loft conversion answers

homeowner67

bottom of velux window is about 150cm/less than 5ft, from the floor. It's on a pitched roof so facing skywards

cyclonebri1

KennyH1 wrote: »

Sorry, for some reaseom my who reply wasn't shown.

Reply is -

You do not normally need to apply for planning permission to re-roof your house or to insert roof lights or skylights as the permitted development rules allow for roof alterations subject to the following limits and conditions:

Any alteration to project no more than 150 millimetres from the existing roof plane.

• No alteration to be higher than the highest part of the roof.
• Side facing windows to be obscure-glazed; any opening to be 1.7m above the floor.
• The permitted development regime for solar panels has different limits on projections and in relation to protected areas.

This is taken from the planning portal.

H'mm not saying you are wrong, you probably are correct to regs, But, my means of escape, to a side facing was clear glass and less than a metre high, much less. It got passed is the point because thats the only point it could be, the velux x 2 windows were 1.5 to the lowest point and were deemed unsuitable as means of escape