Planning permission for two-storey extensions in Dyfed

Dyfed at a glance

Nation: Wales
Price region: Wales
Postcode areas: SA, SY
Towns covered: 21 listed below, plus surrounding villages
Site visits: Free, no obligation

What a planning application involves

Getting planning permission for a two-storey extension involves checking whether permitted development applies, preparing drawings and supporting information, submitting a householder application to the council and dealing with questions until a decision is made. Many two-storey extensions need permission, especially side, wraparound and front ones.

Across Dyfed we cover Llanelli (SA15), Ammanford (SA18), Aberystwyth (SY24), Carmarthen (SA31), Haverfordwest (SA61) and Milford Haven (SA73), plus the smaller places around them.

Fees

Planning drawings are a guide of £2,000–£3,500, priced in writing before the design stage starts. Householder planning application: £585.

Rules in Wales

In Wales, a householder planning application costs £585, and decisions are normally made within 8 weeks. Wales allows more under permitted development than England, including some two-storey side extensions, so we check the Welsh tests first. Applications go to the local planning authority, and some councils offer pre-application advice.

Approval in Wales: Householder planning application: £585. Councils normally decide householder applications within 8 weeks.

Building regulations: Building regulations approval under the Welsh Approved Documents, which differ from England's in places (notably energy efficiency).

The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 applies in Wales, so notices may be needed for work on or near a shared wall or boundary.

Getting the design right

A complete application

Applications that are missing drawings, the right fee or a certificate of ownership are not validated, and the decision clock does not start. We check the council's validation list so the application is complete on day one.

Check the history first

Planning conditions from when the house was built, earlier extensions and Article 4 directions can all remove permitted development rights. We check the council's records and your house's history before design starts, so the route is clear.

How we work in Dyfed

Measure and listen
A visit to Dyfed to understand how you live in the house now and what the extra rooms need to do, plus a first look at the structure.
Plans, then approval
Measured survey, design, then the right approval route for your house. We explain each step before we take it.
Structure and building control
A structural engineer sizes the foundations and steels, and we get building regulations approval before work starts.
On site
One project lead runs the job, keeps you updated and arranges inspections at each stage until completion.

Towns we cover in Dyfed