Alan Ambrose Posted January 30, 2024 Share Posted January 30, 2024 Does anyone have any practical experience of how 'permitted development rights for extra storeys' works? e.g. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/common-projects/additional-storeys-extending-upwards/planning-permission Seems too good to be true . For instance, could I build a bungalow with a plan to 'simply' lift the roof up and build under it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted January 30, 2024 Share Posted January 30, 2024 Gosh I always thought building above a existing ridge line required planning permission 🤔 every day is a school day (even for old farts like me 🤣) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie Posted January 30, 2024 Share Posted January 30, 2024 Sorry, You can’t build a bungalow then build upwards. the bungalow has to already have been built Was constructed between 1 July 1948 and 28 October 2018 I think this rule came in a few years ago, I was thinking at the time my mum had just moved to retirement flats middle floor, (ground floor below and one a floor above) but they could decide to build extra floors as it’s on a good location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamJones Posted January 30, 2024 Share Posted January 30, 2024 Yeah the date range ruled me out, had to go planning permission for going upwards on 1930s bungalow! Got permission anyway, albeit with some imposed ridge and eaves heights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilDamo Posted January 30, 2024 Share Posted January 30, 2024 2 hours ago, Alan Ambrose said: could I build a bungalow with a plan to 'simply' lift the roof up and build under it? Yes, but you will require Planning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Ambrose Posted January 31, 2024 Author Share Posted January 31, 2024 >>> Was constructed between 1 July 1948 and 28 October 2018 Ah, I missed that. Presumably a bureaucrat came up with that time span. So that excludes a lot of old Victorian and Georgian city houses. Goodness, you're invited to make sense of these... https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/632/contents/made https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/632/regulation/22/made https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/596/schedule/2/part/20/crossheading/class-ad-new-dwellinghouses-on-detached-buildings-in-use-as-dwellinghouses?view=plain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie Posted January 31, 2024 Share Posted January 31, 2024 4 hours ago, Alan Ambrose said: >>> Was constructed between 1 July 1948 and 28 October 2018 Ah, I missed that. Presumably a bureaucrat came up with that time span. So that excludes a lot of old Victorian and Georgian city houses. Goodness, you're invited to make sense of these... https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/632/contents/made https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/632/regulation/22/made https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/596/schedule/2/part/20/crossheading/class-ad-new-dwellinghouses-on-detached-buildings-in-use-as-dwellinghouses?view=plain Aaah not my usual bedtime reading. I find any documents that are from legislation.gov particularly hard to read, be that planning, tax or benefits. although I’m sure if I did start to read them I would fall asleep quicker. 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Ambrose Posted February 1, 2024 Author Share Posted February 1, 2024 On reflection I'm thinking that the various versions of the 'build upwards' idea is a government pipe dream and can't be realised in most cases. Duh, apart from anything else, the foundations were not designed for the extra load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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