Roofers in Greenham
Greenham Lodge, St Mary's church and the Stroud Green conservation area
Greenham has two Grade II* buildings and a conservation area close to its centre. We inspect each roof closely, photograph the findings and tell you plainly what it needs.
Greenham roofs from the Lodge to Stroud Green
Streets around Stroud Green
Houses near the Stroud Green conservation area, where the council has a say over how a roof looks.
Greenham Lodge and its lodge
Greenham Lodge is Grade II*, and West Lodge to Greenham Lodge is Grade II, so neighbouring roofs need care.
Church of St Mary surroundings
Homes near the Grade II* Church of St Mary, first listed on 6 April 1967.
Greenham, south-east of Newbury
Newbury lies to the north-west, with Speen beyond it, and Shaw to the north. Thatcham is north-east, Bishops Green south-east and Burghclere to the south.
- Distance
- 18.3 road miles north-east of Andover
- Planning
- West Berkshire Council
The Greenham roof report
Local editionGreenham, BerkshireTwo Grade II* listings and a conservation area
Greenham's lodge, church and green: what West Berkshire expects of a roof here
Greenham lies in West Berkshire, 18.3 road miles from Andover. This report looks at its Grade II* listings and Stroud Green, the Building Control Solutions partnership, and the weekly fee for a West Berkshire scaffold.
Greenham Lodge, St Mary's and Stroud Green
Greenham parish had 5,985 usual residents at the 2021 Census. The Stroud Green conservation area lies within about 0.75 km of the village centre, on a boundary drawn by West Berkshire Council and published in the national planning data. Inside a conservation area the council takes an interest in the roof's appearance from the road, so a change of colour or material is something to raise with its planning team before any tiles are bought.
Two Greenham buildings carry the Grade II* listing. St Mary's church (list entry 1291027) was first listed on 6 April 1967, and Greenham Lodge (1291019) on 9 September 1969. West Lodge to Greenham Lodge (1220256) is listed Grade II. Historic England's list holds 5 listed buildings within about 500 metres of the centre, which is a small number, but a listed neighbour on a shared wall or boundary still alters how a job is planned, from where the ladder stands to who is told.
A listed house needs listed building consent before work that changes its character. A church still in use follows its own consent system instead, which for a Church of England church means the faculty system. We do not assume which applies to a given building; we check its list entry and tell you. Our guide to listed building roof repairs gives the full picture of how consent works for a roof, and it helps a buyer's surveyor too.
West Berkshire Council publishes its Article 4 directions as open data, and one names a stretch of Shaw Road in Newbury. Whether any direction touches a Greenham address is a question to put to the council, and we are glad to put it for you.
On a survey here we look at how the roof sheds water before we look at what is wrong with it. The pitch, the valleys and the eaves tell us where rain concentrates. Then we study the covering, the fixings and the flashings that seal the roof where it meets a wall or a chimney stack. Finally we check the loft, the rafters, the battens and the underlay, for the damp marks and pinpoints of daylight that never show from outside, and note their position on a sketch.
You receive the photographs, labelled in plain words, with a clear view on which faults are urgent and which could wait for the next dry spell. Where a repair will be hidden once the work is finished, such as a flashing under a tile or a patch of underlay, we photograph it before it disappears, and the picture stays in your file.
Building Control Solutions and a Berkshire re-roof
Greenham answers to West Berkshire Council for planning and for the highway, because West Berkshire is a unitary authority with no county council above it. Building Regulations are handled by Building Control Solutions (BCS), the Berkshire service run as a partnership between West Berkshire Council and Wokingham Borough Council. BCS can be reached on 0300 790 0580. A registered building control approver is the private option.
Whether a re-roof needs an application depends on how much is being changed. The Planning Portal's test is 25 per cent of the building envelope and 50 per cent of the roof, and below both lines an application is normally unnecessary. Neither West Berkshire Council nor BCS sets a re-covering percentage of its own, so the Portal's figures are the ones we use, and we put any close call to BCS before work begins.
A heavier covering is the exception. Where the new roof comes out 15 per cent heavier or more, Building Regulations approval is needed whatever the size, and the Portal recommends a structural check. Changing plain clay tiles for concrete ones, or slate for tile, is where we look hardest. The survey notes the present covering so that you know the question before you choose a replacement.
None of this touches a plain repair. A handful of replaced tiles, a refixed ridge piece or a new lead flashing is simply maintenance, and the survey note says exactly that. When a job does reach a threshold, the note names it and says who we will ask.
