Planning Permission
Adding a conservatory to your house is considered to be permitted
development, not needing an application for planning permission,
subject to the limits and conditions listed below.
1. No more than half
the area of land around the "original house"* would be covered by
additions or other buildings.
2. No extension
forward of the principal elevation or side elevation fronting a
highway.
3. No extension to be
higher than the highest part of the roof.
4. Single-storey rear
conservatory must not extend beyond the rear wall of the original
house* by more than three metres if an attached house or by four
metres if a detached
house.
5. Maximum height of a
single-storey rear extension of four
metres.
6. Extensions of more
than one storey must not extend beyond the rear wall of the
original house* by more than three metres or be within seven metres
of any boundary opposite the rear wall of the
house.
7. Maximum eaves
height of an extension within two metres of the boundary of three
metres.
8. Maximum eaves and
ridge height of extension no higher than existing
house.
9. Side extensions to
be single storey with maximum height of four metres and width no
more than half that of the original house.
10. Roof pitch of
extensions higher than one storey to match existing
house.
11. No verandas,
balconies or raised platforms.
12. On designated
land* no permitted development for rear extensions of more than one
storey; no cladding of the exterior; no side
extensions.
Here on the left is an example of a conservatorry we built last year for a customer .
We build the conservatory form the ground up. If you have a conservatory in mind, or already have the frame work ( the upvc top & windows ), we canbuild to your requirements.