Bangor has a lot of terraced houses, plus semis and family homes on the estates around the city. Here is what each kind of job looks like in Bangor.
House extensions in Bangor
In Bangor, extensions are mostly about getting a bigger kitchen or an extra bedroom without moving house. On semis and detached houses, a side or wraparound extension is common; on terraces, it's usually a single-storey rear extension.
If your house is in the Bangor Conservation Area, many outside changes need permission, and two-storey extensions can't be built under permitted development.
Bangor's newer estates have plenty of integral garages that work better as a room. A converted garage makes a good home office, playroom or ground-floor bedroom.
If the garage is attached and the work is inside, you usually don't need planning permission – unless your estate has a condition that keeps garages as garages.
Knock-throughs are a common job in Bangor's terraces: the wall between the kitchen and the back room comes out to make one open kitchen-diner.
In a terrace, the steel beam often sits in a wall you share with a neighbour. The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 means you must give them notice before work starts.
A few things are worth checking before you plan work on a Bangor house:
Bangor Conservation Area: parts of the city are a conservation area. Inside it, many outside changes need permission, and two-storey extensions can't be built under permitted development.
Listed buildings: Bangor has close to 200 listed buildings. Most changes to them need listed building consent.
Shared walls: if a steel beam or new wall goes into a wall you share with a neighbour, the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 means you must give them notice first.
Planning in Bangor is decided by Gwynedd Council, under the Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Local Development Plan.
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