Extension under relaxed permitted development laws

cjcj1976

Hi All
Wondered if anyone has extended their home under the current relaxed permitted development laws (up to 6 metres for Semi and up to 8 metres for Detached)? We are in a Semi and would like a 5m extension at the back as we are having wheelchair adaptations done for my disabled daughter (moving her bedroom downstairs and converting our kitchen into a wetroom for her and an extension will house our new living room and kitchen). We were advised to go through planning rather than permitted development but our application has been refused. Can someone explain why please, as to my way of thinking, if you can extend up to 6 metres under permitted development current rules, then surely we should not have been refused??
Thanks.

Sallycyc

We are currently building our extension under that new neighbour consulatuon scheme, the process was relatively easy as we spoke to our neighbours before we put in the application.
Did your neighbour disagreed? That would be the reason why they turned down your application.

System

Who advised you to go through planning and why was it refused?
There are lots of exceptions to pd rights imo the publicity surrounding the new pd format was way over the top and has really confused the general public... But I guess that's the aim of most government policies!!

simpywimpy

disabled adaptations/extensions are exempt from planning in the usual way, you do however need building regs. Depending on your finances you may also be eligible for a disabled facilities grant from your local council to pay for it.

cjcj1976

Refused saying too big and out of keeping with the rest of the house (5m with partial flat roof and partial single pitch roof) and will block light to neighbour but she has trees that are higher than the proposed extension that are "blocking the light"! Surveyor (who did our drawings as is specialist in disability adaptations) advised to go through planning. We are in the process of also applying for a disabled facilities grant. So frustrating!