Roofers in North Baddesley
Scattered lanes and cottages on the Test Valley side of Romsey
North Baddesley is a parish of 6,999 residents, with no listed building recorded around its centre. Our surveyors read each roof on site and explain what they find.
North Baddesley roofs, lane by lane
Cottages along the old road
Small houses strung out on either side of the road, as the 1908 Victoria County History described the village.
Houses set back on drives
Homes reached across private ground, where the way in shapes how a scaffold and a skip are planned.
Garage and extension roofs
Flat and low-pitched roofs on porches, garages and rear additions, where the outlet and the edge trim decide the repair.
Where North Baddesley sits among its neighbours
Romsey is west of the village and Ampfield north of it. Valley Park and Chandler's Ford are to the east, with Chilworth south-east and Rownhams south-west.
- Distance
- 20.3 road miles south of Andover
- Planning
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Council
- Test Valley Borough Council and Hampshire County Council
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A Test Valley village: who rules on a North Baddesley roof, and what we check first
North Baddesley is 20.3 road miles south of Andover and answers to the same borough council. Here is who signs off roof work in the village, what a scattered layout does to access, and how the Hampshire scaffold licence runs.
Test Valley for planning, Hampshire for the road
A roof in North Baddesley sits in Test Valley Borough. That puts planning decisions with Test Valley Borough Council, while Hampshire County Council looks after the road outside. Those are the same two names as for a house in Andover, even though the village is 20.3 road miles south of the town. One planning authority, one highway authority and a building control body we confirm for your address before a job is booked: that is the whole chain of people who can say yes or no, and it is a short chain.
Building control is a separate question from planning, and we refer to your building control body rather than guess at a team. Before a re-roof goes in the diary we find out who handles your address, put the question about your roof to them, and pass the answer on with the price. That spares you learning on the first morning that a form should have been filed.
The national yardstick is the Planning Portal's. A re-roof touching less than 25 per cent of the building envelope, meaning the walls, floor, roof, windows and doors taken together, and less than 50 per cent of the roof itself, does not normally need a building control application. Fit a covering that weighs 15 per cent more than the old one, or beyond, and approval is needed whatever the area, and the Planning Portal advises having the structure looked at by an engineer or surveyor first. Concrete tiles over a light covering are the usual example, and it is a Building Regulations matter, not a planning one.
On the survey we work out which side of those lines the job falls. A handful of slipped tiles at a hip is a repair, and the percentages stay out of it. A slope that has failed from ridge to eaves is a re-roof, and we put the route for it on paper before anything is ordered. A registered building control approver is also an option in place of local authority building control; that regime has run since 6 April 2024.
Planning questions, such as altering the shape of a roof, are covered in our guide to planning permission for roof work. Whether an Article 4 direction applies to your street is for Test Valley Borough Council to say, and we look it up at the survey rather than trusting memory. Where one applies it can change what you may do to the roofline, so it is better learned before the quote than after it.
Cottages scattered along the road
The Victoria County History described North Baddesley in 1908 as a few small cottages scattered on either side of the road, with the small parish church of St John to the north. In 1897 an isolated part of the parish, with neighbouring parts of Romsey Extra and Nursling, was formed into the new civil parish of Rownhams. Parish lines have moved before, which is a good reason to go by the address and the council's records, not the village name on a postcode.
The parish is far bigger now. At the 2021 Census North Baddesley parish had 6,999 usual residents, and a parish of that size brings the full run of ordinary roofs: pitched roofs on family houses, small roofs over porches and garages, flat extensions at the back and the odd outbuilding. Each gets the same treatment, a close look at what is failing before a figure is set.
The national heritage list shows no listed building within about 500 metres of the middle of the village, which makes the plain route the usual one. A listed house can still stand further out, so the list entry for your address is read before any work that would change how the roof appears from the road is priced.
Conservation areas follow the same logic. The closest conservation area to North Baddesley is Chilworth Old Village, within about 2.5 km. Whether your own address falls inside one is a question for Test Valley Borough Council's map, because the rules on changing a roof's appearance are tighter inside a conservation area. The map is read on the first visit and its answer written into your paperwork, so it is not lost.
