Conversatories - anyone know the rules re planning

[katzguk]

what size are you allowed before you need plannign permission?

um so much percentage fo your house

There will be a section on planning on your council website. If you ring the planning office they will tell you the rules - it is the most commonly asked question they get.

yeah but what? i had heard it was 50m3 for a terrace house and 75m3 for a semi or detached. the council webiste isn't playing ball today

we never got plannign
we were told oyu didnt need it

cut and pasted:

Planning Permission for a conservatory

Whether you need planning permission or not for your conservatory depends on several factors. Any house can have a building extension added (such as a conservatory) subject to the following rules

The type of property extending from e.g. detached / semi-detached or terraced house (note that flats have no automatic right to have a conservatory or extension added and planning permission advice should be sort before any work is considered).
A detached / semi detached house can add up to 70 cubic metres or 15% of the un-extended house volume up to a maximum of 115 cubic metres
A terraced property can add up to 50 cubic metres or 10% of the un-extended house volume up to a maximum of 115 cubic metres
Note Scotland has slightly different regulations.
Has the house already had some form of building work. If so the size of that extension must be subtracted from the total that is available for your type of property.
Do you live in a conservation area or a listed property. If so then you must seek planning permission before undertaking any conservatory extension.
Some properties have had there automatic planning permission rights for extensions already removed - in which case seek advice before building your conservatory.
If the conservatory is more than 4m high in any place then it cannot come within 2m of your boundary (else it may possibly infringe upon the rights of your neighbours)
The conservatory cannot cover more than 50% of the size of the garden before the conservatory was installed.

thanks gingerbear.

how are you both? we must catch up soon.

we are fine Katz, are you planning on a fancy victorian orangery then?
Will have to catch-up soon, next time I am across your way.

no hopefully something modernish, don't think victorain will go with the hosue.

You'll have to come and play soon

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lucky you! i wish we were

i want one [sulk]

dh said argos do them and he'd get his dad to put it up. lol. better get saving

they do.
we want to have one solid wall so the neighbours can't peek in!

i just want a play room for the kids and somehwre to have the dining able. but this is a council property and small one as well. once peter is well we may consider moving to a house where we can hopefully live out the rest of our lives.

sounds good to me.

We want one to be the dining room so we can use the dining room for a kitchen the kitchen for a study and the study for a bedroom

my dh runs a company building conservatories and says the advice already given is pretty comprehensive, but be aware a detatched garage counts as part of your cubic allowance!!

Oooh, I thought this thread said CONVERSATIONS! I did wonder why you'd need to plan a conversation! Durrr!

lol rhubarb

i would like a conservatory but i have only had big national company over and they were over 20k DH was happy!! i told em to sod off!

was that dor a big one noog?

4.5 x4 edwardadian with underfloor heating etc

varsity heritage was the name of bevel pane i think

dh says it is a little steep, expect to pay 14 - 15k from a professional company, much less and start worrying about quality!!

ps we got underfloor heating its lurvely!

mothball where's your dh based?

hi katzguk he's based in lincs but i think they pretty much cover all over, he would be happy to offer advice whereever you are - he been in industry long time he gets fed up with people paying over the odds, if you are getting quotes he could prob give you some good buying tips when your looking around if nothing else.

thanks will CAT you when we have made our minds up! still can't decide