Home Extensions in Virginia Water
Planning a Home Extensions in Virginia Water
We have completed 10 home extension and loft conversion projects in Virginia Water, GU25
A village that falls within Runnymede Borough Council, with its own dedicated Design Code and Neighbourhood Plan.
What we do in Virginia Water
Our Virginia Water work ranges from Permitted Development loft conversions on more modest properties to larger, carefully considered schemes on the Wentworth Estate, where design expectations are set out in detail by the village’s own Design Code.
Planning permission in Virginia Water
A dedicated Virginia Water Design Code, adopted in 2025, sets out detailed design expectations by character area, including the Wentworth Estate.
The Wentworth Estate itself carries an additional layer worth knowing about: a private one-house-per-plot title restriction, enforced by the Wentworth Estate Roads Committee rather than the council. This sits alongside, not instead of, the normal planning process, and it’s one of the first things we check for any Wentworth Estate project.
The Virginia Water Neighbourhood Plan was approved by local referendum with over 97% support, and carries the same statutory weight as the borough’s Local Plan when Runnymede Borough Council decides applications in the village.
For the full picture on Runnymede planning: Runnymede planning guide
What our clients say…….
One client told us the whole Fluent team was excellent from concept through to completion — they turned the brief into a design that met every requirement, recommended a builder who did an outstanding job, and stayed engaged throughout the build.
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Frequently asked questions
Many loft conversions are achievable under permitted development, subject to size limits, but larger or more prominent schemes, and anything within the Wentworth Estate, often warrant a full planning application given the design expectations set out in the Virginia Water Design Code. We confirm your exact position at the free consultation.
It’s a locally prepared planning document that residents voted to approve by referendum, with over 97% support. Once formally adopted, it carries the same statutory weight as the borough’s Local Plan when Runnymede Borough Council decides planning applications in the village.
It’s a private title restriction on the Wentworth Estate, enforced by the Wentworth Estate Roads Committee rather than the council, limiting each plot to a single dwelling. It applies alongside normal planning permission, not instead of it, so both need checking for any project on the Estate.
It can, in the same way it does elsewhere in Runnymede Borough. Properties near local watercourses may fall within a flood risk zone, and we check this as a matter of course before any design work begins.
Book a free consultation in Virginia Water
If you are planning a home extension or loft conversion in Virginia Water, call us on 020 3865 4917 or 0800 043 8838.
We will check your Design Code and Wentworth Estate position, and give you clear guidance on what is achievable — at no charge.
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