Planning Permission is not required providing:
. You do not build between the "original house" and any highway, unless the highway is at least 20 meters from the proposed structure.
. You do not build over more than half the garden area.
. The proposed structure is not bigger than the highest part of the house roof.
. The proposed structure is not more than 4 meters high and within 2 meters of the boundary.
. You do not increase the volume of the original house by more than; 50 cubic meters, for a terraced house or a house in a conservation Area or; 70 cubic meters for any other property.

It is Important to note the following:
. If any of the buildings are more than 10 cubic meters in volume and within 5 meters of the house, they count against the cubic meter allowance.
. In a Conservation Area you count all the buildings more than 10 cubic meters in volume against the allowance, wherever they are on the property.
. Attached garages, car ports, extensions, conservatories, swimming pools and utility rooms are all classed as extensions.

 

For more detailed information contact your local council planning permission department. www.tameside.gov.uk/planning