Do I need to discharge planning conditions?
When a planning application is approved, the permission granted is often subject to planning conditions. These conditions are essential tools used by local planning authorities (LPAs) to ensure that developments are carried out in a manner that is appropriate and beneficial to the community.
Most planning permissions are granted with conditions that regulate various aspects of the development. These conditions can address a wide range of issues, such as requiring the submission of additional information for approval, like soft landscaping details, or limiting the hours of operation.
Conditions should only be imposed to ensure that the development can occur in situations where planning permission would otherwise be refused, or to ensure that the development proceeds or is used as intended. All conditions need to comply with six ‘tests’ to ensure that they are:
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Necessary
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Relevant to planning
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Relevant to the development to be permitted
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Enforceable
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Precise
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Reasonable in all other respects
If you consider that your condition does not meet the six tests noted above, it can be appealed. There are however timescales associated with this including 12 weeks for a householder and six months for other planning decisions.
If a condition is not met, the local authority can enforce action by issuing a breach of condition notice. This notice mandates that the violation must stop and does not permit an appeal. Failure to comply with the notice can lead to legal action.
How do I discharge a planning condition?
If a condition requires a submission to the local authority to meet its requirements, a formal application must be made. Multiple conditions can be addressed within the same application. The determination period for a discharge of condition application is typically 8 weeks.
Other planning conditions may not require a submission to the local planning authority for determination including compliance conditions, which require specific instructions to be followed or informative conditions, which simply provide information.
What are the possibilities and benefits when carrying out a single storey extension?
Single-storey extensions provide a versatile way to expand your home without the complexities of multi-level construction. Here are some common uses and design ideas:
How can we help?
At G2, we provide thorough services encompassing advice, preparation, submission, and management of planning conditions on your behalf. Leveraging our expertise, we liaise with essential technical consultants, grasp condition requirements, and ensure precise information is submitted. Furthermore, our extensive network of contacts can offer the technical advice necessary for your project.
What are the possibilities and benefits when carrying out a single storey extension?
Single-storey extensions provide a versatile way to expand your home without the complexities of multi-level construction. Here are some common uses and design ideas:
How can we help?
At G2, we provide thorough services encompassing advice, preparation, submission, and management of planning conditions on your behalf. Leveraging our expertise, we liaise with essential technical consultants, grasp condition requirements, and ensure precise information is submitted. Furthermore, our extensive network of contacts can offer the technical advice necessary for your project.
Conclusion
Single-storey extensions offer a fantastic opportunity to enhance your home’s living space and value. By understanding the planning and building regulations in the UK, you can navigate the process smoothly and create a functional, beautiful addition to your home. Whether you’re looking to expand your kitchen, add a new bedroom, or create a sunlit retreat, a single-storey extension can transform your living experience.
Steps to planning your extension:
Initial Consultation: Discuss your ideas with a proffesional to understand feasibility, costs, and design options.
Design and Planning: Your proffesional will advise you as to whether your extension falls under permitted development or requires planning permission, you can then work together to develop detailed plans to submit to the council.
Building Regulations Approval: Following gaining consents from the council, it is advisable to have some detailed construction drawings produced, demonstrating compliance with Parts A-S of the UK building regulations. These will then be submitted to building control.
Party Wall Agreement: If necessary, obtain agreements from neighbour’s affected by the extension.
Construction: Following building control approval, hire a reputable builder and commence construction, ensuring all work is inspected and certified as per building regulations.
Completion: Once construction is finished, obtain a completion certificate from building control, confirming that the extension meets all regulatory requirements.
Conclusion
Single-storey extensions offer a fantastic opportunity to enhance your home’s living space and value. By understanding the planning and building regulations in the UK, you can navigate the process smoothly and create a functional, beautiful addition to your home. Whether you’re looking to expand your kitchen, add a new bedroom, or create a sunlit retreat, a single-storey extension can transform your living experience.
Conclusion
Single-storey extensions offer a fantastic opportunity to enhance your home’s living space and value. By understanding the planning and building regulations in the UK, you can navigate the process smoothly and create a functional, beautiful addition to your home. Whether you’re looking to expand your kitchen, add a new bedroom, or create a sunlit retreat, a single-storey extension can transform your living experience.