You can extend or ad to your
house without the need to apply for planning permission provided
you meet a new set of limits and conditions that came into force in
1st October 2008 – sometimes referred to as permitted development
rights.
An extension or
addition to your house is considered to be permitted development,
not requiring an application for planning permission, subject to
the following limits and conditions:
•No more than
half the area of land around the “original house”* would be covered
by additions or other buildings.
•No extension
forward of the principal elevation or side elevation fronting a
highway.
•No extension to
be higher than the highest part of the roof.
•Maximum depth
of a single-storey rear extension of three metres beyond the rear
wall for an attached house and four metres beyond the rear wall for
a detached house.
•Maximum height
of a single-storey rear extension of four metres.
•Maximum depth
of a rear extension of more than one storey of three metres beyond
the rear wall including ground floor.
•Maximum eaves
height of an extension within two metres of the boundary of three
metres.
•Maximum eaves
and ridge height of extension no higher than existing
house.
•Side extensions
to be single storey with maximum height of four metres and width no
more than half that of the original house.
•Two-storey
extensions no closer than seven metres to rear
boundary.
•Roof pitch of
extensions higher than one storey to match existing
house.
•Materials to be
similar in appearance to the existing house.
•No verandas,
balconies or raised platforms.
•Upper-floor,
side-facing windows to be obscure-glazed; any opening to be 1.7m
above the floor.
•On designated
land* no permitted development for rear extensions of more than one
storey.
•On designated
land no cladding of the exterior.
•On designated
land no side extensions.
* Designated land
includes national parks and the Broads, Areas of Outstanding
Natural Beauty, conservation areas and World Heritage
Site.
Below are some examples of our extensions