Householder development

Home improvements come in a variety of forms, including extensions, conservatories, carports, decking, sheds, swimming pools, etc. They may be carried out at the home or in the garden. Most require permission in some form or another, such as:

• Building Regulations approval
• landlord consent or
• planning permission (although an increasing number are now exempt from this).

Planning permission is, however, one of the most complicated approval processes a homeowner is likely to encounter.

This section is maintained by Alan Gunne-Jones, a Chartered Town Planner and Managing Director of Planning & Development Associates Ltd.

RICS standards: Boundaries: procedures for boundary identification, demarcation and dispute resolution

isurv section: Making a planning application

Checklists: Householder planning permission application checklists