Development Constraints
Information relating to flood risks, Conservation Areas, Listed Buildings, TPO's and restrictions on permitted development.
Restrictions on Permitted Development Rights
Permitted development rights are provided by Article 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (the GPDO).
This allows certain types of development to proceed without the need for planning permission.
The most commonly used permitted development rights relate to dwelling houses. The GPDO permits householders to undertake alterations, minor extensions as well as erect buildings and structures within the curtilage of a property, without planning permission. The Council sometimes removes all or some of these rights on large developments or single dwellings by conditions attached to planning permissions. The Council also has the power to remove permitted development rights within existing developments, by the making of an Article 4 Direction, but has not done so to date.
To check if your permitted development rights have been removed, contact us on 01438 242159.