Glass verandas in Oakham
Aluminium and glass verandas in Oakham, fixed to the house properly so you can sit out whatever the weather.
A 4m × 3m aluminium and glass veranda typically costs £9,000–£14,000 supplied and fitted, and a 6m × 3m £15,000–£22,000. Side screens, lighting and heaters are priced on top. A veranda fixed to the house is treated like a single storey rear extension: usually permitted development if it stays within the extension depth and height limits, does not face a road and is not on a listed house.
- 4m × 3m, fitted
- £9,000–£14,000
- Planning
- Usually permitted development at the back
- Ground
- Vale of Catmose clay; slow to drain
- Guarantee
- 5 years, in writing
Our 2026 guide prices, all in. Your fixed price comes in writing after the site visit. Council fees checked October 2026.
Glass verandas in Oakham: what is involved
A veranda is an aluminium-framed roof fixed to the back wall of the house, with clear glass or polycarbonate panels and a built-in gutter, so you can sit out in the rain and the kitchen still gets its light.
Oakham mixes three kinds of street: the old town around the castle, All Saints and the Market Place, built in limestone and warm ironstone; Victorian and interwar terraces and semis off Brooke Road, Braunston Road and Burley Road; and the newer estates at Barleythorpe and Oakham Heights, where builder-grade drives are often replaced within a few years.
We cover Oakham (LE15) and the villages around it, including Barleythorpe, Langham, Braunston-in-Rutland, Egleton, Whissendine, Cottesmore, Greetham, Burley, Ashwell and Exton.
Ground and conservation in Oakham
Oakham sits in the Vale of Catmose, and the ground around much of the town is heavy clay that holds water through the winter. Base depth and drainage are where Oakham drives succeed or fail, so we dig a test hole and design the soakaway, channel or permeable build-up on the visit. On the clay around Oakham, which shrinks in dry summers and swells in wet winters, posts and pads go deeper and sit in concrete below the movement, so they stay plumb.
The Oakham conservation area covers the historic centre, but Oakham has no Article 4 direction, so outside listed buildings the normal permitted development rules apply, with the usual conservation area limits.
Sources: Rutland conservation areas · Rutland flood risk strategy.
Permissions in Oakham
- PlanningA veranda fixed to the house is treated like a single storey rear extension: usually permitted development if it stays within the extension depth and height limits, does not face a road and is not on a listed house. Open-sided verandas under 30m² are usually exempt from building regulations. Listed buildings and the Oakham conservation area have tighter rules, so we check your address before anything is designed. Planning Portal: extensions
- TreesTrees in a conservation area need six weeks' notice before work, and protected trees need consent; both are free. Rutland County Council: tree works
- Building regulationsAn open-sided veranda under 30m² is usually exempt. Closing it in with glass walls can change that, so we check with Leicestershire Building Control Partnership (LBCP) first.
- Design and priceWe measure up, check the ground and the planning position, and give you one fixed written price.
Rules checked October 2026.
What you get
- Powder-coated aluminium frame that will not rot or need painting
- Toughened glass or polycarbonate roof, with a built-in gutter and downpipe
- Fixed to the house with a proper wall plate and flashing
- Side screens, LED lighting and heaters added to suit
The specification
- Survey of the wall, the levels and the planning position
- Pad foundations under each post
- Wall plate fixed and flashed into the brickwork
- Frame and roof panels fitted and sealed
- Gutter and downpipe connected to a drain or soakaway
- Five year workmanship guarantee in writing
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