Do I Need Planning Permission For an Home Extension?
Author: admin / Category: building a homeWhat is planning permission?Planning Permission, in simple terms, is like asking if you can do a certain piece of building work. It will be granted (possibly subject to certain conditions) or refused. It should also be noted that it is the client’s responsibility for seeking, or not seeking, planning permission. If required, planning permission should be granted before any work begins. 

Under new regulations that came into effect on 1 October 2008 an extension or addition to your home is considered to be ‘permitted development’, not requiring an application for planning permission, subject to the some limits and conditions.How high can I build a home extension without Planning Permission?Under new regulations that came into effect on 1 October 2008 an extension or addition to your home is considered to be ‘permitted development’, not requiring an application for planning permission, subject to the following limits and conditions:No more than half the area of land around the “original home”* would be covered by additions or other buildings.No home extension forward of the principal elevation or side elevation fronting a highway.No home extension to be higher than the highest part of the roof.Maximum depth of a single-storey rear extension of three metres beyond the rear wall for an attached home and four metres beyond the rear wall for a detached home.Maximum height of a single-storey rear extension of four metres.Maximum depth of a rear extension of more than one storey of three metres beyond the rear wall including ground floor.Maximum eaves height of an extension within two metres of the boundary of three metres.Maximum eaves and ridge height of extension no higher than existing home.Side extensions to be single storey with maximum height of four metres and width no more than half that of the original home.Two-storey extensions no closer than seven metres to rear boundary.Roof pitch of extensions higher than one storey to match existing home.Materials to be similar in appearance to the existing home.No verandas, balconies or raised platforms.Upper-floor, side-facing windows to be obscure-glazed; any opening to be 1.7m above the floor.On designated land* no permitted development for rear extensions of more than one storey.On designated land no cladding of the exterior.On designated land no side extensions.* The term “original home” means the home as it was first built or as it stood on 1 July 1948 (if it was built before that date). Although you may not have built an extension to the home, a previous owner may have done so. Designated land includes national parks and the Broads, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, conservation areas and World Heritage Sites.