Conservatories

Approximately 70% of conservatories built require planning permission. We have drafted out a brief guide of planning requirements for your assistance.

To day home improvements is one of the prime growth areas in the economy. Due to the credit crunch countless number of home owners who cannot afford to move are improving their homes and having a conservatory built for that extra room.

However, the local authority must keep a check on all developments that fall into these criteria and a conservatory is one of them. To find out more on planning permission for a conservatory you can ask your local authority for a booklet showing there guide lines

Under the current legislation you may not need permission as long as you meet with the following circumstances:

Detached Properties.
Conservatories may be built up to a maximum of up to 70m3 or 115% of the total volume of a private residence whichever is the greatest, providing no other development has taken place However, if other buildings have been erected it would be the combination of the all the buildings, i.e. if you have a lounge annexe of 30m3 and require a conservatory of 41m3 this be a would sum 71m3, planning permission would be unavoidable. If the overall is less than 70m3, or 115% of the volume of the property, planning permission might not be necessary.

Semi-Detached Properties
Requirements are the same as detached properties i.e. conservatories up to 70m3

Terraced or End of Terrace Properties
Requirements as detached and semi-detached, but only up to 50m3 is permissible development i.e. a conservatory up to 70m3

Flats or Maisonettes
This type of property has no official development rights and in all cases planning permission will be required