Could someone please clarify:
1. When building a rear single storey extension which is NOT within 2m of the neighbouring boundary, what is the maximum permitted eves height? The interactive planning portal only says that eves height can be 3m when within 2m of the boundary but rather confusingly does not say what it can be when not within 2m.
2. Page 4 of the technical guidance document http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/100806_PDforhouseholders_TechnicalGuidance.pdf indicates that the HIGHEST part of natural ground next to the extension can be used (where some people interpret that on a sloping land you use the lowest (more detrimental) part. How "next to the extension" should the higher ground heigh be?
This was never an issue for me before but I had one architectural technologist tell me that my ceiling heigh in my rear extension wont be more than 2.2m where as my existing house is 2.8m and will suffer an ugly drop. My rear garden slopes slightly upwards away from the house and I was hoping I can use that is a reasonable excuse to argue that we can have higher eves.
I've had so many meetings with the council already that I dont want to discuss this one with them too. All of our development will be under PD.
Thanks.
1. When building a rear single storey extension which is NOT within 2m of the neighbouring boundary, what is the maximum permitted eves height? The interactive planning portal only says that eves height can be 3m when within 2m of the boundary but rather confusingly does not say what it can be when not within 2m.
2. Page 4 of the technical guidance document http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/100806_PDforhouseholders_TechnicalGuidance.pdf indicates that the HIGHEST part of natural ground next to the extension can be used (where some people interpret that on a sloping land you use the lowest (more detrimental) part. How "next to the extension" should the higher ground heigh be?
This was never an issue for me before but I had one architectural technologist tell me that my ceiling heigh in my rear extension wont be more than 2.2m where as my existing house is 2.8m and will suffer an ugly drop. My rear garden slopes slightly upwards away from the house and I was hoping I can use that is a reasonable excuse to argue that we can have higher eves.
I've had so many meetings with the council already that I dont want to discuss this one with them too. All of our development will be under PD.
Thanks.