Chichester · West Sussex · Hampshire
Builders Chichester
Trusted builders in Chichester delivering extensions, structural works, and renovations across the city and its surrounding villages.
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Who We Are
Trusted Building Contractors in Chichester
Hampshire Building Co. is a design-led team of building contractors working across Chichester and into the surrounding West Sussex countryside. Whether you’re planning a home extension, structural alterations, or a full renovation, we manage the project ourselves rather than acting as a middleman between you and a network of subcontractors.
Chichester’s mix of period properties, conservation areas, and newer developments means no two projects look the same. We assess each property on its own terms rather than applying a standard approach regardless of what’s actually there.
Every project is handled by the same team from first conversation through to handover, so there’s one point of contact throughout, not a rotating cast of tradespeople you’ve never met.
The full package
What's Included When You Work With Us in Chichester
Whatever the project, working with us in Chichester includes the same level of care from start to finish. One team, one point of contact, and nothing left unresolved.
- Initial site visit and consultation
- Written quote based on an actual survey
- Design and planning support
- Structural engineering calculations, where required
- Planning permission and listed building advice
- Building regulations application and management
- Party wall agreement support, where required
- One dedicated point of contact throughout
- Full documentation and sign-off paperwork
- Aftercare and snagging before we consider the job done
The full package
Building Work We Carry Out in Chichester
We carry out several types of building work for homeowners in Chichester. Extensions, structural work, and renovations.
House Extensions
Single-storey, double-storey, and wrap-around extensions that add space to a Chichester property without compromising its character. We design each extension to sit naturally alongside the existing structure, whether that’s a period townhouse inside the city walls or a more modern build in the surrounding villages.
Structural Works
Load-bearing wall removal, RSJ installation, and structural alterations, planned and signed off correctly from the start. Every structural change is backed by proper engineering calculations and managed through building control from day one, so nothing is left unresolved.
Home Renovations
Full room transformations, layout reconfigurations, and complete property renovations, managed from strip-out to handover. Whether it’s a single room or a full property, the same team sees it through from start to finish, to one consistent standard.
Listed Building & Conservation Work
Chichester’s historic city centre and surrounding conservation areas mean a lot of work here involves listed building consent and planning sensitivity that a standard project doesn’t. We manage this from the first site visit, so nothing is discovered halfway through the job.
Why Choose Us as Builders in Chichester
There are a lot of ways to find a builder in Chichester, from directories to word of mouth. When you contact Hampshire Building Co, you’re speaking to the person who will actually oversee your project, not submitting a job post that gets forwarded to whoever responds first. Prefer to speak with someone directly? Call us on 07359 222 643.
We only take on a small number of projects at a time, so the trades on your job are known to us and used to working to our standard. No surprises. Just a project managed properly, start to finish.
What to Consider Before Building in Chichester
Chichester’s mix of period, listed, and conservation-area properties means a few things are worth understanding before you start.
Listed Building Consent.
Listed buildings need consent for almost any structural change, even internal ones. We assess this at the first site visit so it's factored in from the start, not discovered halfway through the job.
Conservation Areas.
A large part of Chichester sits within conservation areas, which often carry planning restrictions that don't apply elsewhere. Getting this wrong isn't just a paperwork problem, it can mean undoing completed work.
Georgian and Period Housing Stock.
Many properties inside the old city walls and across the surrounding villages were never built to modern standards. Extending or renovating them takes a different approach to a modern new-build.
Planning Input Before You Start.
We'll tell you honestly if your project needs planning input before we ever put a spade in the ground, rather than treating it as a complication discovered later.
Our Process for Chichester Projects
We keep our process the same for every project in Chichester, so you always know what to expect.
Survey & Conversation:
We visit your property, talk through what you're trying to achieve, and give you an honest view of what's involved.
Design & Approval:
We produce the drawings, calculations, and paperwork needed, including any listed building or planning applications required.
Build:
Our in-house team carries out the work, coordinated by the same person from start to finish, not handed off along the way.
Handover:
We snag, clean, and hand the finished project back to you, with the documentation you need to prove it was done properly.
Frequently Asked Questions
It depends heavily on the scope and specification of the work, so any figure quoted without seeing the property is a rough guide at best. We always base a quote on an actual site visit rather than a phone estimate.
Check insurance and accreditation first, ask for a written quote based on a site visit rather than a phone call, and find out who will actually be managing the work day to day. Verified reviews on sites like Checkatrade or MyBuilder are generally more reliable than testimonials on a company’s own website.
Public liability insurance, relevant trade qualifications or memberships, recent verified reviews, and a written quote that reflects an actual site visit rather than an estimate given over the phone.
It depends on the size of the extension, whether the property is listed, and whether it falls within a conservation area. Chichester has a significant amount of both, so it’s worth checking early rather than assuming permitted development rights apply.
Yes, but any structural change to a listed building, including internal work, usually needs listed building consent first. We assess this at the first site visit so it’s factored into the plan from the start, not discovered partway through the job.
AREAS WE COVER
Christchurch, Ringwood, Fordingbridge, Salisbury, Andover, Winchester, Alresford, Alton, Petersfield, Midhurst, Chichester, Emsworth, Fareham, Bishops Waltham, Romsey, Chandler’s Ford
- Christchurch
- Ringwood
- Fordingbridge
- Salisbury
- Andover
- Winchester
- Alresford
- Alton
- Petersfield
- Midhurst
- Chichester
- Emsworth
- Fareham
- Bishops Waltham
- Romsey
- Chandler's Ford
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