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Cheltenham · Gloucestershire

Regency elegance,
twenty-first-century physics.

High-end renovation and extension work for Cheltenham's Regency and Victorian homes — energy performance engineered in, conservation detail respected, materials sourced direct from European manufacturers.

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The gap in the market

Cheltenham has fine builders. It doesn't have this.

The town's better contractors deliver beautiful finishes — Cheltenham's market demands it. What none of them advertises is building physics: modelling a house's heat loss in PHPP before design, detailing airtightness and thermal bridges as a craft, and importing high-performance glazing and insulation directly from European manufacturers at typically 20–30% below UK trade pricing. That is APMBuild's offer, delivered from our Hereford base as part of our Gloucestershire coverage.

It matters here more than most places. Regency and Victorian townhouses are glorious and thermally honest — they lose heat everywhere, and their owners pay for it every winter. The right refurbishment keeps the stucco, the sashes' sightlines and the proportions, and quietly transforms the energy bill underneath. Our PHPP pre-assessment puts numbers on that before you commit a pound to drawings; our interior design coordination finishes the rooms to the standard the address expects.

We're honest about references: our completed work sits in Herefordshire and at Newent on the Gloucestershire edge — inspect it, then judge whether the standard travels. We think the town's discerning market will take engineering over folklore.

Completed onyx slab feature wall by APMBuild — the finish standard we bring to Cheltenham interiors
Building in Cheltenham

Conservation first — and that's not a complaint.

Cheltenham Borough Council administers some of the most extensive conservation-area coverage of any town in England — the Central Conservation Area alone spans hundreds of hectares of Regency terraces, villas and squares. Article 4 directions tighten the rules further in places, removing permitted development rights that homeowners elsewhere take for granted. Window replacement, render, boundary and roofline changes can all need consent that a builder unused to the town won't warn you about.

On the town's edges, the Cotswolds National Landscape adds its own layer — materials, massing and setting scrutinised at a level volume builders find uncomfortable. We don't. Conservation-grade specification is a pricing fact we're upfront about, and our European supply chain includes slim-profile, heritage-appropriate high-performance glazing that helps a proposal read as an upgrade rather than an intrusion.

For the full journey — design, build and furnished interiors — our services page sets out what's delivered today and what's in development, including the EnerPHit-route deep retrofit service now being scoped.

Where we fit in Cheltenham

  • · Regency & Victorian refurbishment
  • · Rear extensions behind protected frontages
  • · Heritage-appropriate glazing upgrades
  • · Fabric-first energy improvement
  • · Bespoke interiors & furniture — interior service
  • · EnerPHit-route retrofit — in development

Also serving Gloucester, Tewkesbury, Newent & the Forest of Dean.

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A Cheltenham home worth doing properly?

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FAQ

Cheltenham building questions

High-end renovation and energy-efficient refurbishment in the town.

Why would a Cheltenham homeowner use a Hereford-based builder?

Because the combination we offer doesn't exist locally: Passive House training at director level, PHPP energy modelling before design, and a direct European supply chain for high-performance windows, doors and insulation at typically 20–30% below UK trade pricing. Cheltenham is within our regular working radius, and site weeks are planned in blocks so distance never shows in the programme.

Can you work in Cheltenham's conservation areas?

Yes — with respect for what that means. Cheltenham's conservation-area coverage is among the most extensive of any English town, and Article 4 directions remove permitted development rights in parts of it. Regency facades, sash windows and stucco detail demand conservation-appropriate specifications; our supply chain includes high-performance glazing in slim-profile, heritage-appropriate formats that conservation officers can live with.

Can a Regency townhouse be made energy-efficient without ruining it?

Substantially, yes. Solid-wall Regency buildings lose heat through walls, single glazing, floors and uncontrolled draughts — and every one of those has a heritage-compatible answer: breathable internal insulation where appropriate, secondary or slim-profile glazing, floor insulation during refurbishment, and airtightness with managed ventilation. A PHPP pre-assessment quantifies the gains before you commit, so the conservation trade-offs are made on numbers.

Do you have completed projects in Cheltenham?

Not yet — and we won't pretend otherwise. Our nearest completed work is the Newent garden room, on the Gloucestershire side of our patch, with the wider portfolio across Herefordshire. What we bring to Cheltenham is a specification-led, energy-first approach that the town's high-end market values and its builder listings don't currently offer.

What services can I use in Cheltenham today?

Extensions, renovations and refurbishments as our regional building service; PHPP pre-assessment, European materials supply, project management and on-site mentoring UK-wide. EnerPHit-route deep retrofit is in development — for a Regency or Victorian Cheltenham home, an early conversation now shapes a better project later.