Important changes to ‘permitted development rights’
The regulations that govern whether or not you need planning permission to extend or alter your home change on 1 October 2008. The Planning Portal now hosts an Visual guide for householders that helps you determine whether or not you need planning permission to either extend or alter your home (but check the small print as further restrictions apply within the National Park). There are also links to further information that will take you to the Planning Portal's Building Work and Greener Homes sections. If you are in any doubt about whether you need planning permission before you start work, then please contact our Planning Hotline on 01590 646615 (08.45 - 13.00 Monday - Friday).
The Portal's services also let you apply for planning permission electronically as well as submit and track an appeal online.