Works that are allowed through permitted development

If you want to add an extension to your house, you might not need an application for planning permission depending on a number of things.

Check to see if your extension meets the rules for permitted development.

If you want to add a porch to a front door, back door or side door on your house, most of the time it should fall under permitted development rules.

Check to make sure your porch meets the rules for permitted development.

If you want to add decking or some other type of platform to your house, you should check to see whether it's a permitted development.

Find out if your planned decking meets the rules for permitted development.

If you or someone else is having trouble getting into your house because of a step, you can build an access ramp to help make things easier.

Check to see if your access ramp's size and length meet the rules for permitted development.

If you want to add extra space to the top floor of your house, you might want to consider adding a dormer.

A dormer is an extension, usually with a window, that sticks out of a sloping roof and gives you a bit more headroom.

Most dormers fall under permitted development rules, but you should check to make sure.

At some point, you may want to add something to your house that has to fit on the outside.

If you want to do this, you should first find out whether it needs planning permission or counts as a permitted development.

Check to see if the addition or improvement you want to add to the outside of your house meets the rules for permitted development.

At some point, you may want to add something to your flat that has to fit on the outside.

If you want to do this, you should first find out whether it needs planning permission or counts as a permitted development.

Check to see if the addition or improvement you want to add to the outside of your flat meets the rules for permitted development.

You may want to add a shed, garage, greenhouse or other building around your house.

These types of buidlings usually do not need planning permission, but you should still check to make sure the one you want to build meets the rules for permitted development.

You may want to add or install something in the garden or grounds behind your house.

This could include garden works, free-standing solar panels, a flagpole, a swimming pool or an oil tank.

Most installations like this do not need planning permission, but you should still check to make sure what you want to build meets the rules for permitted development.

You may want to add a hard surface (like paving, patio or a driveway) to the grounds or garden around your home.

You might also want to repair or replace a hard surface you already have.

Check to see if the hard surface you want to build meets the rules for permitted development.

If you want to build, maintain or improve a gate, fence or wall around your house, you might be able to do it as a permitted development.

Check to see if your gate, fence or wall meets the rules for permitted development.

If you want to build, maintain or improve a gate, fence or wall around your flat, you might be able to do it as a permitted development.

Check to see if your gate, fence or wall meets the rules for permitted development.