Prior Approval for a Larger Home Extension

Councils refuse prior approval applications and then lose the appeals. It happens so frequently that one planning consultancy calls these their highest success rate of any appeal category. The problem isn't with the scheme. It's with councils applying tests they're not legally allowed to apply.

That matters for you because the Larger Home Extension scheme is one of the best tools available to homeowners who want to extend beyond standard permitted development depth limits. Up to 6 metres for a semi-detached or terraced house. Up to 8 metres for a detached house. No full planning application needed. But you do need prior approval, and understanding exactly how that process works is the difference between a smooth approval and months of unnecessary delay.