U-Fit Windows and
Doors GUIDELINES
FOR CONSERVATORY PLANNING PERMISSION REQUIREMENTS -
A. Under Planning Permission &
Building Regulations the term “Original House” means the house
as it was first built, or as it stood on 1st 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.
YES
NO
1. Have you had your "Permitted Development
Rights" reduced or removed by your Local Authority?
Article 4 Directions are commonly made
when the character of an area of acknowledged importance would
be threatened. They are most common in Conservation Areas and,
in recent times, in areas of high density building such as new
housing estates. You will probably know if your property is
affected by such a direction, but you can check with the council
if you are not sure.
2. Is your home a Listed building (Grade 1 or
Grade 2)?
3. Will your new conservatory be closer to any
‘highway’ than the nearest part of the “original house” &
less than 20 metres from any highway?
The term ‘Highway’ includes all public roads, footpaths, bridleways
and byways.
4. Will more than half the area of land around
the “Original House” be covered by the additions of other
buildings, (including the conservatory), ?
5. Will the conservatory stand higher than the
highest point of the roof on the “Original House”?
6. Will the conservatory be more than 4 metres
high AND within 2 metres of the of your property boundary?
7. Is it a terraced house, (inc. end terrace),
in a Conservation Area, National park, Area of Outstanding Natural
Beauty or the Norfolk or Suffolk Broads AND would the Conservatory
increase the ‘Volume’ of the “Original House” by more than 10%
or 50 cubic metres, whichever is the greater?
‘Volume’ is calculated from external
measurements.
8. For any house not mentioned in Question 7,
will the conservatory increase the ‘Volume’ of the “Original
House” by more than 15% or 70 cubic metres, whichever is the
greater?
9. Would the new conservatory increase the ‘Volume’
of the “Original House” by more than 115 cubic metres?
B. In the following circumstances,
the ‘Volume’ of other buildings that belong to your
house (such as a garage or shed) will count against
your ‘Volume’ allowances. In some cases, this can include
buildings that were built at the same time as the “Original
House”.
YES
NO
10. If an extension to your house comes within
5 metres of another building or buildings (such as garages or
sheds) belonging to your house, will the COMBINED ‘Volumes’
of the extension plus the other building/s plus the conservatory,
exceed your allowance as defined above in Questions 7-9?
11. If any building or buildings that have been
added to your property are more than 10 cubic metres in volume
AND within 5 metres of your house, will the COMBINED ‘Volumes’
of the building/s plus the conservatory exceed your allowance
as defined above in Questions 7-9?
12. If you live in a Conservation Area, National
park, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty will the combined ‘Volumes’
of all additional buildings which are more than 10 cubic metres
in volume, wherever they are in relation to the house, plus
the conservatory, exceed your allowance as defined above in
Questions 7-9?
IF YOU HAVE ANSWERED YES TO ANY OF THE
ABOVE QUESTIONS YOU WILL NEED TO APPLY FOR PLANNING PERMISSION
Do take care. If you build a conservatory that requires Planning
Permission, without it, you may be forced to put things right later.
If you are at all unsure, you can get informal advice about conservatories
free from the Planning Office of your Local Authority.
You can also send details of your proposed conservatory to the Council,
with the appropriate fee, for a formal decision.
Please note that this document is to be used as an information
guideline only. The responsibility of acquiring planning permission
lies solely with the owner/s of the property in question. U-Fit Windows
and Doors cannot accept any responsibility for the failure to comply
with the directions of the planning regulation authority.
