§ Mr. JesselTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the conditions for permitted development in respect of a bungalow in an outer-London borough. [40941]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordHouseholders may make certain types of minor changes to their dwellings without needing to apply for planning permission. These "permitted developments" are prescribed in the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995. For a bungalow in outer London the following developments, among others, would be permitted:
- (i) the extension of the dwelling, providing the enlargement does not exceed 70 cubic metres at 15 per cent. (whichever is the greater) and providing in any case that the volume of the original house is not increased by more than 115 cubic metres;
- (ii) the addition or alteration of a roof, providing the altered roof slope does not face a highway, and providing the addition does not increase the overall height of the dwelling nor add more than 50 cu m to the volume of the house. (Any additional volume created by a roof extension counts against the total volume limits of (i) above).
I am sending an extract of the general permitted development order and a booklet describing its contents to my hon. Friend.