Do you really know what your permitted development rights allow?
The rules are nationally set, locally interpreted, and full of conditions that can catch even experienced owners out.
We cover what permitted development allows: extensions, loft conversions, outbuildings, and barn conversions. We explain where the rules get complicated, why the same street can have completely different rights, and how conservation areas, Article 4 directions, and historic planning conditions can strip those rights without you ever knowing.
We also explore the fallback position strategy, how to use an established permitted development certificate as leverage in a full planning application, and why the certificate of lawfulness is worth getting even when it is not legally required.
Get this wrong and you are building unlawfully. Get it right and you may have more options than you realised.
“The onus is on the applicant to prove it’s lawful.” - Geoff Megarity
What permitted development rights actually coverRear extension limits: three, four, six and eight metresLoft conversions: cubic volume limits explainedOutbuildings: the 50% garden ruleWhy flats have no PD rightsConservation areas and Article 4 directionsFinding the original building lineWhat a certificate of lawfulness doesThe fallback position strategy in planningWhat happens when enforcement comes knockingBarn conversions under permitted developmentWhy early professional advice saves moneyConnect with Geoff Megarity:
Geoff Megarity at Bell Cornwell - https://www.bell-cornwell.co.uk/team/geoff-megarity/
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