An enquiry to BCS is short: what is on the roof, what you want on it, the area, the pitch and the survey photographs. When BCS answers, the reply is passed to you unedited and dated, so the decision you act on is the one the officer actually made. If BCS wants a structural opinion, you hear that before you commit to anything.
Gutters often hold the answer to a leak. A conservatory on the back of a house, a flat porch roof or an extension with a low-pitched slope can shed water on to the main wall, and a blocked outlet there can look just like a failed slope. We trace the water before we blame the covering, because replacing a good roof will not cure a gutter fault.
You receive photographs, a plain account of the fault, the route the work takes and a single written total. Questions about any step are welcome before you agree to a date.
“Greenham has a Grade II* lodge, a Grade II* church and the Stroud Green conservation area close by.”
A weekly fee for West Berkshire scaffold
When a Greenham house sits at the edge of the road, scaffold poles on the pavement need a licence under section 169 of the Highways Act 1980. West Berkshire Council issues it, and the form is the scaffolding contractor's to file, so the resident never submits it.
West Berkshire Council's fee is £125, plus £71 per week, and the application must reach it at least 10 working days before the scaffold goes up. For an application with errors, or one dropped before approval, the council says it can generally return only 50%, and nothing at all after approval. The cost of a standing frame is therefore a weekly cost, and we work to keep the weeks few.
That shapes how a Greenham job runs. Materials are ordered and checked before the scaffold is booked, so that the frame stands for working weeks and not waiting weeks. If a consent decision is pending, we hold the booking. When the date is fixed, we put it in writing, and the scaffold sits inside the one total you are quoted. A change of date after that is discussed with you first, never imposed.
Not every roof needs highway scaffold. Where a garden separates the house from the road, the whole frame may stand on your land, and private land of any kind, a private road included, sits outside the licence. A low conservatory or porch roof can often be reached from a tower. We look at the plot at the survey and tell you which applies.
Weather decides more of a roof job than any form. Licences run by the week, and a wet fortnight costs the same as a dry one, so the start date carries a few spare days, rain is allowed for before the scaffolder is booked, and a slope left open is covered at dusk. Neighbours hear from us first, and we agree where deliveries and the skip will stand.
Greenham's roofs take the everyday services, each matched to the survey. Roof repairs follow slipped tiles and failed flashings. Guttering, soffits and fascias cover the roofline, from the gutter itself to the fascia board behind it and the soffit beneath the overhang. A conservatory roof needs its own checks, since the Planning Portal says a new roof there must comply with the Building Regulations.
When the work is complete, the site is left clear, the waste is taken away and you hold the photographs. The pavement is swept, any scaffold boards are removed from the verge, and a final walk-round with you confirms that nothing has been left behind and that the work matches the plan we agreed.
Choose a service for Greenham
Greenham roofs: the listings, BCS and the weekly fee
Does living near Greenham Lodge mean my roof needs listed building consent?
Only if your own house is listed. Greenham Lodge is Grade II* and West Lodge to Greenham Lodge is Grade II, but a neighbour's listing does not put consent on your roof. The survey checks your address against Historic England's list and records the entry number, which a future buyer may ask to see.
Does the Stroud Green conservation area limit my choice of tiles?
It makes the roof's appearance from the road a matter for West Berkshire Council's planning team, so any new colour or material needs clearing with it first. Restoring what was there is the simplest route. Check with the council about any Article 4 direction on your road, and file its written reply with the house papers, where a future owner will find it.
What does a scaffold on the pavement cost in West Berkshire?
West Berkshire Council charges £125, plus £71 per week, and the scaffolding contractor files the form at least 10 working days ahead. Poles on private land need no licence. Weeks stay few because materials are on site first, and the scaffolder is booked only once the start date is firm, which keeps the weekly fee from running on and the date from slipping.
Who checks a Greenham re-roof under the Building Regulations?
Building Control Solutions (BCS), the West Berkshire and Wokingham partnership, or a registered building control approver. The Planning Portal's 25 per cent and 50 per cent tests decide whether an application is normally needed, and a covering 15 per cent or more heavier always needs approval. We ask before booking and hand over the reply, so the decision stays with you.
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Arrange a Greenham roof survey
Name your road and send a photo. First the survey, then any consents, then a written total for the work.
10-year workmanship guarantee, in writing.