Granny Annexe Buildings
If you're considering creating a self-contained granny annexe in your garden, you’re in the right place to explore the work of leading annexe specialists. The articles below showcase a variety of projects, each tailored to meet the client’s living requirements, budget, and available garden space. These annexes provide an ideal solution for allowing an older relative to live close to family while maintaining their privacy and independence. Some projects were built with Full Planning Permission and Building Regulations, while others were designed to comply with Caravan Act rules.
Our website includes a dedicated section on self-contained garden bedrooms and living annexes, where we feature projects organised by size and layout.
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Granny Annexe Examples
The articles are listed with the most recently published first, so use the pagination to explore the full range of ideas and designs.
Well-Specified 8m x 5m One-Bedroom Living Annexe
This well-specified 8m x 5m one-bedroom living annexe by Swift Unlimited demonstrates a tailored design for comfortable living. Featuring a bright living space with bi-fold doors, a modern kitchen, pocket doors, and a spacious shower room, it ensures comfort, independence, and accessibility.
Personalised Living Annexe Designs
Bespoke garden annexes by Timeless Garden Rooms offer tailored solutions for family needs, blending style and functionality. With customisable designs, seamless turnkey service, and construction to modern housing standards, they provide elegant, practical spaces for independent living or multifunctional use.
Garden Annexes
Garden Annexes by GX Modular Ltd offer precision-engineered, self-contained living spaces, built in Suffolk using a blend of traditional timber framing and advanced CAD/CAM technology. Their in-house team manages the process from design to installation, completing on-site builds within 5–10 days.
Accessible Open-Plan Garden Annexe
A Room in the Garden designed a 6.6m x 7m accessible garden annexe featuring an open-plan layout. The one-bedroom home incorporates personalised elements, including a stained glass window. With a fully accessible shower room and low-maintenance exterior, it offers independent living tailored to the client’s needs.
9.5m x 5.5m Pitched Roof Living Annexe
This 9.5m x 5.5m pitched roof living annexe by White Peak Design & Build features a bespoke one-bedroom layout with a light-filled kitchen-living area, accessible bathroom, and striking steel-supported glazing. Durable black cement fibre cladding contrasts beautifully with Cedar accents.
Swift Unlimited Creates More Than a Living Annexe; They Create a Home
Swift Unlimited crafts bespoke, fully project-managed living annexes tailored to individual needs. Their energy-efficient designs feature SIP construction, modern amenities, and durable finishes. Projects, such as this pitched-roof 9m x 5m annexe, combine style, comfort, and practicality, completed in just five weeks.
The Company That Redefined the Meaning of Mobile Home
A Room in the Garden crafts bespoke mobile homes, redefining garden living. These structures offer planning permission exemption, VAT savings, and versatile designs. From spacious family dwellings to compact, accessible spaces, each project is tailored to unique needs and garden landscapes.
Garden Annexe Designed to Compliment the Main House
A Room in the Garden creates bespoke garden annexes that harmonise with main houses. This one-bedroom example features Western Red Cedar and stone cladding, a welcoming entrance hall, and a comfortable interior. The design includes a spacious bedroom, ample storage, and personalised finishes throughout.
Living Annexes by AMC Garden Rooms
AMC Garden Rooms offers customisable living annexes, designed to suit individual needs and garden sizes. The Cambridgeshire-based company provides a comprehensive service, from initial design to final installation, including planning applications and Building Control sign-off. Annexes are crafted in-house and installed by their team.
Personalise the Layout of Your Living Annexe
Garden Annexes by GX Modular Ltd. offers extensive personalisation options, including four building styles and 24 size variations. Clients can customise door and window placements, choose open-plan or multi-room layouts, and tailor kitchen and bathroom designs to suit their lifestyle needs.
Multi-Room Annexe in Kent
A 10m x 5m garden annexe in Kent features three rooms, including a kitchen-equipped living area and bedroom with pull-down bed. The contemporary design includes bi-fold doors opening onto a composite deck, creating indoor-outdoor flow.
