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Planning Permission – In association with Conservatories4UK.com
 Do I need planning permission?
Is a building warrant is required for my conservatory?
To help you understand these issues we detail below some of the "conditions" attached
to planning permission and Building Warrants. (These apply to Scotland
only).
England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Eire and North American regulations are quite
different - You should in all instances take local advice. For information
on the rules for England / Wales click here.
Scotland Building Warrants Conservatories
Planning Introduction
Planning legislation allows for certain works to be exempt from the need for
planning permission. This is called 'permitted development'. The legislation
is complex and this article seeks to explain its scope in clear terms. The
content does not apply to Listed Buildings; houses in Conservation Areas and
to flats and maisonettes: in these cases please contact the Development Promotion
Section of your Council Offices.
Conservatories and extensions
If your proposal can meet all 5 of the following criteria it will be permitted
without need of a planning permission:
| 1 |
The floor area (measured
externally) of both the proposed extension and any existing extensions
to the original property and any detached garage or outhouse within
5 metres of the dwelling, taken together will be less than:
a) For a terraced house (including end terrace): 16 square metres or 10%
of the floor area of the original house, whichever is the greater (subject
to a maximum of 30 square metres).
b) For any other house, 24 square metres or 20% of the floor area of the
original house, whichever is the greater (subject to a maximum of 30 square
metres).
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| 2 |
The height of the proposed
extension is no greater than the highest part of the roof of the
original house, and does not alter the existing roof slope of the
dwelling. |
| 3 |
The maximum height of the
extension does not exceed 4 metres where it is within 2 metres of
any part of the site boundary. |
| 4 |
No more than 30% of the total
garden area is covered by extensions and/or buildings, excluding
the original house. |
| 5 |
No part of the extension
would be closer to a road, which is adjacent to its boundary (front,
side or rear), unless the road would be over 20 metres from all parts
of the extension.
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NB: A road is defined as any public way (including paths) serving 3
or more properties.
Figure 2
Figure 3
Building Warrant - Introduction
Works for which no warrant is required in houses other than flats and maisonettes:
| 1 |
An unheated conservatory under 8 square metres attached to an
existing dwelling house and |
| 2 |
The dwelling house is not a flat or a maisonette; |
| 3 |
The conservatory is located a minimum of 1 metre from any boundary
or; |
| 4 |
Does not contain a combustion appliance with a flue; |
| 5 |
Does not contain sanitary accommodation and; |
| 6 |
Is not situated on land within the boundaries of which there
are harmful or dangerous substances; |
| 7 |
A door(s) must be provided between the conservatory and the dwelling
house. |
Warrant exemptions- explanatory notes:
Definition
Conservatory means a building attached to a dwelling and having a door separating
it from that dwelling and having not less than tree-quarters of the area of
its roof and not less than one-half of the area of its external walls made
of translucent material.
Exemption
A single-storey extension to an existing dwelling of purpose sub-group 1B or
1C (dwelling houses not being a flat or maisonette), which is ancillary to
the dwelling and consists of a conservatory, is exempt subject to the exceptions
stated below.
Note: Conservatories erected onto a flat or maisonette will require a building
warrant in all cases.
Exceptions
A building warrant is required where the conservatory:
| 1 |
Exceeds 8 square metres in area; or |
| 2 |
Contains a flue or combustion appliance
which is subject to regulation 14; or |
| 3 |
Contains sanitary accommodation; or |
| 4 |
Is within on metre of a boundary; or |
| 5 |
Is situated on land within the boundaries
of which there harmful or dangerous substances
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