Loft Dormer facing under Permitted Development

6 years ago

Hi Houzzers,

Am looking for some general feedback from those that have built a dormer loft in the UK under permitted development, and whether you had any push back if the materials facing a dormer were not "similar" to the "the main roof of the house when viewed from ground level".

I would like the dormer to be rendered to match the rest of the house (its a 1930s semi), and this appears to be meet the requirement of Condition B2(a) as " the materials used in any exterior work shall be of a similar appearance to those used in the construction of the exterior of the existing dwellinghouse" but the above reference to being similar to the roof from ground level is one of the examples provided.

I am using a loft conversion company and there appears to be resistance that it wont meet the permitted development requirements, but I have also seen other projects on here which have done similar?

Shall I push the loft conversion company to submit it, or shall i just go through full planning to get the look I want to achieve? Is there a downside to the latter?

Thanks in advance.

Jenny

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kikiamack
6 years ago
In your area is it cheaper to apply for a permitted development certificate than for planning? If so I think I would apply for a permitted development certificate for the finish you would like and see what happens. You’ve got no guarantee that you’ll be allowed a particular finish under planning and you could end up paying more money to get the same answer.
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6 years ago
Why exactly do the loft conversion company think the design would not concur with Permitted Development rules?

Are they drawing up plans for you? If not, it could get costly to apply for a Lawful Development Cert as you need plans for that.

Under Permitted Development rulings for a dormer you would just need the calcs from the Structural Engineer and then your Building Regs. You don't need full on front, side elevation drawings etc of the whole house.

That's my understanding. However, they do change the rules often, so I could be completely wrong.
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