Home extensions in Argyll and Bute

Towns we cover in Argyll and Bute

Free site visits on the mainland; island and remote addresses by arrangement, with travel costs agreed first.

Towns we cover here include Dunoon, Helensburgh, Oban.

• Dunoon
• Helensburgh
• Oban

Which extension suits a Argyll and Bute home?

Scotland's housing includes sandstone villas, terraces and tenements in the cities and plenty of post-war and modern houses and bungalows elsewhere. A building warrant is needed before work starts.

Start by comparing orangery extensions, single-storey rear extensions and bungalow extensions: between them they cover most of the layouts we see requested for houses like these.

Guide prices for Argyll and Bute

Prices on this page use our Scotland factor of ×0.98, include VAT at 20% and cover the build; your written price follows a survey and agreed drawings.

Approvals for an extension in Argyll and Bute

In Scotland, householder permitted development rules (Class 1A for single-storey ground-floor extensions and Class 1B for extensions of more than one storey) allow some smaller extensions without a planning application, within limits on depth, height and distance from the boundary. Conservation areas and listed buildings are more restricted.

In a conservation area or national scenic area the householder permitted development rights are more limited, listed homes need listed building consent, and if rights have been removed by a condition or direction, any extension needs an application.

In Scotland a building warrant from the council is needed before work starts on almost any extension, and a completion certificate is issued when the work is accepted. Building standards are set in the Scottish technical handbooks.