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Tanner & Tilley are experts in securing planning permissions for Householder Development
For sound professional planning advice you can trust.
Tanner & Tilley are experts in securing planning permissions for Householder Development
For sound professional planning advice you can trust.
Tanner & Tilley are experts in securing planning permissions for Householder Development
For sound professional planning advice you can trust.
Tanner & Tilley are experts in securing planning permissions for Householder Development
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Planning Applications for Loft Conversions
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Click on the interactive house to find out more about Permitted Development.
A loft conversion for your house is considered to be permitted development, not requiring an application for planning permission, subject to the following limits and conditions:
- A volume allowance of 40 cubic metres additional roof space for terraced houses
- A volume allowance of 50 cubic metres additional roof space for detached and semi-detached houses
- No extension beyond the plane of the existing roof slope of the principal elevation that fronts the highway
- No extension to be higher than the highest part of the roof
- Materials to be similar in appearance to the existing house
- No verandas, balconies or raised platforms
- Side-facing windows to be obscure-glazed; any opening to be 1.7m above the floor
In National Parks and the Broads, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, conservation areas and World Heritage Sites - Roof extensions not to be permitted development. Roof extensions, apart from hip to gable ones, to be set back, as far as practicable, at least 20cm from the original eaves.
If your proposal exceeds these limits and you need planning permission, we can help you with your planning application. For more advice, contact us now on 01202 430348 for a Free, No Obligation Consultation, or visit the Planning Portal.
