victorian conservatories

Conservatories are considered to be permitted developments. So you don’t need planning permission in most cases, as long as the extension meets the relevant conditions.

Here are some scenarios where you wouldn’t need planning permission when building your new conservatory :

• The conservatory does not extend beyond the side wall of the house

• The conservatory does not take up more than 50% of the land area around the ‘original house

• The conservatory is not higher than the original roof of the home

• The conservatory is not forward of the principal elevation or side elevation fronting a highway

• The conservatory is a single-storey rear extension that does not exceed six metres in depth for an attached house, and eight metres in depth for a detached house

• The conservatory is a side extension that is a single storey, and does not exceed four metres in height, or a width of more than half of the ‘original house’

• The eaves and ridge height of a conservatory are not higher than that of the house

• The eaves within two metres of the boundary do not exceed three metres in height

• The extension does not include balconies, raised platforms or verandas

• A roof pitch on conservatories higher than one storey must match the existing house