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Planning Permission Questions and where to find help.Generally speaking you need to contact your local council for advice and their own rules on planning permission. Sometimes areas are considered of important historical value and are not allowed to be developed or altered. Some buildings can be bound by complicated rules about what can and can't be done. You may have heard something about this in deeds or covenent or leasehold rules when you bought your property. If you live in a old house it is well worth checking out exactly what the state of play is before you do anything to your home. You can be forced to remove and restore work you've done at your own expense. This also can apply in modern homes where you add something for which you need planning permission. It is something possible to get retrospective planning permission for something but it isn't good to rely on this as time limits apply and you could get into a load of hassle. You might even have to remove an unauthorised building. This action is known as 'Enforcement' If you live with in a National Park, references to "the council" or "local
planning authority" will usually mean the relevant National Park
Authority, which deals with most planning matters relating to land within
the park. The UK government has a planning site for help and information. The Planning Portal offers a wide range of services and guidance on the planning system.
Parliament has given the main responsibility for planning to local planning authorities. If you have any queries about a particular case, the first thing to do is to ask the planning department of your local council. You may also be able to find out more about planning law in your local library.
When is planning permission needed?
You want to divide off part of your house for use as a separate home (for example, a self-contained flat or bed-sit) or use a caravan in your garden as a home for someone else. (But you do not need planning permission to let one or two of your rooms to lodgers.) You want to build a separate house in your garden. You want to divide off part of your home for business or commercial use (for example, a workshop) or you want to build a parking place for a commercial vehicle at your home. You want to build something which goes against the terms of the original planning permission for your house - for example, your house may have been built with a restriction to stop people putting up fences in front gardens because it is on an "open plan" estate. Your council has a record of all planning permissions in its area. The work you want to do might obstruct the view of road users. The work would involve a new or wider access to a trunk or classified
road. Always visit your local authority website prior to starting work and check out if you need permission. You can usually check online, or some authorities send you a pack with info in to help you decide if you need permission.
Things to think about before seeking planning permission:Your neighbours - what will they think? How will it affect them? Are they likely to object. Talking to them well in advance so that you get them involved means they're less likely to put in a complaint during the application process. Design - who will design it? Crime prevention - make sure you're not making a problem for yourself. Environmental isses - you need to be aware that energy efficiency is high on the list of things to include in design Lighting Covenants & Restrictions locally. Other consents - building regs etc |
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