1- Permitted Development These Rights are open to those rear and side extensions with a length of up to 3 meters on a terraced or semi-detached house or 4 meters on a detached property. As long as all guidelines are met then only a submission of a certificate of lawful development is required. If you sell your house you will be required to issue this to show the extension was lawful. (please click the link above to find out more and get a full list of guidelines)
2- Prior Approval: Larger Home Extension This allows householders who want to extend to the rear or side of their property upto 6 meters on a terraced or semi-detached property or 8 meters on a detached property. This is only available to those extensions that all conditions and requirements are met. (please click the link above to find out more and get a full list of guidelines)
3- Planning Permission If your proposal does not meet any criteria above they will require a planning application. NOTE: Original house. Also known as the ‘original dwellinghouse’. This means the house 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 house, a previous owner may have done so.
(please click the link above to find out more and get a full list of guidelines)
When considering an extension, alteration or new building considerations required for Environmental and Physical impact.
When considering altering your property you will be required to consider the environmental impacts that it may have consideration will be made for the below:
- Planning Requirements
- Building Regulations
- Land Restrictions
- Availability of Services
- Local Amenities/transport
- subsoil conditions
- Levels & Topography of Land
- Adjoining Buildings/Land
- Current use of Building
- Daylight and View Aspects
When considering altering your property you will be required to consider the physical impacts that it may have consideration will be made for the below:
- Natural Contours of the land
- Natural vegetation and trees
- Size of Land/or buildings
- Shape of Land/or building
- Approach and access roads and footpaths
- Services Available
- Natural waterways, lakes and ponds
- Restrictions – rights of way, tree preservation, ancient buildings
- Climatic conditions – neighbours land and/activities
- Future Developments
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