Roofers in Barton Stacey
All Saints, The Forge and the question of who is responsible
Barton Stacey has a Grade II* church, a Grade II forge and a conservation area within reach. Each roof gets a survey with photographs, and the paperwork is explained plainly.
Barton Stacey roofs, church to forge
All Saints' Church
Grade II* since 20 December 1960 and in Church of England use, so its roof needs a faculty.
The Forge
A Grade II building listed on 21 March 1984, where repairs copy the covering already on the roof.
Conservation-area homes
Houses close to the village centre, inside the conservation area boundary Test Valley Borough Council draws.
Barton Stacey between Longparish and Chilbolton
Longparish lies to the north, Chilbolton and Wherwell to the west, and Sutton Scotney to the south-east. Each is ours to survey, along with the lanes between.
- Distance
- 7.1 road miles south-east of Andover
- Planning
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Council
- Test Valley Borough Council and Hampshire County Council
The Barton Stacey roof report
Local editionBarton Stacey, HampshireConsents, warranties and responsibility
Barton Stacey roofs: 24 listings, a Grade II* church and who is responsible when work begins
Barton Stacey sits 7.1 road miles from Andover and has 24 listed buildings near its centre. Read on for the consents, the church's separate route, builder cover on newer homes, and the duties that fall on a roofing contractor.
Seven road miles out, still Test Valley's
Barton Stacey lies 7.1 road miles south-east of East Street in Andover. Even at that distance, planning here is Test Valley Borough Council's business, and the roads are Hampshire County Council's. In 2021 the parish had 987 usual residents. No national park or National Landscape covers it, so the designations that apply are local ones. If you are unsure whether your house is listed, searching Historic England's online list by address settles it in minutes.
The Barton Stacey conservation area is recorded within about 0.75 km of the centre, and the boundary is Test Valley Borough Council's own. For anything that alters how a roof appears from the road, a conversation with the council comes first, and dormers go through planning. For Article 4 directions, check with Test Valley Borough Council whether one reaches your street, since a direction can take away rights that houses otherwise keep.
On the building control side, two figures govern a re-roof. The Planning Portal's first is 25 per cent of the building envelope and 50 per cent of the roof; stay beneath both and approval normally does not arise. The second is weight. Where a new covering adds 15 per cent or more, Building Regulations approval is needed, and a structural look by an engineer or surveyor is advised in advance. Your building control body can be local authority building control or a registered building control approver.
All of that depends on knowing what is on the roof. We start from the lane and climb as far as the roof permits, then raise a tile and photograph the laths beneath it, noting the pitch. A plain report follows, written for the householder, with every finding set beside its photograph and every choice laid out in ordinary words.
For a repair, that report may run to a single page. For a re-roof, it sets the options side by side, says what approval each would need and leaves the decision with you. A roof that still has years in it is mended and left alone. One that has reached the end of its range is replaced, and the photographs make that case so that nobody has to take it on trust.
The survey also gives the council something concrete to read. A planning officer, a building control officer and a buyer's surveyor can all work from the same dated pictures, and that saves time at every step. If a question arises months later, about what the roof was like or what was done to it, the pictures answer it without argument.
All Saints', The Forge and 24 listings
Historic England lists 24 buildings within about 500 m of the centre of Barton Stacey. The Church of All Saints is Grade II* (list entry 1302289), first listed on 20 December 1960. The Forge is Grade II (1093435), and it joined the list later, on 21 March 1984. Between them they set the pattern for the roofline of the village.
All Saints appears on A Church Near You in the Brightwaters Benefice with a service every Sunday, which keeps it in worship use and puts its roof under faculty rules instead of listed building consent. A faculty from the diocese's consistory court clears All Saints' roof work, and our survey photographs can support the application. A roofer's role is the same in each case: a survey, near pictures and a clear written note of the defect and the repair, ready before any application goes in.
The Forge is another matter. Where it is a private building, the council decides, and Test Valley Borough Council grants or refuses listed building consent for any work reaching its character. The surest request is a repair that matches the tiles or slates now on the roof. Changing the material or the ridge invites a harder conversation, and a quick call to the planners before the price is agreed is cheaper than a refused plan.
With 24 listings so close, a neighbour's roof could be protected too. We look up the listing of adjoining buildings before a frame goes up, warn the owners and keep equipment away from old masonry. A scaffold beside a shared wall can cause friction in a village, and a short note through the door avoids it.
