
Do you need planning permission for a house extension?
A plain-English guide to permitted development for house extensions in England: the size limits, when you need a full planning
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Plain-English guides to planning permission, Building Regulations, loft conversions, extensions and choosing a builder, from the Omni Developments team.

A plain-English guide to permitted development for house extensions in England: the size limits, when you need a full planning

The main types of loft conversion, what each one suits, when they need planning permission and what Building Regulations require.

Planning permission decides whether you can build. Building Regulations decide how it must be built. Here is how the two

When the Party Wall Act applies to extensions and loft conversions, which notices you need to serve, and how much

Layout, light, structure, doors and services: the decisions that make an open-plan kitchen extension work, and the order to make

From setting out and foundations to plastering and handover, here is what to expect at each stage of a typical

The questions that help you compare builders on scope, communication, payments and paperwork, not just on the headline price.
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