Glass verandas in Kettering
Glass verandas for Kettering homes, from Victorian villas near the Headlands to new houses at Hanwood Park and Barton Seagrave, built over properly dug footings.
For a 4m × 3m aluminium and glass veranda, Kettering homeowners should expect around £9,000–£14,000 supplied and fitted, or £15,000–£22,000 for a 6m × 3m. Side screens, lighting and heaters are priced separately, and we put the fixed price in writing after visiting. The thing to check early is your address: Kettering has 26 conservation areas and several site-specific Article 4 directions.
- 4m × 3m, fitted
- £9,000–£14,000
- Planning
- Usually permitted development at the back
- Ground
- Ironstone and clay; compacted new-build plots
- Guarantee
- 5 years, in writing
Our 2026 guide prices. Your fixed price comes in writing after the site visit. Full breakdown: glass verandas cost guide.
Glass verandas in Kettering
Kettering covers a wide range of houses in a small area. Close to the centre and along the Headlands are Victorian and Edwardian terraces and villas; beyond them, interwar and post-war estates; then Barton Seagrave to the south east and Hanwood Park on the east side, where thousands of new homes are planned. A veranda works on all of them, but the fixing, the size and the paperwork differ from one to the next.
The build itself is consistent. A powder-coated aluminium frame carries a toughened glass or polycarbonate roof. A wall plate fixed and flashed into the house takes the back edge, posts on footings take the front, and a gutter in the front beam feeds a downpipe. Glass looks better and is quieter in the rain; polycarbonate is lighter and cheaper. Both keep you dry, so the choice comes down to budget and taste.
What makes Kettering different
Ground around Kettering ranges from ironstone to clay, and on new-build plots at Hanwood Park and elsewhere it is often compacted subsoil under a thin layer of topsoil. That layer can look firm but does not drain, so a downpipe left to discharge onto the lawn creates a wet patch. We check what is under each garden, set the post footings into ground that will carry them, and give the roof water a soakaway or drain connection. Near the River Ise on the east of town, we look at the water route especially closely.
A typical Kettering veranda is a 4m × 3m frame over the patio of an interwar semi or a new Hanwood Park house, or a wider 6m frame along the back of a Victorian villa. The work includes post footings, the wall plate and flashing, a glass or polycarbonate roof, the downpipe and its soakaway, with LED lighting in the frame if wanted.
Sources: North Northamptonshire Article 4 directions · Hanwood Park.
Permissions in Kettering
- 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 Kettering 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. North Northamptonshire: tree protection
- Building regulationsAn open-sided veranda under 30m² is usually exempt. Closing it in with glass walls can change that, so we check with North Northamptonshire Council building control 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 in Kettering
- Address checked against Kettering's site-specific Article 4 directions
- Compacted new-build subsoil dug through at each post
- Roof water kept off the patio, especially near the River Ise
- 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
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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