How far can you extend your property without planning permission?

1. Under the relaxed rules, you can extend up to eight metres for detached houses and six metres for all other houses. Please note that for these larger extensions (beyond four and three metres respectively) you will need to give notification under the Neighbour Consultation Scheme.

What size extension can I build without planning?

Detached House Extension Rules 2023

Under permitted development for a detached house, you can extend up to 4m under permitted development, and up to 8m under the larger home extensions scheme / prior approval.

Can you just build an extension without planning permission?

The short answer is that you DON'T need planning permission for an extension if you build within your permitted development rights. Most of the restrictions that don't fall under permitted development are for work to the front of a house, next to a road or near a boundary.

What is the highest you can build without planning permission?

Maximum height of 2.5 metres in the case of a building, enclosure or container within two metres of a boundary of the curtilage of the dwellinghouse. No verandas, balconies or raised platforms (a platform must not exceed 0.3 metres in height)

What happens if a building is built without planning permission?

If you build without planning permission but your project required it, the council will consider this a planning breach, and give a retrospective planning application. If planning is then denied, the council may serve an enforcement notice forcing you to revert the work done, or face prosecution if you don't.

How to Extend Your Home WITHOUT Planning Permission

What happens if I build without a building consent?

If your project needs a resource consent and you start work without one, or you don't comply with your building consent, you're committing an illegal offence. The penalties include fines of up to $200,000 and the removal of the work you've done.

Do you need Neighbours permission for extension?

In short if you want to make your home bigger and are attached to (or are in close proximity to) another property, you will most likely need to notify the neighbour(s) about your extension.

What happens if you buy a house with an extension without planning permission?

If you cannot provide the necessary planning documents, the buyer's solicitor will raise this with the buyer. As the new owner will inherit the liability and could face enforcement action from the local authority, their solicitor will raise the alarm.

What is the 7 year rule in planning?

The so called “7 Year Rule” derives from Section 157(4) of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 which says that the local authority may not serve an enforcement notice or take proceedings for an unauthorised development after 7 years have commenced since the unauthorised development commenced.

Do I need permission for small extension?

In many instances an extension or addition to your house can be considered to be a permitted development, so you wouldn't need planning permission for an extension. If this is the case, you would not be required to gain any permissions or have to submit any applications for planning permission for your extension.

Is there a limit to the size of a house extension?

There is always a limit to how large an extension on a house can be. If you extend under a householder planning application there is no set size an extension must be, but there is more emphasis on making sure it is appropriate to the size of the plot, ensuring the extension is subservient to the original house.

Do you need planning permission for 6ft extension?

Adding an extension to your home will be considered permitted development, not requiring planning permission, subject to it meeting the following restrictions: The extension will cover no more than 50% of land around the "original house".

Do you need planning permission after 5 years?

If you think your planning contravention falls under either the 4-year or 10-year rule then you will need to apply for a certificate of lawfulness from your Local Planning Authority.

Is planning permission required after 10 years?

You can apply for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use or development providing you can demonstrate that: the land has been in continuous use (other than as a dwelling) for more than 10 years. a condition or limitation on planning permission has not been complied with for more than 10 years.

Do you need planning permission after 4 years?

What is the 4 year rule – planning permission? If your property does not have the required planning permission, there are four years in which your local council can take enforcement action to remedy the breach. The four years start from when the development is substantially complete.

Can a Neighbour reject extension?

The answer is no, they cannot. They can request additional details which (1) makes things more expensive for you and (2) takes additional time. They cannot stop you from building. The Party Wall Act aims to protect your neighbouring properties, to ensure they are not adversely affected by your building work.

Can Neighbours refuse planning permission?

Planning permission can be refused if your neighbour's extension is deemed to cause an adverse impact on your home. They may also be asked to amend their design to remove any harmful effect on your property. There are specific 'rules of thumb' that would be an indicator of risk if your neighbours' proposal fails.

How far from a boundary can I build an extension?

You cannot breach the boundary in plan and in what we call elevation, this factors in the 45-degree rule that most planning officers use. With this, they take the closest window to your build on your neighbour's property and if it breaches the 'imaginary line' then planning permission can be denied.

What to do if Neighbour builds without planning permission?

Make an enforcement complaint

If you think development is going ahead without permission, you can report it to the council to investigate. If you are making a complaint, you should include : the address of the land or property where the rules were broken.

Is it a criminal offence to build without planning permission?

Not according to planning law. Other than in the case of unauthorised display of advertisements or works to listed buildings, carrying out building works or a change of use without the necessary planning permission is not a criminal act and, initially, not subject to penalties such as fines or imprisonment.

Is building without planning permission a criminal offence?

A breach of planning control is not usually a criminal offence, however, carrying out unauthorised works to a listed building, the unauthorised display of advertisements or damage to a protected tree may involve a criminal offence.

What can you do to your house without planning permission?

What happens if I don't get planning permission?

If you do require planning permission but you proceed without it, you will have committed a planning breach. In the event of a planning breach, you will need to submit a retrospective application to the local council. If this is successful, you will not need to take any further action.

What is the 4 year rule?

The '4 year rule' is a term used within town planning, particularly within the planning enforcement specialism, regarding whether enforcement action can be taken against certain types of development (that require planning permission) carried out in breach of planning control.

Can I getting planning permission after work done?

If you have made a change to your property that requires planning permission and you have not had approval, a local authority can request that you submit a retrospective planning application for the work that you have already carried out.