Accessible One-Bedroom Annexe – Thetford
Caravan Act compliant one-bedroom annexe with kitchen, wetroom and accessible layout, designed for an 18-year-old with carers. Cedar composite cladding, bifold and French doors.
Location
Thetford
Size
Caravan Act compliant
Purpose
Accessible one-bedroom annexe for independent supported living
Build Time
4 weeks
Key Features
Caravan Act compliant — no planning required • Cedar composite cladding • Aluminium bifold doors + French doors
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What We Built
This one-bedroom annexe in Thetford was purpose-built as independent, fully accessible living accommodation for an 18-year-old young man with disabilities and his rotating carers. Every detail of the layout, fit-out and specification was tailored to make daily life and care easier — while keeping the look and feel of a premium, modern home.
The building is fully compliant with the Caravan Act, which allowed it to be installed in the client's garden without the need for full planning permission. The exterior is finished in cedar composite cladding for a warm, natural appearance that will weather beautifully and require almost no maintenance. Aluminium bifold doors and French doors open the living space directly onto the garden, with three additional windows providing excellent natural light throughout.
Internally the annexe includes a private bedroom, a full kitchen with integrated appliances, a separate toilet and a level-access wetroom designed for assisted use. Oak-effect laminate flooring runs through the open-plan kitchen and living area, with warm neutral walls, recessed LED spotlights and electric panel heaters throughout. Full electrics with consumer unit, sockets and exterior lighting were installed on site, along with hot and cold water connections and waste plumbing for the kitchen and wetroom.
Key Features
Challenges & Solutions
How we approached this project
The brief was to deliver a genuinely independent living space for a young man with disabilities and his carers — meaning every element from door thresholds to the wetroom layout had to work for assisted daily routines. The build also had to stay strictly within Caravan Act dimensions to avoid the need for full planning permission, while still feeling like a proper one-bedroom home rather than a compromise.
Client Outcome
The difference it made
The family now have a beautiful, accessible annexe in their garden that gives their son real independence while keeping him close. The wetroom and open layout make day-to-day care straightforward for his carers, and the cedar composite exterior and natural light inside make it a space he genuinely enjoys living in. The client was fantastic to work with from start to finish.