Exceeding 6 metres

[wizzaman]

Does anyone know what happens if you exceed 6 metres on permitted development extension rules and what is in place to enforce compliance?

[nod]

You would simply apply for planning permission or Retrospective pp 

[PeterW]

It will also depend on by how much - 6.1m and you will be ok I expect ... 7m and expect full PP time ..!

[Pocster]

Build it and be damned !

Mines half a metre wider and 3 metres longer . Can’t measure that’s my excuse ?

[the_r_sole]

anything bigger than 6m will result in a retrospective planning application - although any enforcement action is unlikely unless you have a neighbour complaining, also might raise an issue when you try to sell, solicitors don't seem to understand permitted development at the best of times!

[nod]

24 minutes ago, the_r_sole said:

anything bigger than 6m will result in a retrospective planning application - although any enforcement action is unlikely unless you have a neighbour complaining, also might raise an issue when you try to sell, solicitors don't seem to understand permitted development at the best of times!

So true with the solicitor 

They like to have that bit of paper 

[Pocster]

1 minute ago, nod said:

So true with the solicitor 

They like to have that bit of paper 

On selling can’t you take out some indemnity insurance ( I.e BS ) to mitigate / assure the buyer it’s ok . Pretty sure I’ve had to do this in selling a property many years ago ( think the loft room wasn’t ‘official’ ) .

[the_r_sole]

Just now, pocster said:

On selling can’t you take out some indemnity insurance ( I.e BS ) to mitigate / assure the buyer it’s ok . Pretty sure I’ve had to do this in selling a property many years ago ( think the loft room wasn’t ‘official’ ) .

 

You can, but you need to argue with your solicitor and the buying solicitor that it's the way to do it and not the retrospective/certificate of lawfulness route.

I once send a 5 page explanation to solicitors of why a project met permitted development rules, quoted all the specific clauses etc - they said it wasn't acceptable because I had been paid to design it! The report was 100% factually correct and couldn't be disagreed with but it still wasn't acceptable to solicitors who didn't know the difference between building regs and planning...

[Pocster]

2 minutes ago, the_r_sole said:

 

You can, but you need to argue with your solicitor and the buying solicitor that it's the way to do it and not the retrospective/certificate of lawfulness route.

I once send a 5 page explanation to solicitors of why a project met permitted development rules, quoted all the specific clauses etc - they said it wasn't acceptable because I had been paid to design it! The report was 100% factually correct and couldn't be disagreed with but it still wasn't acceptable to solicitors who didn't know the difference between building regs and planning...

Guess I was lucky as a buyer ( understanding the difference ) and also as a seller I.e the buyer understood.

[the_r_sole]

2 minutes ago, pocster said:

Guess I was lucky as a buyer ( understanding the difference ) and also as a seller I.e the buyer understood.

yeah, the end users are never the problem, it's the box tickers where the issues can be!

 

[wizzaman]

Thanks people.

[wizzaman]

So, if one was to deliberately build at say 7 metres, and no-one says anything and pp or rpp is not applied for. One could enjoy their extra metre forever, as long as they dont sell. Right?