Garage conversions in Whissendine
Garage conversions in Whissendine, signed off under building regulations and finished as a proper room.
A full single garage conversion in Whissendine typically costs £14,000–£19,000, and a part conversion to a utility room or store starts from about £9,500, with the building control fee paid to the council. Building control in Whissendine is Leicestershire Building Control Partnership (LBCP): £517.96 building notice (garage conversion up to 36m²).
- Typical cost
- £14,000–£19,000 full conversion
- Building control
- LBCP: garage conversion £517.96, extension 10–50m² £793.09
- Planning advice
- Rutland County Council: £210
- Time on site
- A few weeks
Our 2026 guide prices, all in. Your fixed price comes in writing after the site visit. Council fees checked October 2026.
What garage conversions in Whissendine usually involve
A garage conversion turns a garage into a warm, habitable room: the floor insulated and raised, the door opening built up with a window or door, walls and roof insulated, and heating and electrics brought up to standard, all signed off under building regulations.
Whissendine, on the north western edge of Rutland near the Leicestershire border, is known for its working windmill, and has a long main street of stone and brick houses, farm conversions and newer homes. Bigger gardens and longer drives are common.
We cover Whissendine (LE15) and the villages around it, including Langham, Teigh, Ashwell, Pickwell and Stapleford.
Ground, drainage and conservation in Whissendine
Whissendine is on the clay of the Vale, and the Whissendine Brook runs through the village. Ground drains slowly, so we design the base and the water route before anything else.
Whissendine is not one of Rutland's conservation areas and has no Article 4 direction, so normal permitted development rules apply outside listed buildings.
Rutland's flood strategy records that Main Street in Whissendine floods and becomes impassable, and names the village among the places with a few properties at river flood risk. You can check any address on the Environment Agency flood map.
Sources: Rutland flood risk strategy.
Permissions and fees in Whissendine
- Planning routeMost garage conversions are internal and need no planning permission, unless a planning condition keeps the garage for parking or the house is listed. Building regulations approval is always needed. Planning Portal guidance
- Pre-application adviceIf anything is unclear, Rutland County Council gives householder pre-application advice for £210. Pre-application advice
- Building regulationsLeicestershire Building Control Partnership (LBCP): £517.96 building notice (garage conversion up to 36m²). Building control fees
- BuildOne fixed written price, then the build, inspections and the completion certificate.
Council fees and rules checked October 2026. Planning fees are the national fees from 1 April 2026.
What you get
- Building regulations route chosen and the application handled
- Floor insulated and raised to match the house
- Door opening built up in matching brick or stone
- Heating, electrics and ventilation to current standards
The specification
- Building regulations application
- Damp proof membrane and insulated floor
- Foundation and wall in the old door opening
- Insulated walls and ceiling, plastered
- New window or door
- Completion certificate from building control
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