Planning Appeal Success – Conservatory Extension in Hillingdon

We get lots of enquiries from people who have built an extension believing it to be permitted development (and therefore not needing planning permission at all), only to discover that it does not quite comply with the permitted development rules in some way and that they are at risk of enforcement action. In this case, […]

Planning Permission Granted – Single-Storey Rear Extension in Hillingdon

This case concerned a planning application for a single-storey rear extension to a semi-detached house in Hayes. Although many rear extensions can be carried out under permitted development, the property is subject to an Article 4 direction which limits the depth of extensions that can be built without planning permission. As a result, a full […]

Lawful Development Certificate Granted – Creation of Separate Dwellings

The four year rule The Town & Country Planning Act allows that development without planning permission becomes lawful after four years (the four year rule) or ten years (the ten year rule). The four year rule applies to physical development (such as building an extension) or a change of use creating a new dwelling. The […]

Planning Permission Granted – Two Storey Side & Single Storey Rear Extension in Hillingdon

Overview This case concerned a planning application for a two-storey side extension and a single-storey rear extension at a semi-detached house on a prominent corner plot at 105 Church Road in Hayes. The client approached us after the council had refused two earlier applications for similar extensions at the property. Rather than appealing those refusals, […]