At 17 Avenue Crescent in Hounslow, creating a better kitchen and dining space also meant improving the garden. The approved design fills a small gap at the rear of the house and removes an existing outbuilding, allowing the indoor layout to grow while freeing up more outside space.
Hounslow Council granted householder planning permission on 11 September 2026, under reference P/2026/2084. The property lies in the Cranford Village Conservation Area, making the scale, materials and relationship with the existing house important parts of the proposal.
A small infill with a wider effect
The extension follows the depth of the existing rear accommodation rather than projecting further into the garden. Filling the gap creates a more continuous space across the back of the house, with the kitchen on one side and dining on the other. A seating area connects to these spaces further inside.
Removing internal walls and the existing rear bay allows the rooms to work together. This is where a modest rear house extension can have an effect beyond its own footprint: the additional floor area supports a more useful arrangement of the rooms already there.
Using the awkward corner for a pantry
The angled side boundary creates an unusual corner beside the kitchen. The proposed layout makes that space into a pantry, reached through a concealed door from the kitchen. It puts an otherwise difficult shape to practical use and gives food storage its own place.
A utility room and shower room sit off the hallway, with a coat cupboard nearby. These facilities are accessible without going through the kitchen. Separate living rooms at the front provide alternatives to the shared rear space, so the house offers both places to spend time together and rooms where activities can remain separate.
Light and a direct connection to the garden
Bi-folding doors open from the dining area towards the patio, and a kitchen window overlooks the garden. Two rooflights bring daylight into the flat-roofed rear accommodation. The drawings include blinds for the rooflights and an opening rooflight, providing ways to manage sunlight and ventilation as part of the design.
The extension retains a low roof form and uses materials intended to relate to the existing house. For a project within a designated area, our conservation area planning service considers those details alongside the building’s setting.
Returning space to the garden
The planning statement identifies an existing outbuilding of approximately 13.6 square metres for removal, compared with around 8.1 square metres of infill extension. That balance is central to the proposal: more space is released at the end of the garden than the extension occupies beside the house.
The permission makes the sequence explicit. The entire rear outbuilding must be removed, and photographic evidence submitted to the council, before work starts on the extension. It also restricts the permitted development right to add further garden buildings and structures under Class E. These requirements protect the outdoor space on which the proposal depends.
Understanding such requirements is part of our planning application service. They need to be carried into the project programme, alongside the approved drawings and matching-materials requirement.
Developing the construction details
The new openings, roof junctions, drainage and structural supports require coordinated technical design. Our building regulations service develops this information for the next stage. If you are considering a kitchen extension in Hounslow or Cranford, book a call to discuss the house, garden and planning context together.
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