Extending Your Home

The Planning Office has produced a leaflet that offers advice on the design of domestic extensions. It shows how to extend your house without adversely affecting either the appearance  of your home, neighbouring properties or the general character of the  area in which you live.

Guidance in the leaflet is intended to apply to all domestic extensions, regardless of whether or not they require planning permission. It is possible to successfully extend your home in a 'modern' form, although this leaflet is about traditional design. It is hoped that owners wishing to carry out minor permitted development works will also follow the advice offered in this guide. Stricter design criteria will be applied to dwellings in Conservation Areas and to Listed Buildings.

You are recommended to read the guidance notes 'Do I need Planning Permission?' before commencing work on any alteration or extension to your home.

Please see downloads for the leaflet.