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Planning permission: two words that often fill a homeowner with dread ahead of a home improvement project. The issue of planning permission can be a complicated one, with different types of home improvements requiring different levels of planning consent. It is everyone’s worst nightmare to have their heart set on an extension or conversion, only to have planning permission denied at the last minute.
The good news is that loft conversions will rarely require planning permission, as the work carried out is classed as being within the general permitted development rights of your property. This means that in most cases, we will be able to design your new loft space and carry out the building work without the need for a potentially lengthy planning application process. Your loft conversion build could be completed in just six to eight weeks’ time.
If you have any questions at all about planning permission for your project, please feel free to ask us. We are always happy to help wherever we can. Call 020 3633 7955, email info@highviewloftconversions.com or fill in our contact form.
These are the limits and conditions that your loft conversion project will need to comply with if you are going to go ahead without planning permission:
Of course, it can be very hard to know if your design will work around these conditions without some expert advice. Talk to us and get your free, no-obligation quote to find out whether your future loft conversion will comply with these requirements.
If your loft conversion is going to fall outside of any of the conditions set out above, then you will need to have planning consent in place before the project begins. This is not common – we rarely need to help our clients through the planning process for a loft conversion – but it does happen, and you need to know that you are abiding by all the rules before embarking upon a project.
When you don’t have any experience of loft conversions it can be difficult to know if your project is going to comply with the limits and regulations set out in The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015. These are some of the tell-tale signs that you might be heading towards a planning application:
If you are at all unsure about planning and its requirements you are very welcome to ask us. We know the regulations surrounding planning permission inside out and we have years of experience working in Croydon Council’s planning department and for the National House Building Council. We will be able to offer you individualised advice based on your personal situation and your property, so you will be safe in the knowledge that you are being given professional, accurate advice.
Contact Highview Building Services if you would like to ask any questions and gain a better understanding of dormer loft conversions.
Highview Building Services are experts in loft conversions and home extensions, as well as offering full support with planning permission. We take projects through from design to completion.
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These are the hours when our core team will be working on site for our clients. We will be happy to arrange surveys and quotes outside of these hours.