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Below are our articles on the subject of Planning. If you can't see what you are looking for our other categories are displayed on the left under 'Our Quick Links'...
Applying for Change of Use When Renovating and Extending
If you are renovating or extending a property where some or all of it hasn’t previously been used for residential purposes, then you will need to...
Converting Two Houses Into One
Converting two houses into one is sort of an extension but unless you do actually build an extension at the same time, you don't need planning permission. This is...
Extending a Listed Home
Extending a listed home is definitely not for the faint-hearted but there are signs of changes in planners' attitudes that make it at least a possibility. There are...
Extending Without Planning Permission
Trying to get planning permission for an extension is something that most people treat as a real problem. It doesn't have to be, unless there are...
Extending Your Home in a Conservation Area
We are generally used to the fact that we can’t just build a large extension without getting permission, but extending in a conservation area...
Extension Build Software
Not everybody has a PC at home but a lot of people do and it makes sense to use them to help with the management when building an extension. We've covered the use of...
Keeping in With the Neighbours
Keeping in with the neighbours can be critical to any home extension and it's well worth putting some effort into it. This was touched on in our article about...
Obtaining Planning Permission
Many people see obtaining planning permission as a tricky task, and of course it sometimes can be. But in most cases it is straightforward as long as you understand...
Planning Issues for Self Contained Annexes
A self-contained annex is a popular reason for building an extension. Building one can give teenagers and young adults a chance to live...
Raising the Finance for a Home Extension
It doesn't matter how big or small your extension is, the work will have to be paid for somehow. Obviously the smaller the project the smaller...
Setting a Budget for Your Extension
It's not a good idea to go into any kind of home extension without knowing how much it's going to cost, and then controlling the budget as the project progresses....
Using a Computer to Plan an Extension
Now that many people have a computer in their home it's become viable to use computer software for planning an extension. There are three ways in...
What to Do if You're Refused Planning Permission For An Extension Build
It's everyone's nightmare, getting their planning permission refused. So often these days we hear of big developers appealing to the Home...
