The following are planning permission guidelines, It's
the householders responsibility (not the installer) to apply for planning permission, if you are unsure, check with your local council.
Driveways and Patio paving.
Planning permission is not normally required when the following apply.
Back gardens are not effected by this legislation it only affects front areas,
there are no restrictions on hard surfaces at or near ground level elsewhere around the house.
You may need planning
permission when the following apply.
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Rainwater from the impermeable hard surface of front
landscaping at ground level has nowhere to run other than into a household drainage system or on to the public highway.
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If the house is a listed
building.
Decking Planning permission and building regulations
Decking in a back garden, does not normally need planning permission.
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If the decking is not more than 30cm above the ground,
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totaled with other extensions does not cover more than 50 per cent of the garden
landscaping.
Decking around flats, maisonettes or other buildings may
require planning permission. If your decking needs planning permission building regulations will almost certainly apply.
Fencing
Height:, planning permission will not be required if;
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If the fencing is next to a highway used by vehicles (or the footpath of such a highway) and it would not exceed one metre in height (from ground
level)
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it would not exceed two metres in height (from ground level) if elsewhere; or
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if an existing fence, wall or gate already exceeds the limits above, that its height would not be increased.
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no part of the site is a listed building or within the curtilage of a listed building.
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no part of the fence, wall, gate or any other boundary involved, forms a boundary with a neighbouring listed building or its curtilage.
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the right to put up or alter fences, walls and gates has not been removed by an article four direction or a planning condition.
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If any of these conditions are not met, then you will need to apply for planning permission.
Planning permission is;
Planning departments control the use of land and what's built on it. It's enforced by local planning authorities
(LPAs).
Under certain circumstances householders may need to apply for planning permission when considering building an
extension, converting a loft space even paving a front garden. If you build without first gaining permission you can be legally forced to have the building restored to its original.
Most extensions, loft conversions and hard landscaping won't require planning permission, guidelines and details above.
Anyone can apply and there are two types of permission you can apply for - Outline and full.
Outline permission
For a new building you can submit an outline planning application to check whether
it's acceptable in principle. Permission lasts for three years.
Full permission
Full planning permission lasts for three years and work
should normally start within three years or you may need to reapply.