​LANGLEY STRUCTURES ROOF TOP DEVELOPMENT AT LYTCHET WAY​

Enfield Council had a pressing need for additional homes for social rent, and with no suitable land available for development, they were inspired by the solution offered by Langley Structures Ltd. This innovative ‘Upwardly Living’ roof top development concept offers new additional dwellings above existing flat roof housing stock. Enfield Council were able to utilise the single source design and supply chain offered by Langley for roof top extensions, flat to pitched conversions and flat roofing.

Langley undertook an in-depth feasibility study which identified that three entire blocks were suitable for roof top developments to create new homes on top of existing stock.The site is incredibly well positioned to support densification, having excellent transport links.

The design of the scheme was a collaboration between Enfield Council, their design property and construction consultancy, and Langley Structures Ltd. The roof top developments in this case comprised single-storey extensions with light weight pitched roofs, installed by a Langley Approved Contractor who also carried out extensive flat-to-pitch roof refurbishments on the twelve remaining blocks on the estate.

Enfield Council wanted to avoid decanting residents to temporary accommodation, as this would be a costly logistical operation as well as being disruptive to the community. These challenges were successfully overcome to ensure that the 25 new homes were considerately developed with residents in situ throughout the entire project.

Enabling works included extending the existing stairwells and services to the new fourth floor level. Langley’s off-site prefabricated floor, wall and ceiling cassettes were skilfully lifted into position and assembled on site. They were inspected on a weekly basis by Langley Technical Managers and the contract administrators, to monitor and ensure the quality of workmanship throughout the project.

The lightweight, pitched framing system was covered with Langley Roman strip tiles and had sun tubes installed to utilise natural light within windowless kitchens. Photovoltaic (PV) panels were mounted at roof level to provide electricity for communal services. A robust fire protection strategy included internal works to extend fire breaks at all existing party wallswithin the roof void to the underside of the roof membrane level.New service risers for electricity and gas were constructed at each end elevation, then distributed via the new roof void to the new flats below.

This project supports the Government housing objectives regarding the efficient use of space to deliver new homes by building up rather than building out, using the space above existing buildings to create new homes.

The London Borough of Enfield is extremely pleased with the extended and refurbished estate.

Main System Products:

Roof Top Development System:

- floor cassettes

- wall cassettes

- ceiling cassettes

Flat to Pitched Frame System

Flat to Pitched Soffit and Fascia System

Flat to Pitched Gutter System

Langley Roman Tiles