Garden annexes in Mid Glamorgan

Covering Mid Glamorgan

Our coverage across Mid Glamorgan includes Rhondda, Tonypandy, Bridgend and Merthyr Tydfil.

Homes in Mid Glamorgan

Housing in Wales ranges from terraced streets in the valleys and older industrial towns to stone-built homes in rural areas and modern estates around the cities.

What goes into a garden annexe?

We design annexes as permanent buildings with proper foundations, insulation and services, and we prepare the planning case showing how the annexe will be used as part of the main home. Connections for water, drainage and power are planned from the start.

Planning and building regulations checks under Welsh rules
Brick, block or timber-frame structure
Kitchenette and shower room

What will a garden annexe cost?

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

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

Planning and building rules in Mid Glamorgan

Welsh projects need planning clearance from the council under Welsh rules, building regulations approval under the Welsh approved documents, and party wall notices where the work affects a neighbour’s wall or foundations.

In Wales an annexe with sleeping accommodation needs planning permission, usually with a condition tying it to the main house.

What should Mid Glamorgan homeowners check first?

The annexe normally has to remain part of the main household, not let as a separate home.
Council tax treatment depends on who lives there; check with your council.

What happens after I enquire?

Tell us about the project. Call, use the guide price tool or send the form with a few photos and a postcode.
We visit and measure. A surveyor checks the house, the boundaries and the ground, and discusses what is realistic.
Design and fixed price. You get drawings and a written price for the agreed specification before anything is ordered.
Construction and completion. One site lead co-ordinates every trade through to the building control certificate.

Questions about a garden annexe in Mid Glamorgan

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.

Who deals with the council for a project in Mid Glamorgan?

We do. We prepare the drawings, submit planning or permitted development paperwork if needed, and arrange building control inspections.

Garden annexes near Mid Glamorgan

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