West Yorkshire
Side return extensions in West Yorkshire
Infilling the narrow passage beside a Victorian or Edwardian back addition. We design and build rear extensions across West Yorkshire, from Leeds and Bradford to Huddersfield, covering single-storey kitchen extensions, two-storey additions, side returns and wraparounds.
In Leeds we check the boundary line and the neighbour's gutter before drawing a side return, because a few centimetres decide whether the wall goes on or beside the boundary. West Yorkshire has through terraces and some back-to-backs as well as later semis; back-to-backs have little or no rear space, so we look at side or loft options there.
How much does a side return extension cost in West Yorkshire?
For West Yorkshire we work from the Yorkshire and the Humber rate: £2,140–£3,530 per square metre of new floor, including VAT, standard specification. Yorkshire prices sit below our West Midlands baseline; matching natural stone is the main variable.
| Size | Guide price inc VAT |
|---|---|
| 2 m wide × 6 m deep (12 m²) | £25,500–£42,500 |
| 2.5 m wide × 7 m deep (17.5 m²) | £37,500–£62,000 |
These are guide ranges; the written quote after the survey is the figure that counts.
Do you need planning permission in West Yorkshire?
Side return infills and the side leg of a wraparound are treated as side extensions in England: single-storey, no more than 4 metres high and no wider than half the original house. They are not permitted development in conservation areas, National Parks or National Landscapes, and a joined wraparound often needs a planning application because the side and rear rules apply together.
The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 applies in England: you serve notice two months before work to a shared wall, and one month before digging foundations within 3 metres (or 6 metres for deeper foundations) of a neighbour's building. Neighbours can agree in writing; if they dissent, surveyors agree an award.
Conservation areas, National Parks, National Landscapes and the Broads restrict permitted development, and listed buildings always need listed building consent.
Where in West Yorkshire do we work?
- Leeds
- Bradford
- Huddersfield
- Wakefield
- Halifax
- Dewsbury
- Morley
- Keighley
- Castleford
- Pontefract
- Batley
- Yeadon
- Brighouse
- Shipley
- Cleckheaton
- Pudsey
- Lofthouse
- Ossett
- Guiseley
- Liversedge
- Horsforth
- South Elmsall
- Mirfield
- Chapel Allerton
- Heckmondwike
- Bingley
- Kippax
- Baildon
- Elland
- Garforth
- Ilkley
- Otley
- Knottingley
- Wetherby
- Todmorden
- Rastrick
- Featherstone
- Horbury
FAQ
Questions people ask
How much space does a side return add?
Typically 8 to 18 square metres, enough to turn a galley kitchen into a kitchen-diner with an island.
Do I need my neighbour's permission?
Not their permission, but in England and Wales you must serve party wall notices, and a neighbour can consent in writing or ask for a surveyor's award.
Can I combine a side return with a rear extension?
Yes; that is a wraparound extension, and it gives the biggest open-plan room a terrace can have.
Do you cover all of West Yorkshire?
We cover 38 towns and districts in West Yorkshire, including Leeds, Bradford and Huddersfield.
Who builds the extension?
Vetted building teams working under contract to us; your contract is with S&K Property Investments and Improvement Ltd.