Builders in Silchester

Overview

Building in Silchester means building next to the past. The village is a conservation area and sits beside the Roman town of Calleva, so an extension or a new outbuilding may need planning permission where it would not elsewhere, and any ground works near the walls or the amphitheatre can turn up archaeology that has to be reported. A builder who has had a job through Basingstoke and Deane's planners for a Silchester address knows which drawings they will ask for. Older cottages here also mean lime mortar, soft brick and walls that are not square, which is a different trade from a new-build estate.