Welcome to All Aspects CDF LTD, your trusted builders in Barry. We deliver professional construction, renovation, and property development services backed by over 25 years of hands-on industry experience. Built on quality workmanship, reliability, and attention to detail, we create beautiful spaces across Barry that are made to last.
Expand your living space with our premium home extension services, seamlessly blending new additions with your existing property.
Unlock the hidden potential in your attic space. We create beautiful, functional loft conversions tailored to your needs.
From modern bespoke kitchens to luxury bathroom suites, we handle complete refits with exceptional attention to detail.
Breathe new life into your property with our comprehensive renovation services, managing your project from start to finish.
Transform your outdoor space into a stunning retreat with our professional landscaping and patio construction services.
We also deliver high-quality commercial building and maintenance services for businesses across the region.
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Ready to transform your Barry property into your dream home? Whether you're planning an extension, loft conversion, or complete renovation, our experienced team is here to guide you through every step. With over 25 years of expertise across Barry, we deliver premium quality construction that stands the test of time.
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We begin with comprehensive consultation to understand your vision and assess site conditions. Our team develops detailed plans, accurate budgets, and realistic timelines for success.
Our design phase brings your ideas to life with detailed architectural plans. We collaborate closely to refine every detail, ensuring compliance with regulations and budget.
Construction begins with careful site preparation and systematic building. Our skilled team maintains strict quality standards while keeping your project on schedule and within budget.
We complete your project with meticulous finishing touches and thorough inspections. After final walkthroughs and your approval, we hand over your completed space with ongoing support.
Have a question about your upcoming project? Browse our most common inquiries below. If you can't find what you're looking for, our team is always ready to help.
Ask a QuestionYes, absolutely. We offer completely free, no-obligation consultations and detailed quotes for all potential projects. We'll visit your property, discuss your vision, and provide a transparent breakdown of costs.
Yes, our comprehensive service includes managing the entire architectural and planning process. We work closely with local authorities to ensure all drawings and structural calculations are fully compliant and approved before work begins.
While timelines vary based on the project's size and complexity, a standard single-story rear extension typically takes between 8 to 12 weeks from breaking ground to the final finishing touches.
Yes. We carry comprehensive public liability insurance for your total peace of mind. Furthermore, as an established local business with 30 years of experience, all our construction work comes with a robust guarantee.
In most cases, no. For loft conversions and standard extensions, clients typically remain in their homes. We pride ourselves on maintaining a clean, safe, and respectful site, minimizing disruption to your daily life as much as possible.
Barry and Penarth share a planning authority — the Vale of Glamorgan, whose Dock Office is in Barry itself — but they do not share a planning experience, and it is worth being blunt about why. Most of Barry sits outside a conservation area. The permitted development rights that central Penarth loses, Barry keeps.
In practice that means a lot of Barry projects can start sooner and cost less in professional fees than the equivalent job three miles up the coast. A hip-to-gable loft, a side extension on a Romilly semi, a 4m rear extension — on the right house these need no planning application at all. The skill is knowing which house is the right house.
Barry’s local planning authority is the Vale of Glamorgan Council at the Dock Office, Barry Docks, CF63 4RT — so the officers are local to the work, which is not true everywhere we build.
Two Welsh limits do most of the deciding on a Barry job. The first is the 50% width rule on side extensions: the widest part of the finished house cannot exceed the widest part of the original by more than half. That sounds generous until you apply it to an interwar semi in Romilly or the Buttrills, which is exactly the housing type where side extensions get proposed. It is usually the rule that sets the width, not the budget.
The second is the loft volume allowance, and Barry has both kinds of house in quantity. A dock-era terrace gets under 40m³. An interwar semi gets under 50m³. Ten cubic metres does not sound like much until it is the difference between a rear dormer that needs no application and one that does.
Terraced houses get 40m³, everything else 50m³. On a narrow terrace that difference is usually what decides whether a rear dormer needs planning permission. Source: gov.wales, “Planning permission: loft conversions”.
Wales applies one 4m limit to every house type. There is no detached-house allowance and no prior-approval route to 6m or 8m — those are England’s rules. Source: gov.wales, “Planning permission: extensions”.
One detail worth knowing because it is worth money: the rule that a roof extension must sit at least 20cm back from the eaves does not apply to a hip-to-gable enlargement. On the semis around Romilly, Porthkerry and the Buttrills — where hip-to-gable is the obvious move — that exemption is the reason the job works.
And the same England warning applies here as everywhere in Wales: the 6m and 8m prior approval figures you will find online are not available to you. Wales is a flat 4m.
Barry grew fast on the back of the coal docks, and the housing was built in distinct waves. Each wave behaves differently once you start opening it up:
Often not. Most of Barry sits outside a conservation area, so the standard Welsh permitted development rights apply: up to 4m beyond the original rear wall, up to 4m high, covering no more than half the land around the original house.
It stops being permitted development if you go deeper, add a storey without leaving 10.5m to the rear boundary, widen the house by more than 50%, or build forward of the front wall. We check the address against the limits before quoting, not after.
Usually, if it stays under the volume allowance — 40m³ on a terrace, 50m³ on a semi or detached — keeps below the highest part of the existing roof, does not break the roof plane at the front, and matches the existing materials. Except for hip-to-gable, it also has to sit 20cm back from the eaves.
The finished house cannot be more than 50% wider than the original house at its widest point. On a typical Barry semi that usually lands somewhere around a single-storey garage-width addition. We measure the original width from the deeds or the earliest available plan, because “original” means as first built, not as you bought it.
No — that is an England rule. Wales has no prior approval route for larger extensions. 4m is the permitted development limit here; beyond it you are making a full planning application, which is perfectly possible but is a different timeline.
Barry Town, Barry Island, The Knap, Cadoxton, Romilly, Gibbonsdown, Highlight Park and the Waterfront, plus nearby Sully and Dinas Powys.
Whether you're planning a small renovation or a complete transformation, we're here to help. Get in touch with our team to discuss your project, request a free quote, or arrange a consultation. We'll guide you through every step of the process.
11a Royal Buildings, Stanwell Road
Penarth, CF64 3ED
info@allaspectsconstruction.co.uk
02920 036 677
Nick (Direct): 07519 377053
120 Nantgarw Rd
Caerphilly, CF83 1AP
info@allaspectsconstruction.co.uk
02920 036 677
Nick (Direct): 07519 377053
Cardiff, Barry Town, Penarth & Sully, Dinas Powys, Caerphilly
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