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PLANNING APPLICATIONS ADVICE
Do I Need to Make a Planning Application? Planning Permission?
The Planning Process with your local London council can be complicated. Drawing and Planning's experienced consultants are here to make it easy for you! You do not always need to submit a planning application to your local council for work to your house or flat.
Depending on the the planned building work a Certificate of Lawfulness may only be necessary. Read more below to understand the planning requirements - if any - for house and flat extensions, conversions, loft conversions, sheds, garages & satellite dishes.
For more information and your FREE initial consultation, get in touch with a consultant.
Permitted Development
If you live in a single family house (not a purpose built or converted flat or a shop or a commercial property) you may be able to build an extension without the need to make a planning application, subject to the following limits and conditions:
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No more than half the area of land around the 'original house' would be covered by additions or other buildings.
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No extension forward of the principal elevation or side elevation fronting a highway.
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No extension to be higher than the highest part of the roof.
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Maximum depth of a single-storey rear extension of three metres for an attached house and four metres for a detached house.
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Maximum height of a single-storey rear extension of four metres.
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Maximum depth of a rear extension of more than one storey of three metres including ground floor.
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Maximum eaves height of an extension within two metres of the boundary of three metres.
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Maximum eaves and ridge height of extension no higher than existing house.
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Side extensions to be single storey with maximum height of four metres and width no more than half that of the original house.
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Two-storey extensions no closer than seven metres to rear boundary.
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Roof pitch of extensions higher than one storey to match existing house.
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Materials to be similar in appearance to the existing house.
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No verandas, balconies or raised platforms.
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Upper-floor, side-facing windows to be obscure-glazed; any opening to be 1.7m above the floor.
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On designated land no permitted development for rear extensions of more than one storey.
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On designated land no cladding of the exterior.
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On designated land no side extensions.
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Outbuildings are allowed, provided they are used for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the main dwelling.
The term original house 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.
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For more detailed information, you can refer directly to the legislation at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/596/schedule/2
Designated land includes national parks and the Broads, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, conservation areas and World Heritage Sites.
Roof Extensions/Dormers
Porches
Fences and Garden Walls
Outbuildings, Sheds and Garages
Replacement Windows
Satellite Dishes
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND YOUR FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION, GET IN TOUCH WITH A CONSULTANT
If you are ever looking into development, you will need to consider permitted development rights. As the name suggests, these are rights given to you when any development is permitted. However permitted development rights are not always easy to obtain, and if you ever ask yourself ‘what is permitted development?’ then it is definitely time to look into it.
‘What is permitted development?’ is an easy question to answer, but it can help to get professional services to help you answer questions like how to get permitted development. These kinds of services are ones that we offer, in an effort to show you how to get permitted development.
Through using our services you will find that the entire process becomes that much easier, and you will feel far safer in any development choices you make if you know that there is an entirely objective professional helping you along the way. We have years of experience and are more than happy to answer any questions you may have.
Overall we want to help you at the end of the day and will try our utmost to make sure that we can, so do consider using our services – you certainly won’t regret it.
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