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Ha ha - fair point! :-)

Hi Ragsta, The 'short' answer is that you can probably change the door to a window under government "permitted development" rights without requiring planning permission from your Council. The only relevant condition is that the materials that you use for the window must be "of a similar...

What a pointless thread - far too little info, and the info that there is doesn't even make any sense. If the works had planning permission and were built in accordance with the plans, then there wouldn't be a problem. If the works were permitted development at the time when they started...

Hi Aalindo, The legislation states that if your new wall or fence would be "adjacent to a highway used by vehicular traffic" then it is limited to a maximum height of 1m. Bear in mind that the term highway normally includes pavements and verges, so even if there's a grass verge separating...

Hi Chris, An important question for you to check - does your property definitely have permitted development rights ... ? Many properties granted planning permission in the last 40 years don't have PD rights, because they are often removed by a condition on the original planning permission...

Hi Aran, You have to be very careful with this one. Permitted development rights only apply within the "curtilage" of a house, and in non-standard situations (such as yours) it can be very difficult to be sure exactly what is the curtilage. As far as I understand, there are a number of...

Hi all, Please find below a link to the latest version of my "GPDO - Part 1 - Appeal Decision Summaries" document (Version 19.0, updated 10/07/2011): http://www.planningjungle.com/GPDO%20-%20Part%201%20-%20Steve%20Speed%20-%20Appeal%20Decision%20Summaries%20-%20Version%2019.0.doc...

Hi Indus, It's worth being very careful with this type of situation ... Suppose you have planning permission (PP) for one extension, and a certificate of lawfulness (COL) for another extension. There are two main scenarios: - If the two extensions would be on separate parts of the...

Hi Steve, As others had said, your best option is probably to apply for a certificate of lawfulness, and (ideally) to ensure that you have the approved decision notice before you start work. Legally, a certificate is the only way that the Council can formally confirm to you that the works...

Hi all, Please find below a link to the latest version of my "GPDO - Part 1 - Appeal Decision Summaries" document (Version 18.0, updated 13/05/2011): http://www.planningjungle.com/GPDO%20-%20Part%201%20-%20Steve%20Speed%20-%20Appeal%20Decision%20Summaries%20-%20Version%2018.0.doc...

Hi all, I've produced the latest version of my "GPDO - Part 1 - Appeal Decision Summaries" document (Version 17.0, updated 27/03/2011), which is available at the following address...

Thanks Stuart45 and Nige F - much appreciated :-) Nige F - that's a good suggestion - I had forgotten that the GLC was previously the LCC. I've now tried searching using the latter, but unfortunately I wasn't able to find anything stating whether the mortar used on the St Helier estate was...

Thanks for your replies xr4x4 and stuart45 - it's much appreciated :-) xr4x4 - with the original mortar, if you rub it hard with a finger, then a bit of what feels like sand comes away. I wouldn't describe it as crumbly - it doesn't came away in large chunks, just as a thin layer of sand at...

Hi all, Apologies for what is probably a very basic question ... We have cracking in the mortar of the brickwork above the ground floor front window on our house. It's a mid-terrace house that was built in the 1930s by the GLC, and the walls are London yellow stock cavity walls. These...

Hi Ginley, As others have pointed out, most houses have government permitted development rights, and under such rights it is normally possible to install decking in the rear garden up to a maximum height of 0.3m above natural ground level without requiring planning permission from the...

Hi all, I've produced the latest version of my "GPDO - Part 1 - Appeal Decision Summaries" document (Version 16.0, updated 31/12/2010), which is available at the following address...

Hi all, I've produced the latest version of my "GPDO - Part 1 - Appeal Decision Summaries" document (Version 15.0, updated 31/12/2010), which is available at the following address...

Dear all, I've produced consolidated versions of the following pieces of planning legislation: - Use Classes Order (1987) - General Permitted Development Order (1995) - Fees Regulations (1989) The above documents are available at www.planningjungle.com...

Thanks chapeau - much appreciated :D

Dear all, The department of Communities and Local Government (CLG) has just released a new guidance document for householder permitted development. It can be downloaded from the Planning Portal at the following address...