Planning Permission Expiry?

StevenMarks

Wondered if anyone could help.

If planning permission had been applied for and given in mid-2005 for a garden room and bedroom and bathroom above the garage but only the garden room had been built, with nothing for the above garage extension started, would planning permission still be in place now for the above garage extension?

Thanks.

Innys

I'd say so.

I assume the application was a single one and not two seperate ones. If so, and you have started work, the time limit for commecement of the work no longer applies.

Why don't you call the Council and ask?

StevenMarks

It was a single planning application covering both with the garden room has long been finished.

It's Sunday and the thought just occurred so I figured I'd get an opinion off the internet

berks

I got planning permission for a conservatory and porch in 1999.
I only built the conservatory but when I applied for a further planning permission in 2010 was told the porch had to be considered because it was granted and I could still build it legally - so I would say there's every chance.

StevenMarks

Thanks for the responses.

jimmy230

Steven, the other posters are correct, if the permission was validly implemented by building the garden room before the permission expired, then you can complete the permission at any time.

You should, however, check the planning permission carefully. Many planning permissions contain pre-commencement conditions, for example 'before development under this permission commences samples of external materials to be used shall be submitted to and approved by the local planning authority'. All the pre-commencement conditions (including any relating to the bedroom and bathroom) must have been discharged before the garden room was built. If not, the Council can say that the permission was not validly implemented before it expired.

StevenMarks

Thanks for the follow up information. I'll take a look and see what pre-conditions needed to be met.

planning_officer

jimmy230 wrote: »

Steven, the other posters are correct, if the permission was validly implemented by building the garden room before the permission expired, then you can complete the permission at any time.

You should, however, check the planning permission carefully. Many planning permissions contain pre-commencement conditions, for example 'before development under this permission commences samples of external materials to be used shall be submitted to and approved by the local planning authority'. All the pre-commencement conditions (including any relating to the bedroom and bathroom) must have been discharged before the garden room was built. If not, the Council can say that the permission was not validly implemented before it expired.

Excellent advice - just wanted to reaffirm what Jimmy says is all completely correct.