Conservatories - A Guide To Building Regulations And Planning Permissions Regarding Conservatories - 0 views
started by Carl Hicks on 02 Mar 12
started by Carl Hicks on 02 Mar 12
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Regretfully this myth that conservatories are exempt from Planning is usually perpetuated by some deceitful conservatory suppliers/manufacturers that simply side step the case or place the onus back onto the client. Any reputable conservatory supplier will assess your unique site circumstances and have the situation resolved at that Council first. Prior to accepting any quote it is best to first see a sight of the Councils 'informal pre-application enquiry letter' with a Case Planning Officer that confirms the Conservatory suppliers opinion. WARNING - If it transpires following your conservatory was built & paid for that specialized Planning Permission was required then it's the HOME OWNER THAT Strengthens rectifying the breach associated with Planning Control - not necessarily your builder. If Planning Consent is denied and then again at appeal then you definately must remove it at your own cost.
More house sales collapse because of illegally built conservatories than you would ever imagine - the house purchaser simply pulls straight from the deal running shy from this problem or not wanting to wait the 2 to 3 months it will take to try and rectify the problem which includes a retrospective application. The only slight chink with of hope in all this if you carry out have an illegally built conservatory is the 4 year rule - if you possibly can get away with that for 4 year or more & can prove its age then normally the Planners are unable to insist on its removal or that you apply for retrospective Preparing approval.
Conservatories are usually fully exempt from your Building Regulations provided the glass is always to a certain type together with standard, it does not exceed 30 square metre distances & you have dividing doors between the main house & that conservatory. However, even this has a number of other criteria to comply with to enable it to be exempt nevertheless it is normally much more easy than the Planning troubles.
The conclusion to a new conservatory is the following - Always request an informal confirmation letter from the planning Dept. if it your see or your suppliers view that this conservatory will fall under the sites permitted development free. Obtaining this confirmation letter may be troublesome at times if you are unable to supply the case Planning Officer with some drawing details and then a copy of the O/S place. Most good conservatory suppliers can have their in house and externally supplied agent to arrange these details for you. Most Planning Departments will not respond with an opinion if you don't can lay it out on a plate for them so don't spend your time trying by calling in built in and trying to verbally explain your circumstances - Always write in with sketch schemes & some sort of marked up O/S strategy.
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