If your property is on a corner site where the side or the rear faces a road or any public way, then unfortunately you will have to apply for planning permission. this is to protect the council from stopping you doing something they don’t like to the side or rear of your property. If you live with a house with a hip to gable and you have Permitted Development rights then you will be fine unless you are at the end of the street and a road runs alongside you property, then unfortunately you will have to go for planning permission.

BUT…!

If you extend parallel with the road then you will be OK under Permitted Development. Its just not towards the road…

This council formula works for public roads that run along the back of the houses too. Even though this is very rare, the dormer projecting towards the road will need planning permission and if a hip to gable is needed, this could be done under PD.

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