Fine windows for Tongdean’s Edwardian houses
Dyke Road Avenue, Tongdean Lane and the roads between
Large detached Edwardian houses in walled gardens, from Arts and Crafts gables to grander villas with sashes.
Homes in Tongdean
Tongdean is the area of large Edwardian houses around Dyke Road Avenue, set back in big walled gardens. It was designated a conservation area in 1989 and covers about 34 acres.
The houses vary a great deal: Arts and Crafts gables with small-paned casements, tile-hung upper floors, and grander villas with sashes and bays. Many have later extensions and garden rooms at the back.
Planning at a glance
Tongdean is a conservation area, so the council takes an interest in changes to the fronts of these houses, though the council’s list of Article 4 directions does not include it.
Flats need permission for any change in the look of their windows, wherever they are.
What usually suits these houses
Timber windows
Painted timber for the main fronts where the house calls for it.
Flush casement windows
Small-paned flush casements as a lower-upkeep alternative.
Slimline aluminium windows
Slim aluminium for extensions and garden rooms at the back.
Every job is priced on its own: the figure depends on the sizes of your windows, how many there are and where they sit, the access, and the materials, colours and hardware you pick. A free home visit gives you the exact price for yours. Window prices in Brighton.
Conservation and permission
Tongdean is a conservation area, so the council takes an interest in changes to the fronts of these houses, though the council’s list of Article 4 directions does not include it. For a house, that usually leaves windows of similar appearance as permitted development, but anything that changes the character of the front deserves a conversation with the council first.
We help you work out what is likely to be accepted, and prepare the details where an application is needed.