Turnkey 2-Bedroom Garden Annexe
Timeless Garden Rooms designed this turnkey two-bedroom garden annexe for a family accommodating a relative’s medical needs. Featuring wheelchair accessibility, garden views through French doors, and modern connectivity, this 12m x 5m home blends practicality with traditional charm.
Two-Bedroom Garden Annexe for Airbnb Rental
Timeless Garden Rooms designed this two-bedroom garden annexe for Airbnb rental, blending charm with functionality. Featuring a Cedar shingle roof, spacious veranda, energy-efficient insulation, and contemporary interiors, it provides a year-round retreat with potential for income generation.
Contemporary Two Bedroom, Two Bathroom Garden Annexe
A Room in the Garden created a bespoke two-bedroom, two-bathroom garden annexe under the Mobile Home Act. This high-spec, low-maintenance home features a modern design with crittall-style doors, corrugated metal cladding, and thoughtful details throughout. It offers comfortable, stylish living for downsizing retirees.
47sqm L-shaped annexe
Executive Garden Rooms designed a 47m² L-shaped self-contained annexe, featuring a double bedroom, shower room, and multifunctional living area. It boasts modern interiors, a well-equipped kitchen, and durable cedar and Cedral cladding, providing a stylish, low-maintenance finish.
Holiday Lodge in the Garden
JML Garden Rooms built this 44sqm, two-bedroom holiday lodge. Built with energy-efficient SIPs, the annexe offers year-round comfort, generating rental income and adding property value. The clients praised JML’s professionalism and high construction standards.
Garden Granny Annexe
This bespoke garden annexe features a spacious, self-contained layout, including a main living area with French doors, a well-equipped kitchenette, and a utility cupboard. The bedroom has an ensuite shower room with natural light from a Velux window and space-saving pocket doors.
Log Cabin Home
Norwegian Log cabins provide tailored living solutions, exemplified by Wendy and Wayne’s four-bedroom home. Built under the Caravan Act, it reunited their family on-site. Flexible designs ensure personalised layouts and features, offering a stylish, practical, and comfortable living space.
Pitched Roof Granny Annexe
Annexe Spaces created a 31.2 sqm pitched-roof granny annexe with vaulted ceilings. The cottage-style exterior features cream render and grey accents. The interior includes a living room, kitchen, bedroom, and en-suite. This bespoke design offers independent living whilst maintaining family proximity.
One Bedroom Granny Annexe with Well-Equipped Kitchen
This stylish one-bedroom granny annexe by Executive Garden Rooms includes a large L-shaped kitchen, perfect for a keen cook downsizing. Measuring 8m x 4.5m, it includes a light-filled living space with sliding doors and a Velux window with rain sensors.
Granny Annexe at the Bottom of the Garden
Annexe Spaces designed a compact 27.3m² granny annexe for an average-sized garden. The 4.37m x 7.5m structure includes an open-plan living area with kitchen, bedroom, and en-suite. Features like Cedral Click cladding and a composite decking path ensure low maintenance and accessibility.
Small Granny Annexe
A compact 19.84sqm granny annexe in Esher maximises space with clever design. The mono-pitched building features a multi-functional living area, kitchenette and en-suite, enhanced by corner glazing and a roof window for natural light.
Low Maintenance Garden Bedroom
Low-maintenance garden bedrooms offer comfortable and private accommodation for visiting friends and family. This example by Executive Garden Rooms features an en-suite shower room and durable Cedral cladding, ensuring a stylish, easy-to-maintain exterior perfect for hosting loved ones.
Compact Yet Spacious Garden Annexe
Annexe Spaces designed a 6m x 8.5m L-shaped garden annexe for a young man with disabilities. The layout features an accessible shower room, open-plan living area, bedroom, and home gym. Thoughtful design elements include level thresholds and a decked area connecting indoor and outdoor spaces.
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