A protected tree does not automatically prevent you from extending a house or developing a site. It does, however, change how the project should be designed. If a Tree Preservation Order applies, or important trees sit close to a proposed building, the planning...
You have received planning permission for your extension, loft conversion or renovation, but construction is not ready to start. How much time do you actually have? For most planning permissions in England, the starting point is three years from the date permission is...
Planning permission and Building Regulations are often discussed together, which makes it easy to assume they are two stages of the same approval. They are not. Planning permission considers whether development is acceptable. Building Regulations deal with how...
A mansard loft conversion can turn a restricted roof space into a much more usable additional floor, which is why it is particularly attractive for Victorian and Edwardian homes across London.It is also one of the more substantial types of loft conversion. Rather than...
Opening up the kitchen, removing a wall or converting the loft can look straightforward on a floor plan. In a period home, however, the structural work behind that change can be considerably more complicated. Victorian and Edwardian houses have often been extended,...
