Installed UK-wide

Commercial aluminium windows

Aluminium windows for commercial buildings and the upper floors above shops, fitted across the UK. They suit offices, flats over shops and mixed-use buildings where the existing windows have failed. Prices depend on size, opening type and glazing, and are quoted after a survey.

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Consents this work tends to involve

Planning permission
Often needed
A change in material, glazing pattern or opening style on a commercial building often needs permission, and more often in a conservation area.
Listed building consent
Sometimes
Replacing historic windows on a listed building, which councils frequently resist.
Building regulations
Usually needed
Replacement windows are controlled work: energy performance, safety glazing and, in some rooms, escape and ventilation.

An installer’s general guide; your council decides.

Why do upper-floor windows matter on a shopfront job?

Because the street reads the building as one thing. A shopfront that lines up with the windows above sits in its terrace; a new front under a row of mismatched upper windows looks bolted on. Councils assessing a shopfront often look up.

Does an Article 4 direction affect commercial windows?

Article 4 directions remove permitted development rights, and they are most often used for houses. A commercial building has fewer such rights to begin with, so window changes on it usually need permission anyway. Flats above shops are where it gets complicated — check the council’s Article 4 map for your street.

Standards and regulations

Reference	What it covers
BS EN 14351-1	Product standard for windows.
Approved Document L	Conservation of fuel and power for replacement windows.
Approved Document K	Safety glazing in critical locations.

Questions

Do replacement windows on a shop need building control?

Yes, replacement windows are controlled work. A registered competent person can self-certify some window installations; otherwise building control is notified. Ask how your installer will certify the work before it starts.

Aluminium shopfronts — Framed glazed fronts in powder-coated aluminium, proportioned to the building they sit in.
Curtain walling — Stick-system glazed façades for new commercial buildings and major refits.
Shopfront glass replacement — Broken panes replaced with the right safety glass — and the chance to upgrade to laminated.
House windows — Replacement double- and triple-glazed windows for homes and flats, in uPVC or aluminium.