Garden annexes · Great Yarmouth

Garden annexes in Great Yarmouth

We take on garden annexes in Great Yarmouth as a complete project: survey, drawings, planning or permitted development checks, building control and the construction itself.

Covering Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth is about 18 miles east of Norwich. We also cover Lowestoft (9 miles to the south), Norwich and North Walsham.

Homes in the East of England

Housing in the East of England ranges from post-war estates and modern developments to timber-framed and period homes in historic towns, so permitted development checks and conservation controls both feature regularly.

What do you get with a garden annexe?

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.

  • Design and planning application
  • Foundations and drainage connections
  • Kitchenette and shower room

What is the guide price for a garden annexe in Great Yarmouth?

What garden annexes typically cost. These are guide ranges; the written quote for your house replaces them.

Garden annexesGuide 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

Planning and building rules in Great Yarmouth

In England we deal with the council’s planning team for permission or a lawful development certificate, with building control (the council or a registered building control approver) for inspections, and with neighbours under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 where it applies.

A self-contained annexe used for sleeping and living normally needs planning permission in England. Permitted development for outbuildings does not cover living accommodation.

What can change the price or programme?

  • The annexe normally has to remain part of the main household, not let as a separate home.
  • Drainage may need a pump if the garden falls away from the sewer.

What are the steps?

  1. Start with a conversation. A short call or the online form is enough for us to understand what you want to build.
  2. Survey at your house. We look at the existing structure, services and access, and agree what the design needs to achieve.
  3. Design and fixed price. You get drawings and a written price for the agreed specification before anything is ordered.
  4. 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.

How do I get a price for garden annexes in Great Yarmouth?

Use the guide price tool for a ballpark figure, then book a visit for a fixed written price for the agreed specification.

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