Important
These exemptions apply to the Building Regulations only and your
attention is drawn to the fact that Planning Permission may be
necessary.
Small detached buildings
A detached single
storey building, having a floor area, which does not exceed 30m2,
which contains no sleeping accommodation and is a building:-
(a) no point of which is less than one metre from the
boundary of its curtilage; or
(b) which is constructed substantially of non-combustible
material; and
(c) which complies with Part P (Electrical Safety).
A detached building, having a floor area which does not exceed
15m2, which contains no sleeping accommodation and complies with
Part P (Electrical Safety).
Extensions
The extension of a building by the addition at ground level
of:-
(a) a conservatory or porch providing that:
The floor area does not exceed 30m2.
All glazing satisfies the requirements of Part N.
It is positioned over and physically separated internally from
the building it is attached to by a door.
It contains no sanitary appliances.
It is provided with separate temperature and on/off controls on
any fixed heating.
It complies with Part P (Electrical Safety).
Note: `conservatory' means a single storey part of
a building which has
- not less than three quarters of its roof area and not less than
one half of its external wall area made from translucent material
and
- is thermally separated from the dwelling by walls, windows and
doors with U-value and draughtstripping provisions as least as good
as provided elsewhere in the dwelling.
(b) a carport open on at least two sides providing
that:
The floor area does not exceed 30m2.
It complies with Part P (Electrical Safety).
(c) a covered yard or covered way providing
that:
The floor area does not exceed 30m2.
It complies with Part P (Electrical
Safety). |