Rear extensions
The permitted development limits for single and two-storey rear extensions in England, the larger home extension scheme, and when you need planning permission.
Planning permission guides
Plain English guides to what you can build without planning permission in England, based on the current permitted development rules.
By project
Side extensions
When a side extension counts as permitted development in England: height, width and storey limits, corner plots, wraparounds and protected areas.
Loft dormers
Loft conversions with dormers in England: the 40 and 50 cubic metre limits, front roof slopes, balconies, and where permitted development doesn't apply.
Garden rooms and outbuildings
Garden rooms, sheds and outbuildings in England: the 2.5m boundary rule, height limits, what you can use them for, and building regulations.
Porches
When a front porch is permitted development in England: the 3 square metre, 3m height and 2m road boundary limits.
Front walls, fences and gates
Height limits for walls, fences and gates in England: 1m next to a road, 2m elsewhere, replacements, and conservation areas.
Solar panels
Solar panels on pitched roofs, flat roofs and walls in England: the 20cm and 60cm limits, conservation areas, flats and listed buildings.
Explainers
Do flats have permitted development rights?
Why flats and maisonettes need planning permission for extensions and outbuildings, and the work they can still do without it, such as fences and solar panels.
Listed buildings: what needs consent?
Listed building consent explained for homeowners in England: what it covers, how it differs from planning permission, and what it means for extensions, outbuildings, solar panels and fences.
What is an Article 4 direction?
How Article 4 directions remove permitted development rights, how to find out if one covers your home, and why so many councils have them.
Planning designations by council
The conservation areas, Article 4 directions and other designations for every council and national park in England, and what each one publishes.