Loft Conversions
A loft conversion can add a huge amount to the value to your home. Many people will choose to convert the loft to obtain more space without having to endure the cost and stress of moving home.
As with a garage conversion work will be less disruptive than building an extension.
Beautifully crafted and installed timber, brick and uPVC house improvements for home-owners across the Fylde Coast.
Planning Permission
Planning permission is not normally required. However, permission is required where you extend or alter the roof space and it exceeds specified limits and conditions.
A loft conversion for your house is considered to be permitted development, not requiring an application for planning permission, subject to the following limits and conditions:
see limits and conditions
- A volume allowance of 40 cubic metres additional roof space for terraced houses
- A volume allowance of 50 cubic metres additional roof space for detached and semi-detached houses
- No extension beyond the plane of the existing roof slope of the principal elevation that fronts the highway
- No extension to be higher than the highest part of the roof
- Materials to be similar in appearance to the existing house
- No verandas, balconies or raised platforms
- Side-facing windows to be obscure-glazed; any opening to be 1.7m above the floor
- Roof extensions not to be permitted development in designated areas
- Roof extensions, apart from hip to gable ones, to be set back, as far as practicable, at least 20cm from the original eaves
- The roof enlargement cannot overhang the outer face of the wall of the original house.
This information is only for a quick reference and shouldn’t be taken as actual fact. For more information please contact your local council or visit the planning portal
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