Aberdeen, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Single-storey rear extension in Aberdeen
Ground-floor space across the back of the house, usually for a kitchen, dining or family room. If you live in Aberdeen and want to know what a single-storey rear extension would cost and whether it needs planning, start with the online guide price or a free site visit.
Aberdeen is covered from our Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire round, including AB12, AB15, AB16 and AB23. On sandstone tenements, villas and terraces like those around Aberdeen, a single-storey rear extension is usually the simplest way to fix a small back kitchen without touching the bedrooms.
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How much does a single-storey rear extension cost in Aberdeen?
In Aberdeen, our guide for a single-storey rear extension is £1,800–£2,940 per square metre including VAT for a standard specification. Prices in Scotland sit a little below our West Midlands baseline; building warrant fees and drawings are budgeted separately.
| Size | Guide price inc VAT |
|---|---|
| 3 m wide × 4 m deep (12 m²) | £21,500–£35,500 |
| 4 m wide × 5 m deep (20 m²) | £36,000–£59,000 |
| 4 m wide × 6 m deep (24 m²) | £43,500–£70,500 |
Your written price follows a measured survey and an agreed design, so it reflects your house, not an average.
Do you need planning permission for a single-storey rear extension in Aberdeen?
Planning for a single-storey rear extension in Aberdeen follows the Scottish householder rules.
In Scotland a single-storey rear extension can be permitted development under Class 1A: eaves no higher than 3 metres and an overall height of 4 metres, and where any part is within 1 metre of a boundary it can project no more than 3 metres on a terraced house or 4 metres on other houses. The rights do not apply in conservation areas, and a building warrant is still needed before work starts.
Scotland has no larger-extension prior approval route; extensions beyond permitted development need a planning application.
Classes 1A and 1B do not apply in conservation areas, and listed buildings need listed building consent. At the first visit we measure what is there now and tell you which route fits: permitted development or a planning application, plus the building warrant.
What are homes in Aberdeen like to extend?
Aberdeen has sandstone tenements, terraced houses and villas closer in, with post-war semis and newer estates further out. Tenement and other flats need planning permission for an extension, and every project needs a building warrant before work starts.
How a single-storey rear extension in Aberdeen comes together
Survey visit
We visit free of charge, measure up, check access, drainage and neighbours' extensions, and note what you want the room to do.
Design and guide price
Two or three layout options with a guide price for each, so you choose the design knowing what it costs.
Planning and regulations
We take the design through the right planning route, then produce the construction drawings and engineer's calculations for the building warrant.
Fixed price and build
A written price for the agreed design, a start date and a named contact through the build, ending with the accepted completion certificate.
Single-storey rear extensions near Aberdeen
Neighbouring places we cover include Nigg (1.9 miles) and Westhill (6.8 miles).
- Single-storey rear extension in Nigg
- Single-storey rear extension in Westhill
- Single-storey rear extension in Stonehaven
- Single-storey rear extension in Inverurie
- Single-storey rear extension in Ellon
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FAQ
Single-storey rear extension questions in Aberdeen
What postcode areas do you cover around Aberdeen?
Including AB12, AB15, AB16, AB23, AB24 and AB25, and the surrounding Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire area.
Can you match the brick or stone on my Aberdeen house?
We source the closest match and show you samples before ordering; reclaimed materials are often the best match on older houses.
Can I stay in the house during the build?
Usually yes. The noisiest, dustiest stage, removing the back wall, is kept to the final weeks and screened off. Most families set up a temporary kitchen elsewhere in the house.
Can I get a price without a visit?
Our online guide-price tool gives a range in a couple of minutes. A written price needs a survey.
Who will build my extension?
Vetted building teams working under contract to us. Your contract is with S&K Property Investments and Improvement Ltd for the design and the build.
Do I need planning permission for a rear extension in Aberdeen?
Many single-storey rear extensions are permitted development under Class 1A, but not in conservation areas; you always need a building warrant before work starts.