Permitted Development
A single story extension or addition to your house is considered to be a Permitted Development and not requiring a full application for planning permission, provided certain limits and conditions are met:
For all extensions: Only half the area of land around the " original house "* can be covered by extensions or other buildings.
Extensions cannot be higher than the highest part of the existing roof; or higher at the eaves than the existing eaves.
Where the extension comes within two metres of the boundary * the height at the eaves cannot exceed three metres.
Extension cannot be built forward of the‘ principal elevation’ or, where it fronts a highway, the‘ side elevation’.
The work cannot include: verandas, balconies * or raised platforms. Antennae( e. g. TV aerial or satellite dish). A chimney, flue or soil and vent pipe. Any alteration to the roof of the existing house.
On Article 2( 3) designated land * the work cannot include cladding of the exterior. The materials used in any exterior work must be of a similar appearance to those on the exterior of the existing house.
For side extensions Where it would extend beyond the‘ side elevation’ of the original house *, the extension:
Cannot exceed four metres in height. Can only be a single storey. Can only be up-to half the width of the original house *.
On Article 2( 3) designated land * all side extensions will require householder planning permission.
For single storey extensions Single-storey rear extensions cannot extend beyond the rear wall of the original house * by more than four metres if a detached house; or more than three metres for any other house.
Where not on Article 2( 3) designated land * or a Site of Special Scientific Interest; and subject to‘ prior approval’, the limit for single-storey rear extensions is increased to eight metres if a detached house; or six metres for any other house. This requires that the relevant Local Planning Authority is informed of the proposed work via a prior approval application.
Single-storey rear extensions cannot exceed four metres in height.
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