Garden annexes in Fife

Covering Fife

Our garden annexes service in Fife covers Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes and St Andrews and more.

Homes in Fife

Scottish homes range from city tenements and sandstone terraces to bungalows and modern estates, and the building warrant process shapes the programme for every project.

What is included in a garden annexe in Fife?

A garden annexe is a separate single-storey building in the grounds of a house with its own bedroom, bathroom and kitchenette, used by family members as part of the main household. Unlike a garden office, an annexe that people sleep in normally needs planning permission and full building regulations approval.

Building warrant application and completion certificate
Design and planning application
Kitchenette and shower room

How much should I budget for a garden annexe?

Guide prices for garden annexes, including VAT where it applies. Your fixed price is confirmed in writing after the survey.

Garden annexes	Guide price incl. VAT
Standard specification	£2,400 to £2,900 per m²
Good specification	£2,900 to £3,400 per m²
High specification	£3,400 to £3,900 per m²

How is a garden annexe approved in Fife?

Projects in Scotland need a building warrant from the council before any building work starts, and a completion certificate once it is finished. Planning permission is a separate decision. The Party Wall etc. Act does not apply in Scotland; shared walls are governed by title deeds and the law of the tenement where relevant.

In Scotland an annexe needs planning permission and a building warrant before work starts.

What can change the price or programme?

Drainage may need a pump if the garden falls away from the sewer.
Council tax treatment depends on who lives there; check with your council.

From first call to completion

Send us the details. Give us a postcode, a rough idea of size and some photos, by phone, form or the guide price tool.
Survey at your house. We look at the existing structure, services and access, and agree what the design needs to achieve.
Price and paperwork. The design is priced line by line, and we submit the planning and building control applications.
Construction and completion. One site lead co-ordinates every trade through to the building control certificate.

What people ask before starting

Can I rent the annexe out?

Usually not without a separate planning permission, because councils normally require it to stay part of the main house.

Can you make it wheelchair accessible?

Yes. Level access, wider doors and a level-access shower can be designed in from the start.

Can you visit a house in Fife to quote?

Yes. After a short call we arrange a site visit to measure up and agree what the design needs to do, then send a written price.

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