Extending your home in Skipton
We design and build house extensions for homes in Skipton and the surrounding North Yorkshire area, with guide prices adjusted for the region.
- Postcode districtsBD23
- Price regionYorkshire and the Humber (×0.94)
- Planning rulesEngland
- Site visitFree, no obligation
Guide prices for Skipton
Prices on this page use our Yorkshire and the Humber factor of ×0.94, include VAT at 20% and cover the build; your written price follows a survey and agreed drawings.
| Extension type | Example size | Standard spec (inc VAT) |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchen extensions | 20 m² | £39,000 – £50,000 |
| Orangery extensions | 16 m² | £42,000 – £53,000 |
| Single-storey rear extensions | 20 m² | £38,500 – £49,000 |
| Double-storey extensions | 32 m² | £54,000 – £71,000 |
| Side return extensions | 11 m² | £24,500 – £31,500 |
| Extensions over a garage | 12 m² | £23,500 – £30,500 |
| Wraparound extensions | 25 m² | £54,000 – £68,500 |
Skipton and surrounding towns
Across BD23, we can visit, measure and advise. Nearby, we also take on projects in Harrogate (21 miles), Ripon (23 miles), Northallerton (33 miles), York (40 miles), Selby (43 miles). Just over the Lancashire border, Colne is about 10 miles away.
Which extension suits a Skipton home?
Yorkshire and the Humber combines stone-built terraces in the Pennine towns with brick semis and newer estates elsewhere, so materials and roof details need matching with care.
The types we would usually look at first for a home in Skipton are single-storey rear extensions, double-storey extensions and pitched roof extensions, depending on the garden and how the house is laid out.
Planning rules in Skipton
In England a single-storey rear extension can usually go up to 3 m beyond the original rear wall of a semi-detached or terraced house, or 4 m on a detached house, without a planning application, provided it is no more than 4 m high, keeps eaves to 3 m within 2 m of a boundary and, with other buildings, covers no more than half the land around the original house. The larger home extension prior approval scheme raises those depths to 6 m and 8 m, with neighbours notified and a 42-day decision.
In England a two-storey rear extension is permitted development only if it projects no more than 3 m from the original rear wall, sits at least 7 m from the rear boundary, matches the roof pitch and uses obscure, non-opening side windows upstairs. Most two-storey extensions therefore go through a householder planning application, which costs £548 from 1 April 2026 and normally takes about 8 weeks.
In a conservation area, national park, National Landscape, the Broads or a World Heritage Site the permitted development limits are tighter (no side or two-storey extensions without an application). Listed homes need listed building consent, and if permitted development rights have been removed, any extension needs an application.
Building regulations approval is separate from planning. In England you can use the council's building control team or a registered building control approver; a full plans application gets the drawings checked before work starts, and the inspector signs the work off with a completion certificate.
Applications are decided by the local planning authority (your district, borough or unitary council).
Every extension type in Skipton
- Utility and boot room extensions · from £13,000
- Pitched roof extensions · from £20,500
- Double-storey extensions · from £35,500
- Flat roof extensions · from £19,500
- Timber frame extensions · from £19,500
- Side return extensions · from £16,500
- Extension plans and drawings · from £1,100
- Building regulations for extensions · from £800
- Bungalow extensions · from £24,500
- Single-storey rear extensions · from £19,500
- Planning permission for extensions · from £300
- Annexe extensions · from £51,500
- Extensions over a garage · from £22,500
- Home office extensions · from £15,000
- Side extensions · from £20,500
- Porch extensions · from £3,750
- Wraparound extensions · from £33,500
- Bedroom extensions · from £24,000
- Glass box extensions · from £28,000
- Orangery extensions · from £28,000
- Conservatory replacement extensions · from £18,500
- Kitchen extensions · from £25,000
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
We produce the drawings and structural design, and manage the approvals so they are in place before work starts.
Fixed written price
With the design and specification agreed, you get a fixed written price and a start date.
Build and sign-off
We build it with one project manager, book the building control inspections and hand over the completion certificate.
Questions about extensions in Skipton
How much does an extension cost in Skipton?
Using our Yorkshire and the Humber factor (×0.94), a standard-spec single-storey extension of 20 m² is a guide £38,500 to £49,000 including VAT, and a 32 m² two-storey extension £54,000 to £71,000. Your written price follows the survey.
Will my neighbours need to be told?
If you apply for planning or prior approval the council notifies them, and in England party wall notices may be needed for work near a shared boundary.
Do you handle building regulations?
Yes. We prepare the drawings and calculations, submit them and book inspections, ending with a completion certificate.
How long does an extension take in Skipton?
Usually 2 to 4 months of design and approvals, then 10 to 16 weeks on site for a single-storey extension or 16 to 24 weeks for two storeys.
Book a free site visit in Skipton
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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