Planning Permission and Building Regulation Advise

(The following note are intended for guidance only)

Specific planning permission is not normally required if the following guidelines are met:

	A dwelling may be extended without planning permission by up to 70 cubic meters or 15% of the volume of the original house, whichever is greater
	The conservatory is used solely for domestic purposes
	The roof and walls of the conservatory are glazed with translucent or transparent materials with safety glazing at low level or no less than fifty percent of it's wall area made of glass
Planning permission is required if;
	The proposed conservatory is on any wall fronting the highway
	The property is a listed building or in a conservation area
	The conservatory is higher than any part of the original building
	Eaves , facias , foundations or guttering encroach over the boundaries of the property
Building Regulations
A Conservatory is usually exempt from any building regulation control provided it meets the following requirements;
	The conservatory is used solely for domestic purposes
	The floor area is less than 30m square (internally)
	The roof and walls are glazed with translucent or transparent materials with safety glazing at low level
	The conservatory is built at ground level
	The conservatory contains no sleeping accommodation
	The construction does not effect the existing drainage system
	The physical barrier is maintained between the house and the conservatory