No planning/building control for conservatory?

[Clamshell]

Originally Posted by mickey house

Thanks for the above because the link I was sent and googling I can't find anything to support what the building control lady told me.

The lady never mentioned about the heating, but fortunately it isn't connected to the house heating system. It's only about 8' square (has the washing machine, tumble drier, freezer etc in there). It's all glass with a poly roof, so sounding positive.

I used up all my permitted development allowance with my loft conversion and small extension.

Thanks again.

To clarify, I am selling the house in the future and wanted to clarify that it won't cause a problem because it's gone over my permitted development allowance, and I thought I might have to apply for retrospective planning permission.

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It’s a bit confusing as the requirements are listed in a couple of different places. Firstly, regulation 9 of the building regulations 2010 gives the basics which send you to schedule 2 of the same regs. That lists the basic buildings that have exemption status. Class 7 is conservatories and similar.

There are also some complicated thermal rules (regulation 21) but generally if you remain within those I listed above, you will be exempt.

However, this is not planning permission, and your permitted development rules are entirely separate. Have a look at the interactive house on the planning portal and that should help you with planning.

If your local building Control team is any use, you should be able to email them a couple of photos of it, with confirmation of the floor area, door separation and heating status and get written clarification back that it’s exempt, which you can keep and pass on to your solicitor when you sell.

[Omega1]

1 - the internal floor area must be less than 30m2
2 - it must be predominantly glazed (including a glazed or polycarbonate roof)
3 - it must be thermally separated from the rest of the dwelling - I.e, the existing external quality doors still in place
4 - it must not be connected in to the main house heating system (I.e only a plug in heater)

I think I might have pushed the boundaries for planning exemption on our conservatory!

[vhm672]

Whilst I am in favour of planning compliance after 20 years whether or not the conservatory needed planning becomes somewhat moot as the enforcement period for breach has expired.

Building regulation compliance never times out so the comments on that made by other stands.