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Temporary planning permission rules now permanentMay 2019: Temporary rules allowing larger single-storey rear extensions to be built without planning permission have now been made permanent. Previously, single-storey rear extensions could not extend by more than 4 metres for a detached house and 3 metres for any other house. This has now permanently increased to double these limits. So it's now 8 metres for a detached house and 6 metres for any other house. BUT these larger extensions are still subject to the neighbour consultation scheme, so homeowners must notify the local authority who will consult neighbours who can raise objections and the local authority will review. Read more from the Planning Portal.
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PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT PLANNING RULES
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The TEN YEAR and FOUR YEAR PLANNING RULES
Without the intervention of the Local Planning Authority (LPA) immunity from enforcement action can be acquired after a period of time has elapsed. This is referred to as the Four Year Rule and Ten Year Rule and is applicable as follows: Ten Years - change of use of land or breach of planning conditions Four years - development (i.e. building works) that is substantially complete; or the use of a building, or part of a building, or use as a dwelling house In most cases if four years have passed since construction, unless the change of use is by itself having an adverse impact, one would hope the authority would not consider it expedient to take action - but that is up to them. Note that the ‘second bite’ rule allows an LA to take further enforcement action outside the usual four and ten-year limits – provided the LA has already tried to take enforcement action within those initial time limits.
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