Permitted Development rights for householders
You can sometimes extend your property without the need for planning permission. This is called Permitted Development.
This only ever applies if you live in a house or bungalow, not flats, maisonettes or houses in multiple occupation.
Sometimes a condition has been placed on the original approval for the house that does not allow this.
You can check, using our online planning map, to see if your property has its Permitted Development allowances removed. Once the map has loaded you will need to tick the 'Constraints' box on the map legend.
Areas of No Permitted Development will be marked with blue hatched lines.
If your property has Permitted Development allowances these links will help you to decide if your proposal needs planning permission.
- Planning Portal Householder Guides (external site)- Planning and building regulations guidance for many common building work projects for the home.
- The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (external site)
- Planning Portal - Greener Homes (external site) - Guidance for householders; providing advice on planning and building regulation matters for green energy projects and energy saving.
Planning
We are unable to give informal advice by telephone, please refer to our planning webpages for guidance.
Address: Coventry City CouncilPO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL
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Address: Coventry City CouncilPO Box 7097
Coventry
CV6 9SL