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PORCHES
(The erection or construction of a porch outside any external door of a house)
1. Does the external floor area exceed 3m²? Yes No
Please indicate the dimensions and sketch Length m Width m
the proposal in Appendix 2: Height m
2. Does any part of the porch come within 2
metres of a highway boundary (including Yes No
a public footpath, or verge adjacent to the road?)
3. Does any part of the porch exceed 3 metres Yes No
in height?
Please draw a sketch at Appendix 2 at end
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OUTBUILDINGS WITHIN THE GARDEN
(Provision of buildings, enclosures, swimming pools or oil or liquid petroleum gas containers)
1. Please specify the nature of the proposed building work (e.g. garage, swimming pool,
summerhouse, LPG tank) __________________________________________________
2. Please give external dimensions of the proposed development, and sketch the proposal at
Appendix 2 at end.
Length m Width m
If outbuilding Height to ridge m
Height to eaves m
If container Volume litres
Height m
3. Will more than 50% of the garden around the original Yes No
house (excluding the ground area of the original house*)
be covered by outbuildings, a swimming pool or containers?
4. Please state the distance the development will be from the boundary? m
5. Will the building have more than one storey? Yes No
6. Will the development be positioned forward of
the principal*** elevation of the original dwelling? Yes No
7. Will the development include the construction of a
a veranda, balcony or raised platform**? Yes No
Please complete Appendix1 and draw a sketch at Appendix 2 at end
* The term ‘original house’ means the house as it was first built or as it stood at 1
st
July 1948 (if built before that date)
** a’ raised' platform’ means a platform with a height greater than 300mm – this includes decking
***In most cases the ‘principal’ elevation will be that part of the house which fronts (directly or at an angle) the main
highway serving the house. It will usually contain the main architectural features such as bay windows or the main
entrance. Usually the principal elevation will be what is understood to be the front of the house.