Do you really know what your permitted development rights allow?

The rules are nationally set, locally interpreted, and full of conditions that can catch even experienced owners out.

We cover what permitted development allows: extensions, loft conversions, outbuildings, and barn conversions. We explain where the rules get complicated, why the same street can have completely different rights, and how conservation areas, Article 4 directions, and historic planning conditions can strip those rights without you ever knowing.

We also explore the fallback position strategy, how to use an established permitted development certificate as leverage in a full planning application, and why the certificate of lawfulness is worth getting even when it is not legally required.

Get this wrong and you are building unlawfully. Get it right and you may have more options than you realised.

“The onus is on the applicant to prove it’s lawful.” - Geoff Megarity

You’ll hear about:

• What permitted development rights actually cover
• Rear extension limits: three, four, six and eight metres
• Loft conversions: cubic volume limits explained
• Outbuildings: the 50% garden rule
• Why flats have no PD rights
• Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
• Finding the original building line
• What a certificate of lawfulness does
• The fallback position strategy in planning
• What happens when enforcement comes knocking
• Barn conversions under permitted development
• Why early professional advice saves money

Connect with Geoff Megarity:

Geoff Megarity at Bell Cornwell - https://www.bell-cornwell.co.uk/team/geoff-megarity/

Bell Corwnell - https://www.bell-cornwell.co.uk/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoff-megarity-a075676a/

Connect with us:

Tima Patel - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinapatel/

Bart Kolosowski - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bartkolosowski/

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