Restaurant and café fit-out in Cambridgeshire
If you are opening, moving or refreshing a unit in Cambridgeshire, our restaurant and café fit-out service covers the layout, the build and the paperwork, with work planned around your trading hours.
A restaurant or café fit-out covers the dining area, the service counter and the back-of-house kitchen, including the extraction, gas, drainage and hygiene finishes the kitchen needs.
What is shopfitting like in Cambridgeshire?
Most enquiries we get from Cambridgeshire come from shopping centre units and retail park stores or showrooms and trade counters, and the survey is where we pick up the details that change the price.
The East of England mixes historic market towns with new town centres and retail parks, which means a shopfitter here is as likely to work on a listed frontage as on a modern shell unit.
What does the work include?
- Gas, water and grease-trap drainage
- Accessible toilet and baby change
- Service counter and back bar
- Banquettes, booths and loose seating layout
What approvals might you need in Cambridgeshire?
In England, fit-out work that affects fire escape, structure, drainage or accessibility falls under the Building Regulations and is signed off by local authority or approved inspector building control. Shopfronts, extraction flues and illuminated signs are dealt with separately by the local planning authority.
- A new extraction flue often needs planning permission, and odour and noise reports may be asked for.
- Kitchen gas work must be done and certified by a Gas Safe engineer registered for commercial catering.
Questions about restaurant and café fit-out in Cambridgeshire
Which building rules apply to fit-outs in Cambridgeshire?
In England, fit-out work that affects fire escape, structure, drainage or accessibility falls under the Building Regulations and is signed off by local authority or approved inspector building control. Shopfronts, extraction flues and illuminated signs are dealt with separately by the local planning authority.
Do I need planning permission for a restaurant?
Change of use from shop to restaurant may need planning permission, and a new extraction flue usually does. We check the planning history during the survey.
Can you install the kitchen extraction?
Yes, we coordinate the canopy, ductwork, fan and make-up air as part of the fit-out.
Do you cover Wisbech and the rest of Cambridgeshire?
Yes. We carry out restaurant and café fit-out in Wisbech, Cambridge and across Cambridgeshire. The survey is free wherever the unit is.
Towns we cover in Cambridgeshire
Other services in Cambridgeshire
- Shop signage and fascias
- Shop refurbishment and refit
- Bespoke shop joinery and counters
- Shelving and display systems
- Suspended ceilings and partitions
- Commercial shop flooring
Nearby areas
Ready to plan your fit-out in Cambridgeshire?
Book a free site survey and get a fixed-price, itemised quote.