Most of our work is extensions, kitchens, bathrooms and loft conversions for people staying in the house they already own. We explain what the job involves, what could go wrong and what it means for daily life while it is on, then you decide.
Rental and second properties earn nothing while they sit empty, so work is planned around tenancy dates or void periods with realistic timings agreed up front. We have carried out renovations and refits for owners across Suffolk who are not local to the property themselves.
Bring us your architect's drawings and we will take the project from groundworks to handover, coordinating every trade ourselves so you deal with one team throughout. It is what we do most, and where we do our best work.
Bury St Edmunds has two conservation areas, the Town Centre and Victoria Street, both carrying Article 4 Directions that remove permitted development rights. A loft conversion or a side extension that would be straightforward permitted development elsewhere can need full planning permission inside those boundaries, and getting that wrong costs time and money later. We factor this in from the first visit, whether you are planning a new build, an extension, or liaising with an architect on drawings, not after work has already started.
The same team runs your job from first visit to snagging
Honest advice before you commit to work
These are the types of building work we take on most, from a full new build to a loft conversion or a kitchen refit. Each has its own page covering how the job is sequenced on site, the planning and building regulations position, and what to think about before committing to it.
Northgate is based in Bury St Edmunds and works out across Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, including Newmarket, Mildenhall, Soham, Ely, Thetford, Haverhill, Stowmarket, Sudbury, Brandon and Diss, along with the villages around them. The housing stock varies a lot across that area, from red brick Victorian terraces and Suffolk white brick cottages to inter-war semis, bungalows and newer estate housing, and each needs its own approach. Every job is run by the same team from the first visit, so you are dealing with the people who priced the work and are on site while it is being built.
We start with a visit to look at the property and talk through what you want, followed by a written quote for the work agreed. Once a job is booked in we handle any planning or building control applications it needs before work starts on site. Building runs in the usual order, first fix, second fix, plastering and finishes, with building control inspecting at the set stages. We finish with a proper snagging list and do not consider a job done until it is clear.
Alongside building for clients, we develop our own plots across Suffolk and Norfolk. Every home here was built by the same team, to the same standard, and is sold directly by us with no onward chain.
