Whether you want to increase the size of your home with an extension or loft project, or have your sights set on a characterful barn conversion, your ideal scheme might be easier to achieve than you realise.
There’s a whole range of home alterations that you can undertake without spending time and money on a planning application. Laid down in the Town and Country Planning Order 2015, permitted development legislation offers a way to streamline some home improvement projects.
What is permitted development?
In recent years, a whole host of amendments have expanded the scope of permitted development, enabling self builders and renovators to carry out home improvement and conversion projects without having to obtain planning permission. However, current development rights are still complex, with interpretations differing between local planning departments. If you plan to undertake works under PD, there are strict rules you’ll need to adhere to. Here’s what you need to know.
House extensions
The linear approach used here is based purely on the distance an extension protrudes from the building. Maximum sizes and heights for rear and side extensions apply, regardless of the size of the original house. Owners of small houses will benefit proportionately more than those of large ones.
These rules appear to be based around the notion of a standard-house and the one-size-fits-all approach makes for some interesting outcomes when applied to ‘non-standard’ arrangements.
For example, for an isolated house in the countryside, being restricted to a single storey for a side extension but allowed two or more stories to the rear makes no logical sense.
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