Need Permission Loft Conversion by Loft Conversions Basingstoke
Planning permission is not normally required when doing a loft conversion but it never hurts to check. Permitted development gives you free reign to develop your home without much interference from regulations and the council but there are certain criteria that must be met for permitted development to apply. Loft Conversions Basingstoke provides guidance for making alterations to the loft space of an existing house which is no more than two storeys high.
Contact Local Basingstoke Planning Authority For Conversion Permission
Live in a listed building? Consult your local planning authority to learn more about the process of obtaining a planning permission. We always say that it's better to contact your planning authority before drafting final plans for a loft conversion to avoid any troubles or added costs.
Loft Conversions Basingstoke can advise you about how you can increase your chances of securing planning permission for your loft conversion with a couple of easy tweaks. In almost every case concerning a residential property, you will need loft conversion planning permission.
Basingstoke, Hampshire Building Regulations
If you plan to make the loft space more accessible or more habitable by, for example, installing a stair to it and improving it by boarding it out and lining the walls/rafters, more extensive work is likely to be required and the building regulations are likely to apply. Building regulations are in place to make sure that any work done on your loft is structurally sound, that the new room of your loft conversion is fire safe and that sound is reasonably insulated between the loft and the rooms below.
If you are carrying out loft conversion works and are managing the project yourself you should arrange conversion insurance to cover the new works and the existing structure. Any additions or modifications made to your home by previous homeowners will need to conform to your planning permission in order to be approved.
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Loft Conversions Basingstoke Rules And Regulations For Loft Conversions
The regulations your loft conversion needs to conform to will be similar across the UK but do differ slightly so it's best to check ahead of starting your conversion. In Basingstoke, all dormers on principal elevations (fronts of homes) and all dormers in conservation areas or on listed buildings require planning permission.