The following
is a brief guide and it applies to England and Wales,
for Scotland and Ireland it is advisable to contact
your local authority.
You will
need to apply for planning permission if:
1a
For a Terraced House (including end of terrace) - the
volume of the original house would be increased by more
than 10% or 50 cubic metres (whichever is the greater).
1b
For any other kind of house, the volume of the original
house would be increased by more than 15% or 70 cubic
metres (whichever is the greater).
1c
Or in any case, the volume of the original house would
be increased by more than 115 cubic metres. (The
wording 'original house' means the house as it was first
built or as it stood on 1st July 1948 if it was built
before then. If extensions have been built since, then
those extensions count against the allowance.)
2
The conservatory would be nearer to any highway
than the nearest part of the original house, unless
there is 20 metres or more between your house (including
the conservatory) and the highway. (The term 'highway'
includes roads, footpaths, bridleways and byways if
there are public rights of way.)
3
More than half the area of land around the original
house would be covered by additions or other buildings.
4
The conservatory is higher than the highest point of
the roofline of the original house.
5
Any part of the conservatory comes within 2 metres of
your boundary if it is more than 4 metres above the
ground.
6
In the following cases, the volume of other buildings
which belong to your house (such as garage or shed)
will count against the volume allowances. In some cases,
this can include buildings which were built at the same
time as the house or existed on 1st July 1948: (i)
If an extension to your
house comes within 5 metres of another building belonging
to your house, the volume of that building counts against
the allowance for additions and extensions. (ii) Any building which
has been added to your property and which is more than
10 cubic metres in volume and which is within 5 metres
of your house is treated as an extension of the house
and reduces the allowance for further extensions.
7 If your house is a listed
building or is in a Conservation Area, National Park,
an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or the Broads
then permission is likely to be required.
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