Planning Permission, Application and Development Services
garagequotes.com have dealt with a wide range of both domestic and commercial buildings some of which have required planning permission and some have fallen within the permitted development regulations laid out by the government. Dealing with planning applications can be a daunting and a time consuming task for some of our customers which is why we offer our planning and development service.
What we offer:
- Pre-Application Advice – Submission of Pre-application letter
- Submission of Planning Application
- Supply Scaled Technical drawings & Site Location Plans
- Design & Access Statements, if applicable
- Dealing with Planning Officer queries during the course of the application
We have some useful additional information on our downloads section of our website issued by the planning portal website, explaining the criteria for domestic buildings, garages and offices, you can also view the main elements of the criteria below.
Please feel free to access our downloads in this section showing some of our drawing and planning services.
Our feel free to email our planning specialist danstack@garagequotes.com with any queries you may have at this stage, please ensure there is enough supporting evidence with your enquiry.
Rules governing outbuildings apply to sheds, greenhouses and garages as well as other ancillary garden buildings such as swimming pools, ponds, sauna cabins, kennels, enclosures (including tennis courts) and many other kinds of structure for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse. Under new regulations that came into effect on 1 October 2008 outbuildings are considered to be permitted development, not needing planning permission, subject to the following limits and conditions:
- No outbuilding on land forward of a wall forming the principal elevation.
- Outbuildings and garages to be single storey with maximum eaves height of 2.5 metres and maximum overall height of four metres with a dual pitched roof or three metres for any other roof. Maximum height 2.5 metres within two metres of a boundary.
- No verandas, balconies or raised platforms.
- No more than half the area of land around the "original house"* would be covered by additions or other buildings.
- In National Parks, the Broads, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and World Heritage Sites the maximum area to be covered by buildings, enclosures, containers and pools more than 20 metres from house to be limited to 10 square metres.
- On designated land* buildings, enclosures, containers and pools at the side of properties will require planning permission.
- Within the curtilage of listed buildings any outbuilding will require planning permission.
*Designated land includes national parks and the Broads, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, conservation areas and World Heritage Sites.
