Velux Planning Permission

Planning is required. Have you checked if the other houses made applications for theirs?

You could consider a pre planning meeting with the local planner to discuss this. It's a free service and generally the planner will indicate how they would view a formal application. Details of pre planning meetings can be found on your local Councils website.

I wouldnt see any great problem with getting permission for a small Velux. However its best to check it out in detail.

Quote = At worst they might have to seek retention if selling.

No, at worst they may have to reinstate the roof or face enforcement action.

As an aside:

Away from the office ATM, does anyone have a quick reference to the old ABP case allowing roof windows to the rear of a roof surface as exempted development?

Thank you D.

Just keeping my mind active while away from my AI brain. It's a case of 'when you know something', but you need backup. :)

Just out of curiosity, how much would it cost to get planning permission to put velux to the front of the house? I've read on other posts you need to get drawings done etc. Anyone who has gone through with it what did it cost? I'm assuming it doesn't matter on the number of windows?

If you can get a qualified Construction Professional in Private Practice with Professional Indemnity Insurance to do Planning Permission for a Velux for €1,500 — please please pass their details on to me. 😂😂😂😂

Your getting your Attic converted.

Do not allow any Builder to decide on the Specification is Works.

You are going to spend a substantial amount of money and therefore you need a Construction Professional to design the Specification of Works, and detail Drawings of the Attic Design.

Techdiver

Before you spend any money I recommend that you should seek advice in relation to your proposed Attic development.

Technical Guidance Document ‘F’ Ventilation (2019) of the Building Regulations requires that - suggested room heights in Attic Living Rooms as shown in the Diagrams-

If you cannot achieve these suggested heights of habitable rooms (or near enough) - you may find it difficult to get an Engineer to Certify the Attic Development to be in Compliance with the Building Regulations.

You dont need approval from the local planner to submit a Section 5 application.

I put on a side extension with a velux. Am i in trouble? Wasnt included in drawing. Not over looking neighbours. Just main road.

Best of luck. Thats a joke for a poxy velux. Were they part of an extention or attic conversion?

Your plans / drawings will be fine at 1:100. Site layout plan should be at 1:200 - 1:500 and the location map for an urban area should be 1:1000. The 1:2500 referred to is for location maps in rural areas. Printing on A3 is fine.

Is the velux to the front or rear? Im assuming front but it generally isnt a problem. You will need to get it sorted out at some stage so as to avoid any issues in the future.

No, if it's to the side, it's to the side regardless of whether there's a road to the side as well.

Velux's to the side are a bit of a grey area; they're exempt to the rear and require planning to the front, but it's never really been confirmed one way or the other about rooflights to the side. However, in my experience they're generally considered to be exempt.

If it was done as part of a side extension, your side extension would have required planning, and so the velux should have been included as part of that anyway. I would say first port of call would be to check with the engineer who signed off on the build and just confirm with them.

1:100 is bigger than 1:1000