Permitted Development, 2 metre from boundary rule, to what exactly is it measured ?

[Mark__L]

Hello,

 

For Permitted Development if I'm 2m from a boundary I can build a 4m high dual pitched roof.

 

I was just wondering to what exactly is the 2m measured. Is it the vertical wall of the building ?

 

Or because the concrete base extends further than the vertical wall of the building, would it be to that ?

 

Or because the eaves stick out further than that, would it be to the furthest extent of the eaves ?

 

I've searched and can't seem to find a definitive answer.

 

Thanks for your help.

 

Regards,

Mark

[Mr Punter]

I think it is any part of the building within 2m so eaves would be included.

 

The slab would not matter.

[joe90]

Just been looking at the gov website, unfortunately I can’t cut and past but it says “if any part of the proposed extension is within 2 meters of the boundary etc etc, “ so I would include guttering, facia,s etc but I would not include extended slab IMO as this could be a path around the extension/garden.

 

[DevilDamo]

It “should” relate to any part of the structure. I’ve had some accepted which exclude the roof overhangs for example but other LPA’s have been stricter. 

[Temp]

It's measured from the ground adjacent to the building. If the ground slopes it's from the highest part adjacent to the building.

 

You might get away with raising the ground slightly but if it's obvious that's what you have done the increase will likely be discounted. 

[joe90]

6 hours ago, Mark__L said:

was just wondering to what exactly is the 2m measured. Is it the vertical wall of the building ?

No Temp, Mark is asking about the distance 2m. From the boundary.

[Temp]

1 hour ago, joe90 said:

No Temp, Mark is asking about the distance 2m. From the boundary.

 

Ah sorry my bad. 

[Mark__L]

Thanks all for your input - as you suggest, I'll work on the basis that it includes the eaves & gutters but not the slab and confirm with my LPA.

 

 

[mr rusty]

Surely the question really should be "exactly where is the boundary". In my own case, for expediency a couple of years ago, I allowed a developer to install a new fence that it could be argued was 1m inside an old boundary line of our property. He replaced a very overgrown sprawling hedge at his cost. Should I ever have been faced with an over zealous planner, I would have produced compelling evidence (including the developers own topographical survey) to show the fence wasn't the legal boundary.

Sometimes maybe the boundary is obvious to 100mm, other times, not so much.