Homes extensions, improvements & Permitted Development
If you want to modify or extend your property, you may or may not need planning permission depending on what you want to do, where your home is and whether any special designations have been made on your home or area. Often you don’t need planning permission. However, the rules and regulations of what you can and cannot do under ‘Permitted Development’ can be really complicated and seem to be subject to constant change.
Extensions are likely to be the most expensive alteration you’ll make to your home and can significantly increase the value of your property. It is important, therefore, that all the correct processes are followed and you get the correct paperwork in place, which becomes really important if you sell your house in the future.
Roseland Planning can provide clear advice as to whether planning is required. If it is we can take care of the preparation and submission of the application for you, and assist with finding architects or building control experts too, if required.
If your home is a listed building or if you live in a Conservation Area or Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty then planning is likely to be required.
Even if planning isn’t required it is prudent to get something in writing to prove this. Roseland Planning can advise and prepare the necessary application that you’ll need which may be:
- to seek a Certificate of Lawfulness (CoL) from the Council to ensure they agree, in writing, that planning permission is not required. The CoL is an essential requirement for any future house sale.
- to seek Prior Approval from the Council - certain situations may require a more specialised application known as ‘prior approval,’ which involves a more limited review process than a full planning application.
Let Roseland Planning help you navigate these muddy waters and get you exactly what paperwork you need to get your project off the ground as quickly as possible whilst future-proofing your investment.
