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Exempted Development
Exempted development is development for which planning permission is not required.
The rules for when planning permission is required are extensive and therefore, a complete list of the specifications is not covered within this section. However, the following list can be used as a general guide.
Planning permission will not be normally needed for:
- rear extensions where the floor area does not exceed 40 square meters.
- terraced or semi-detached houses – extensions above ground level under 12 square metres.
- detached houses – extensions above ground level under 20 square metres.
- the conversion for use as part of a dwelling house of a garage, store, shed etc attached to the rear or side of a house, subject to 40 square metres limit.
- a garage, carport, shed, greenhouse, kennel for domestic pets, etc, as long as it does not extend out in front of the building line of the house and it is less than 25 square metres.
- front porches of less than 2 square metres.
- one wind turbine within curtilage of a house, subject to height and other restrictions.
- solar panels on or within the curtilage of a house or any building within curtilage of house subject to 12 square metres or 50% of roof area whichever is the less and other restrictions.
- heat pump – ground heat system or air source system. Subject to restrictions.
There are however certain thresholds that must not be exceed – Read more >>
