Castle Conservatories

Planning Permission

A conservatory, as defined by Government planners, is: "A single-storey part of a building that has not less than three quarters of its roof area made of translucent material and not less than 50% of its wall area made of glass".

Should planning permission be required our surveyor will draw up the appropriate plans and approach the local Council on your behalf to obtain their consent for the erection of the proposed conservatory.

The main reasons why a conservatory might need official planning permission are:

If you live in a conservation area.
If your house is a Grade I or II listed building.
If the volume of a terraced house would be increased by more than 10% or 50 cubic meters which ever is the greater.
Any other kind of house where the volume is increased by more than 15% or 70 cubic meters which ever is the greater.
A conservatory which would be nearer to a highway than the nearest part of the original house unless there would be at least 20 meters between the conservatory and the highway.

These are some examples of why planning permission would be required but our experienced surveyor would give you further advice on any planning requirements on his initial site visit.