Extending your home in Vale of Leven
From a small utility to a two-storey addition, we take on house extensions throughout Vale of Leven, starting with a free visit and a planning check.
- Postcode districtsG82
- Price regionScotland (×0.98)
- Planning rulesScotland
- Site visitFree, no obligation
What works best for Vale of Leven houses?
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, bungalow extensions and double-storey extensions: between them they cover most of the layouts we see requested for houses like these.
Where we work near Vale of Leven
We cover Vale of Leven and the postcode districts G82. The same team covers Dumbarton (2 miles), Clydebank (8 miles), Bearsden (10 miles), Bishopbriggs (15 miles), Kirkintilloch (17 miles), all within easy reach. Just over the Renfrewshire and Inverclyde border, Erskine is about 7 miles away.
Vale of Leven extension prices at a glance
Use these Vale of Leven guide prices to sense-check a budget; the guide-price tool narrows them to your own size, and the site visit turns them into a written figure.
| Extension type | Example size | Standard spec (inc VAT) |
|---|---|---|
| Wraparound extensions | 25 m² | £56,000 – £71,500 |
| Kitchen extensions | 20 m² | £41,000 – £52,000 |
| Side return extensions | 11 m² | £25,500 – £32,500 |
| Extensions over a garage | 12 m² | £24,500 – £32,000 |
| Orangery extensions | 16 m² | £43,500 – £55,000 |
Planning rules in Vale of Leven
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.
Applications are decided by your council as planning authority.
Every extension type in Vale of Leven
- Flat roof extensions · from £20,500
- Single-storey rear extensions · from £20,500
- Extension plans and drawings · from £1,150
- Building regulations for extensions · from £850
- Timber frame extensions · from £20,500
- Kitchen extensions · from £26,000
- Pitched roof extensions · from £21,500
- Side return extensions · from £17,500
- Side extensions · from £21,500
- Annexe extensions · from £53,500
- Home office extensions · from £15,500
- Planning permission for extensions · from £300
- Glass box extensions · from £29,000
- Utility and boot room extensions · from £13,500
- Orangery extensions · from £29,000
- Conservatory replacement extensions · from £19,500
- Porch extensions · from £3,900
- Double-storey extensions · from £37,000
- Extensions over a garage · from £23,500
- Bungalow extensions · from £25,500
- Bedroom extensions · from £25,000
- Wraparound extensions · from £35,000
Free site visit
First, a site visit: we look at the house, garden, access and drains and listen to what you need.
Design and approvals
Drawings are prepared and agreed with you, then submitted for the right planning route and building regulations approval.
Fixed written price
With the design and specification agreed, you get a fixed written price and a start date.
Build and sign-off
Work is carried out to the agreed programme, inspected by building control and signed off at the end.
Questions about extensions in Vale of Leven
How much does an extension cost in Vale of Leven?
Using our Scotland factor (×0.98), a standard-spec single-storey extension of 20 m² is a guide £40,000 to £51,000 including VAT, and a 32 m² two-storey extension £56,000 to £74,000. Your written price follows the survey.
Will my neighbours need to be told?
If you apply for planning permission the council notifies neighbours, and we agree access with them in writing for work near a shared boundary.
Do you cover all of Vale of Leven?
Yes, including the surrounding parts of Dunbartonshire. Site visits are free and there is no obligation.
Who do I contract with?
Your contract is with S&K Property Investments and Improvement Ltd, which designs and manages the project and the build teams who carry it out.
Can I get a price before anyone visits?
Yes. This page shows guide prices adjusted for Vale of Leven, and the guide-price tool gives a range for your own size and finish in about a minute.
Book a free site visit in Vale of Leven
We will measure up, check the planning position and give you honest guide figures.
- Free, no-obligation site visit
- Planning route checked before you spend on drawings
- Written price once the design is agreed
- Building control sign-off at the end
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Book a free site visit
Tell us a little about the project and we will arrange a time.