Thinking about getting an extension? Do you want a bigger kitchen, a new master bedroom with en-suite or a garage for your car?
LiNioR Builders specialise in domestic extensions of varying size, single and double storey. One major strength of LiNioR Builders is the ability to work with their clients from initial conception through to the finished extension, using all trades from the same company. This eliminates confusion or delay with relying on different companies to complete different parts of the project; this eliminates delay and limits disruption to your everyday homelife.
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LiNioR Builders will take care of the extension planning, building consent and project management.
If you are dreaming of a home extension but not sure how you to plan it and what permission you may need, that were LiNioR Builders come in.
An extension or addition to your house is considered to be permitted development, not requiring an application for planning permission, subject to the following limits and conditions:
- No more than half the area of land around the \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"original house\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"* would be covered by additions or other buildings.
- No extension forward of the principal elevation or side elevation fronting a highway.
- No extension to be higher than the highest part of the roof.
- Maximum depth of a single-storey rear extension of three metres beyond the rear wall for an attached house and four metres beyond the rear wall for a detached house.
- Maximum height of a single-storey rear extension of four metres.
- Maximum depth of a rear extension of more than one storey of three metres beyond the rear wall including ground floor.
- Maximum eaves height of an extension within two metres of the boundary of three metres.
- Maximum eaves and ridge height of extension no higher than existing house.
- Side extensions to be single storey with maximum height of four metres and width no more than half that of the original house.
- Two-storey extensions no closer than seven metres to rear boundary.
- Roof pitch of extensions higher than one storey to match existing house.
- Materials to be similar in appearance to the existing house.
- No verandas, balconies or raised platforms.
- Upper-floor, side-facing windows to be obscure-glazed; any opening to be 1.7m above the floor.
- On designated land no permitted development for rear extensions of more than one storey.
- On designated land no cladding of the exterior.
- On designated land no side extensions.
Most extensions of properties require approval under the Building Regulations.
Specialising in all trades under one roof LiNioR Builders offer the complete package for all building project.
We will be more than happy to visit you and discuss the best options that are available with the space you have available.