Skylights and rooflights across Cheshire
We survey, supply and fit skylights and rooflights across Cheshire, including Warrington, Chester and Crewe.
Converted mills and warehouses in the North West often have large rooflights or glass roofs that need specialist replacement.
Stone and brick terraces are typical across the North West, and roof windows in rear slopes are a common way to light attic rooms.
Towns in Cheshire
Products and services in Cheshire
Planning and building rules in England
In England a rooflight on a house is usually permitted development under Class C if it projects no more than 150 mm beyond the roof slope and sits no higher than the ridge. A rooflight on a side-facing slope must be obscure-glazed, and fixed shut unless the opening part is more than 1.7 m above the floor.
Building Regulations Approved Document L sets a limiting U-value of 2.2 W/m²K for new or replacement rooflights in existing homes, measured in the horizontal plane; roof windows need 1.4 W/m²K or a Band B energy rating. Replacing a rooflight or roof window can be self-certified by an installer registered with an authorised competent person scheme; otherwise building control approval is needed.
Neighbouring areas
Common questions
Do you cover all of Cheshire?
Yes. We survey and fit across Cheshire, including Warrington, Chester and Crewe. Remote and island addresses are by arrangement.
Do I need planning permission for a rooflight in Cheshire?
Most rooflights on English houses do not need planning permission, provided they keep within 150 mm of the roof surface and below the ridge line.
Do you work on commercial buildings?
Yes — offices, schools, warehouses and retail, including smoke vents and fragile-roof replacements, with safe access planned.
Do I need planning permission?
Usually not for a rooflight on a house within the permitted development limits. Rules differ by nation: flats are not covered, listed buildings need listed building consent, and in Wales, Scotland and NI a rooflight in a conservation area needs permission. See our planning guide.
Are you accredited?
We do not display trade-body logos unless a membership is held and current. Product certifications belong to the manufacturers and we provide their documents.