Our photographs of these roofs record the size, colour and thickness of the tiles, the way the courses are laid, and the ridge and verge. Reclaimed stock is matched from them, and an officer reads them without visiting. Owners also keep them as the dated record of the roof before work, which helps when a house changes hands.
Where a building is on the list, the entry is a public document. The National Heritage List for England describes each building, gives its grade and date, and says what it is made of. Owners who have not read their own entry can be surprised by what it says about the roof, and the survey photographs make most sense read alongside it. Churchyard boundaries are shared space, too: if a scaffold would stand near All Saints, its position is agreed with the parish at the survey stage, and access for materials is planned so that paths stay open.
“Before a Barton Stacey roof is touched, find out who is responsible for it.”
Newer homes, builder cover and contractor duties
Not every roof in a village is old. If your house is a newer build covered by an NHBC Buildmark policy, read the terms before you commission repairs. NHBC's own wording runs in two stages: the first two years after completion sit under a builder's warranty, and the next eight under insurance, for defects in certain parts of the home. Whether a roof fault falls inside those parts is for the policy documents to say, and a repair carried out first can complicate the position.
Responsibility has a legal side too. The CDM Regulations 2015 define a domestic client as an individual who has construction work done at their home outside any business. Regulation 7(1) moves the client's duties onto the contractor. With one contractor on site, regulation 15(5) requires that contractor to draw up a construction phase plan; with two or more, further duties arise.
In practice that means a short written plan for the site: how the roof is reached, how people and property are kept clear, how waste is handled and what happens on each day. We prepare it as part of the job, and you are given a copy. It is not a sign that the work is hazardous. It is the ordinary way to run a roof job properly.
If a frame has to stand on the road, section 169 of the Highways Act 1980 requires a licence from Hampshire County Council. Under its scheme the scaffolding firm is the applicant, ten clear working days' notice is the minimum, and a running licence cannot be extended. Hampshire County Council charges £211.90 on application for the first 2 weeks and £72 for each further 2-week period. A scaffold on your own land is outside the scheme.
The everyday work is roof repairs, pitched roofing and, when a slope has failed, roof replacement. Where a house is under builder cover, keep the paperwork together: the policy, the completion date and any correspondence. Photographs of the defect, taken before anything is touched, are the strongest evidence for a claim, and if the builder or insurer asks for a repair of their own, they show what was found. For an older house with no such cover, a dated survey now becomes the baseline for any future work, and it is useful when the house is sold. Each job ends with the site left tidy and the waste taken off, and you are told what will happen on each day before the work starts, so the household can plan around the crew.
Ways we look after Barton Stacey roofs
Barton Stacey roofs: builder cover, the church and contractor duties
Should I check builder cover before repairing a newer Barton Stacey roof?
Yes. NHBC's Buildmark terms give a builder's warranty for the first two years and insurance for defects in certain parts of the home for the eight after. A roof fault in that period may be the builder's or the insurer's responsibility, so read your policy before commissioning a repair. We photograph the defect so that you can show it.
What does a roofing contractor owe a Barton Stacey homeowner under CDM?
A domestic client's duties pass to the contractor under regulation 7(1) of the CDM Regulations 2015. Where one contractor works alone, regulation 15(5) asks for a construction phase plan covering access, safety and waste. We prepare that plan for the job and give you a copy before work begins, so the arrangements are on paper and not in anyone's head.
Which route covers roof work on All Saints' Church, Barton Stacey?
The faculty system. All Saints is a working Church of England church, with Sunday services shown on A Church Near You, so roof works need a faculty rather than listed building consent, the faculty for Barton Stacey's church coming from the diocese's consistory court. We supply the survey and near photographs for whichever application is needed, and the work starts only after permission is granted.
Who files the scaffold licence application for a Barton Stacey road?
The scaffolding firm, because Hampshire County Council makes the firm the applicant, with ten clear working days' notice and no extensions. Hampshire County Council's fee is £211.90 for the first 2 weeks and £72 for each further 2-week period. Your own land is outside the scheme, and the survey shows which case applies, so notice and cost are known early.
Villages round Barton Stacey
Have your Barton Stacey roof surveyed
Say which house it is and what has happened to the roof. A survey is first; one written price follows.
10-year workmanship guarantee, in writing.