Do I need planning permission?
There are a number of different examples of when you will need to for apply for planning permission, such as if you want to divide off part of your house for use as a separate home (for example, a self-contained flat or bed-sit) or use a caravan in your garden as a home for someone else.
You do not always need planning permission. It is not required, generally speaking, for changes to the inside of buildings, or for small alterations to the outside such as the installation of telephone connections and alarm boxes, or if you want to let one or two of your rooms to lodgers.
Other small changes, for example putting up walls and fences below a certain height, have a general planning permission for which a specific application is not required.
Listed Buildings represent the most important examples from the surviving national stock of historic buildings. Listed buildings are protected by the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act, 1990 for their special architectural and historic interest.
The Planning Permission section of the Planning Portal web site provides further advice on when you will need to apply for planning permission.
The Planning Portal
Please see the Planning Portal for online applications.
