Skylights and rooflights across Hampshire
Skylights, roof lanterns and roof windows fitted throughout Hampshire, from Southampton to Basingstoke, after a survey and a fixed written quote.
Period cottages and conservation-area streets are common in the South East, so slim conservation rooflights are often the right choice.
Many South East homes have been extended more than once, and an old dome over an earlier extension is often due for replacement.
Towns in Hampshire
Products and services in Hampshire
Planning and building rules in England
English householder permitted development (Class C) normally covers rooflights that stand no more than 0.15 m proud of the roof plane and stay below the highest part of the roof. Listed buildings need listed building consent, flats have no householder permitted development rights, and an Article 4 direction can remove the rights in some conservation areas.
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 Hampshire?
Yes. We survey and fit across Hampshire, including Southampton, Portsmouth and Basingstoke. Remote and island addresses are by arrangement.
Do I need planning permission for a rooflight in Hampshire?
English householder permitted development (Class C) normally covers rooflights that stand no more than 0.15 m proud of the roof plane and stay below the highest part of the roof.
Can a skylight be fitted into an existing flat roof?
Yes. We form the opening, trim joists, build an insulated upstand, re-waterproof and make good the ceiling.
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.
Will a rooflight make my room too hot?
It can on a south-facing roof with clear glass. Solar-control glass, an opening unit and a blind keep the room comfortable.
