Restaurant and café fit-out for Maidstone businesses
Owners opening or refreshing a unit in Maidstone use our restaurant and café fit-out service to get one contract, one programme and one point of contact.
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.
How is the work priced?
Every restaurant and café fit-out quote for Maidstone lists each element separately, so you can see what the layout, joinery, services and finishes each cost.
In and around Maidstone we are usually asked to work on pharmacies and healthcare premises and shopping centre units and retail park stores.
What is included?
- Accessible toilet and baby change
- Service counter and back bar
- Banquettes, booths and loose seating layout
- Hygienic wall and floor finishes for kitchens
- Canopy, extraction and make-up air
What should Maidstone owners check first?
- Kitchen gas work must be done and certified by a Gas Safe engineer registered for commercial catering.
- 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.
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.
Questions about restaurant and café fit-out in Maidstone
How soon can work start in Maidstone?
Surveys are usually booked within one to two weeks. Your quote includes a start date and a dated programme.
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.
Is the survey free in Maidstone?
Yes. We survey units in Maidstone and across Kent free of charge, with no obligation.
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