A scattered layout has a practical side too. Houses set back along lanes and drives are reached across private ground, which affects where materials are dropped, where a skip stands and how much room a scaffold has. We note the approach on the survey, so the price reflects the way in. A long carry from the lane to the back of the house costs more labour than a drop at the kerb, and it is better said at the start.
Small roofs deserve the same attention as large ones. A porch or garage roof has little area to shed water, so one blocked outlet or a lifted edge trim can let it in. We photograph the outlet, the edge trim and the point where the roof meets the house wall, then explain whether the fix is a patch, a new membrane or something bigger, and why.
“In North Baddesley the borough council decides the plans and the county council decides the scaffold.”
A scaffold licence from Hampshire County Council
Should the scaffold need to go on the public road, section 169 of the Highways Act 1980 makes a licence from the highway authority a legal step, and in North Baddesley the authority is Hampshire County Council. On Hampshire County Council's page the scaffolding company is the one that applies, which leaves you no form to complete. A gap of at least 10 clear working days separates application and start, tacit consent is excluded and nothing is extended.
Hampshire County Council charges £211.90 on application for the first 2 weeks of the licence and £72 for each additional 2-week period. The scaffold has to comply with BS EN 12810/12811 or NASC guidance TG20:13. Private land and private roads need no licence from the county, a point that suits a house reached by its own drive, where the scaffold may never touch the highway at all.
Since a Hampshire licence cannot be extended, we agree the start date with the scaffolder first, and hold the application until the survey findings and the materials are settled. A licence that starts before the tiles arrive is money spent on a structure with nothing happening behind it, and a fortnight of standing time adds up quickly on a job that has stalled for a delivery.
North Baddesley's roofs ask for everyday work. Roof repairs cover broken or slipped tiles and failed flashings, pitched roofing covers a slope that has run its course, and guttering, soffits and fascias cover the roofline where water gets behind a board. Every job starts with a visit and a camera, so you see what has failed before agreeing to anything.
If you are unsure which of the three you need, send the address and a photo. A leak that appears only in heavy rain, a stain on a bedroom ceiling and a gutter that overflows at one corner can all trace back to different parts of the roof, and the survey is how we find which. A short list of what we saw, with the pictures, comes back to you in plain words.
If water is already coming in, we make the roof safe first and plan the proper repair afterwards. A temporary cover keeps the rain out for now, but it is a stopgap, and the survey photographs show what the lasting fix has to deal with. Chimney stacks and their flashings belong on that list when a stain sits close to a stack.
Repairs and re-roofs across North Baddesley
North Baddesley roofs: approval, scaffold and boundaries
Can I re-cover my North Baddesley roof without asking Test Valley Borough Council?
Re-covering a house in the same material normally sits outside planning, but altering the roof's shape or appearance can need permission. Planning for North Baddesley rests with Test Valley Borough Council, so ask its team about anything that changes the look, and check whether an Article 4 direction applies at your address. We raise it on the first visit.
Who books the scaffold licence for a roof in North Baddesley?
The scaffolding company does. Hampshire County Council treats it as the applicant, and the start must wait at least 10 clear working days. Hampshire County Council's fee is £211.90 for the first 2 weeks and £72 for each further 2-week period. On private land or a private road no county licence is needed, so the question is where the scaffold stands.
Does the Chilworth Old Village conservation area reach North Baddesley homes?
The nearest conservation area is Chilworth Old Village, within about 2.5 km of the village centre. That does not settle your address. Test Valley Borough Council's map does, so check it before changing how a roof looks. We read the map during the survey and note the result in your paperwork.
What if I want a heavier covering on my North Baddesley house?
A covering that adds 15 per cent to the old one's weight needs Building Regulations approval, and the Planning Portal suggests an engineer or surveyor checks the structure first. Tell us at the survey. We confirm which team deals with building control for your address and bring you its answer, along with the price, before any tiles are ordered.
Villages and towns around North Baddesley
A North Baddesley roof, read before it is priced
Request a visit with an address and photo. Consent and building checks come first, then a total price in writing.
10-year workmanship guarantee, in writing.