and fencing, and groundworks for commercial sites.
What does Kirklees Council look for in an extension?
When an extension needs planning permission, Kirklees judges it against its House Extensions and Alterations guidance, adopted in 2021. The short version is that an extension should look like it belongs to the house: smaller than the original, set back from it, and built to match. The points that most often shape a design are below.
Matching an older stone or brick house
A lot of Dewsbury's older streets are stone or red brick, and an extension in the wrong shade of either stands out for decades. Reclaimed stone or brick from the same area is often the closest match. New natural stone can be chosen to suit, and mortar can be coloured so the joints do not shout.
On older solid stone walls the mortar matters as much as the stone. Those walls were built to let damp out through soft lime mortar, and repointing or tying in with a hard cement mix can trap water in the stone. When old meets new, the pointing on both should suit the wall it is in.
What does Kirklees need for a dropped kerb?
You apply to Kirklees Council and pay a licence fee, £191 at the time of writing, which covers its survey, the licence, the paperwork and a final inspection. Once it is approved, the crossing has to be built by someone qualified to work in the highway, and you can choose your own rather than one from the council's list. Ours is NRSWA. Houses on classified roads need planning permission too, and a crossing may be refused close to a busy junction, near traffic lights or on a bend, or where a lamp post, pole or cabinet would have to move. More detail is on our dropped kerbs page.
Getting a Dewsbury job priced
Liam visits to see the job, free and without obligation, then send a written price. The other West and South Yorkshire towns we work in are on our areas page. Ring 07709 099108 to arrange it, or fill in the form further down this page.
