Restaurant and café fit-out contractors in Hertfordshire
If you are opening, moving or refreshing a unit in Hertfordshire, 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.
Working in Hertfordshire
In Hertfordshire we mostly see showrooms and trade counters and boutiques and independent retailers. Each has its own landlord rules, service loads and access limits, which we look at on the first visit.
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?
- Accessible toilet and baby change
- Service counter and back bar
- Banquettes, booths and loose seating layout
- Hygienic wall and floor finishes for kitchens
Planning and building control in Hertfordshire
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.
- Register your food business with the council at least 28 days before you start trading.
- A new extraction flue often needs planning permission, and odour and noise reports may be asked for.
Questions about restaurant and café fit-out in Hertfordshire
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 Hemel Hempstead and the rest of Hertfordshire?
Yes. We carry out restaurant and café fit-out in Hemel Hempstead, Hertford and across Hertfordshire. The survey is free wherever the unit is.
Which building rules apply to fit-outs in Hertfordshire?
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.
Towns we cover in Hertfordshire
Other services in Hertfordshire
- Pharmacy fit-out
- Clinic and dental surgery fit-out
- Aluminium shopfronts
- Roller shutters and security
- Shop signage and fascias
- Shop refurbishment and refit
Nearby areas
Ready to plan your fit-out in Hertfordshire?
Book a free site survey and get a fixed-price, itemised quote.