The Difference Between Planning Permission And Building Regulations ApprovalPlanning permission is a vast subject that keeps countless numbers of Whitehall mandarins busy churning out reams of red-tape – laws, sub-laws, policy reviews, recommendations and documents using enough paper to fell three Amazonian rain forests. In other words, you may have always longed to improve your timber-framed grade two listed cottage with a spot of pebble dashing and a new porch but those people who come to gaze at the azaleas creeping around your two-hundred year-old oak doorframe wouldn’t like it. So you wouldn’t get planning permission.
Whereas planning controls the environment as a whole, the building regulations are designed to ensure that heath and safety standards are met rather that worrying too much about the aesthetics of a project. A loft conversion on a post-war estate would have less visual impact on the environment than pebble-dashing a three hundred year-old cottage. Quick Recap Ordinarily you would only need to apply for planning permission for your loft conversion if: You are lucky enough to live in a national park or area of outstanding natural beauty. Any addition to the roof slope faces a highway. If any part of your proposed conversion will be higher than the existing roof line. Your home is a listed building If the original house is to be increased by 50 cubic meters (40 cu m for terraced houses) or 10% in both cases. Related Articles Quick Guide To The Building Regulations Why Your Loft Conversion Must Have Building Regulations Approval Or
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