wizzaman Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Does anyone know what happens if you exceed 6 metres on permitted development extension rules and what is in place to enforce compliance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 You would simply apply for planning permission or Retrospective pp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 It will also depend on by how much - 6.1m and you will be ok I expect ... 7m and expect full PP time ..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Build it and be damned ! Mines half a metre wider and 3 metres longer . Can’t measure that’s my excuse ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_r_sole Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 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’ ) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_r_sole Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 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... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_r_sole Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 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! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizzaman Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share Posted April 11, 2021 Thanks people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizzaman Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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