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Not specifically. Just that when I went for pre-planning with a plan that included a >40m3 loft (alongside a GF extension) they said something to the effect of "there's no way you'll get that loft (unless it is *highly unusual* and architecturally significant, and then you may have a shot), and...

Our council isn't a fan of loft conversions in general - when we approached for pre-planning (we were doing planning permission for a ground-floor extension at the same time so threw in a >40m3 loft conversion) we were advised that planners won't go >40m3, and will often not even want to do...

Thanks for all your input - we've decided to play it safe and use the external measurements as I could find no precedent of anyone using internal measurements (whether accepted or challenged) - so it feels like something somewhat left-field anyway. If we had more time I might like to do the...

We are about to undertake a loft conversion on a terraced house which has the traditional Victorian layout with an outrigger. The outrigger is quite deep (7.5 m) which means that we are able to max out the 40 m³ allowance. I’ve been reading all over the Internet about the way this is supposed...