Guidance notes
Please read the following guidance to help you complete section 4 of this pre-application
enquiry form (sketching a plan of your proposal).
All measurements must be metric and measured externally, not internally.
For the following proposals in particular, you should include the following information:
For adding a porch
• the ground area of the porch (length and width)
• the height
• how far it is from the road or any public paths on the side of the house where it will be sited.
For new extensions or additions to the house and garden (this includes
conservatories, balconies, verandas, sheds, garages)
• where the extension / structure is to be built (for example, at the front, back or side)
• dimensions of the extension / structure (height, width, length)
• how far it is from the boundaries
• details of any existing extensions, conservatories, garages, sheds and any other
outbuildings in the garden (including the distances they are from the main building and from
the proposed new extension/structure)
• what it will be used for
• location of any existing roads, cycleways or, footpaths next to the site
• which way is north
For work on a new or existing gate, wall or fence
• give details of the proposed position of any new fence, wall or gate
• the proposed height
• if it replaces or is being added to an existing fence, wall or gate, please state the height of
the original fence, wall or gate
Example drawings of proposed extensions
Footpath
= Proposed extension
= Typical examples
of where to indicate
dimensions
Height
Enquiry site location
In order to avoid any delay in processing your enquiry and to enable us to correctly identify the
proposal site & provide you with an accurate response, please supply a location plan. If you
have difficulty with providing this information please contact us.
