Planning Permission Solid Roof Conservatory

New temporary changes also mean that you can build a larger rear extension up to 6m for attached and 8m for detached properties so long as you notify surrounding properties using the neighbour consultation scheme.

Planning permission solid roof conservatory.

At the risk of oversimplifying the answer to do you need planning permission for a conservatory roof is no. So the short answer to the question of whether or not you need planning permission to install a tiled roof on your conservatory is yes. A solid roof on a conservatory also makes it easier to regulate the temperature in the room helping to keep it cooler in the summer with less sunlight beating down on overhead glass all day. There are a number of conditions that need to be met for the conservatory to be exempt from planning permission but none that affect replacing your roof.

Prior to their changing to be exempt from planning permission conservatories had to have 75 of the roof glazed. When replacing a translucent conservatory roof for a solid roof you must obtain building regulatory approval. You don t need planning permission to put a solid roof your conservatory however always make sure your conservatory framework is structurally sound and can take the weight of a new solid roof. A change of use occurs when replacing a glass roof for a solid insulated roof as it causes the structure to be classed as permanent rather than temporary.

Planning regulations were changed to allow conservatories to have a tiled solid roof back in 2010. A conservatory does not normally need planning permission as it is considered a permitted development.