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Dec 13, 2024 | 
self-build.co.uk | Emily Batesmith |Kate Sandhu |Mark Stevenson |Mike Dade
Planning a home renovation and wondering which order the works should happen in? Having an organised house renovation timeline in place is key to completing your scheme on time and within budget.
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
self-build.co.uk | Mike Dade |Emily Batesmith |Martin Gaine
As of the 6th December 2023, planning application fees in England rose by 25% across the board – but what does this mean for your project?
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Jul 27, 2024 | 
self-build.co.uk | Nigel Griffiths |Martin Gaine |Mike Dade |Emily Batesmith
From kit houses to tiny homes and portable cabins – and even family dwellings, take a look at this collection of affordable self build homes constructed for under £200,000 to see what you can build if you're working with a limited budget While it may be fun to read about big-budget dream self build homes, most of those undertaking home building projects have more modest targets. More recently, many are choosing to create bespoke and affordable self build homes that can grow with them, paying...
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Mar 29, 2024 | 
self-build.co.uk | Emily Brooks |Tim Doherty |Rebecca Foster |Mike Dade
How much does it cost to build a house extension in the UK? Understanding extension costs and planning your spending is vital to make sure your project runs smoothly.
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Mar 17, 2024 | 
self-build.co.uk | Mike Dade |Martin Gaine |Alan Tierney
Permitted development rights allow you to undertake some significant building works and home improvements without having to apply for planning consent.
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Mar 17, 2024 | 
self-build.co.uk | Mike Dade |Martin Gaine |Sander Tel |Emily Batesmith
FAQ Do I need planning permission for a carport? Martin Gaine, Build It’s planning expert, says:However, they can be permitted development (meaning that they do not need express planning permission) under the allowances for outbuildings. These include that they can’t sit forward of the main wall of your house and can’t be more than 2.5m tall if close to a site boundary.
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Mar 9, 2024 | 
self-build.co.uk | Martin Gaine |Mike Dade |Alan Tierney
When planning consultants get together, we moan about how complicated the planning system has become. “In the past, all you needed to submit with your self build planning application was a short form and a set of basic plans,” we say. Today, planning applications can come with 100s of pages of documentation, produced by very expensive specialist consultants, and often just skimmed by the specific planning case officer.
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Jan 15, 2024 | 
self-build.co.uk | Self-Build Zone |Mike Dade |Chris Batesmith
Taking out the right kind of cover at the right time is key to ensuring your build project runs smoothly, says Self-Build Zone’s Jake Fitness Figuring out what insurance is right for your project can be a daunting task.
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Jan 8, 2024 | 
self-build.co.uk | Alan Tierney |Chris Batesmith |Mike Dade
Design Considerations for Listed Building Renovations & ExtensionsAny extension should be subservient to the listed building. Most obviously this means that it should be smaller, so that it won’t physically overwhelm the original. The roofline will almost always need to be the same, or lower; this would sometimes go along with a step in the wall line, accentuating the reduction in mass of the extension.
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Dec 11, 2023 | 
self-build.co.uk | Julia Riddle |Julian Owen |Alan Tierney |Mike Dade
So, you’ve got consent from the council for your building project – but did you know you have to start work within a certain timeframe, otherwise it will expire?
