David Alton

If you’re thinking making a significant alteration to your home such as building an extensions or conservatory then the chances are that you will need to get panning permission from your local council. If the extensions is under a certain size then in some areas of the country planning permission will not be necessary, however in council areas you’ll need to get planning permission regardless of what you’re building, no extensions or conservatories are exempt. It’s very important that you get the appropriate permission as if you go ahead with any building work without it then you could find yourself in a great deal of trouble, possibly facing court action. However, what is more likely to happen is that you’ll be asked to take it down, which of course will be a complete pain.

There are various factors that are taken into consideration when giving planning permission, such as the necessity of the structure or how it will impact the local environment. For example if you live in a conservation area it’s pretty unlikely you’ll be granted planning permission, even for something relatively insignificant such as conservatories.

However, for people living in most areas then obtaining planning permission for conservatories shouldn’t be too much of a problem at all, as they’re fairly unobtrusive structures that will only directly affect your own property.

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