Kitchen Fitters Quarndon

A village outside the city line

Quarndon lies roughly a mile north of Allestree, on higher ground with Kedleston Park and Hall to the west. Although it feels like the edge of Derby, it is a separate civil parish in the Amber Valley district, so Amber Valley Borough Council, not Derby City Council, deals with planning in the village.

It was once known as a spa. Its iron-rich chalybeate spring drew visitors including Daniel Defoe, who came in 1727, and the stone Chalybeate Well House still stands, listed at Grade II, although the well itself ran dry in 1903. St Paul’s Church was built in 1872 to 1874. We cover the whole parish and the countryside villages around it, including Kedleston, Mackworth, Kirk Langley and Muggington.

Our kitchen fitting services in Quarndon

Kitchen services for Quarndon homes, from island layouts to fit-only installations:

• Kitchen unit installation
• Worktops & countertops
• Appliance installation
• Supply and fit
• Fit-only for any supplier
• Plumbing, wiring & tiling

Houses from the 1931 Great Sale and after

The village changed in 1931, when the Kedleston Estate held a large sale of land to pay death duties. A building boom followed, with large detached houses going up mainly on Burley Lane and Burley Drive. After the Second World War more homes were added in new cul-de-sacs off the main roads, along with infill plots and rebuilds.

In the bigger detached houses the kitchen is often a generous room, or one that owners want to combine with a breakfast room or utility to make a family kitchen. That opens up options that a smaller house cannot take: an island with a hob or sink, a bank of tall units with integrated ovens and fridge-freezer, a separate pantry cupboard, or a mix of quartz on the main runs and solid oak or walnut on the island. An island with a sink or hob needs its supply and waste routed under the floor, so we look at the floor construction at the survey to see what is possible.

Among the oldest buildings in the parish are late eighteenth century red brick properties such as Hall Cottages and The Grange. In houses of that age, walls lean and floors fall, so units need careful levelling and worktops and end panels are scribed to the walls. Cornices and plinths often have to be cut to follow lines that are not straight.

Conservation area rules in Quarndon

Quarndon has been a conservation area since 28 October 1994, and the parish contains ten listed buildings. Internal kitchen work in an unlisted house normally needs no consent. It is the outside that needs thought: extractor ducting through a wall facing the road, a new window or door, or an extension to make room for a kitchen-diner can all need permission from Amber Valley Borough Council. If your home is listed, internal alterations can need listed building consent too.

Liam Taylor, who founded the business and has more than a decade in property and joinery, will point out at the visit anything in your plans that is likely to need consent, so you can check with the council before ordering.

Kitchen fitting questions — Quarndon