Find out whether you need planning permission for your proposal and what to do next. Including guidance on temporary pop-up campsites.
Although these apply to many common projects for houses. They do not apply to flats, maisonettes or other buildings. Commercial properties have different PD rights to dwellings. The Planning Portal may tell you to check with your Local Planning Authority. That's us. In this case, or if you are unsure please use our pre-application service.
PD rules allow you to extend a house without needing to apply for planning permission. Conditions and limits apply. Read the Planning Portal extensions guidance. It also explains about prior approval applications for larger single storey rear extensions. Or an extra storey on your house. You may want to exceed these limits. In which case you will need an application for householder planning permission. If you do need permission you must get it before you start work.
You may need permission to install an EV charge point at your home. It depends whether you have off-street or on-street parking. View detailed EV charger guidance on the Planning Portal. The advice applies to both houses and flats. The need for permission also depends on whether you live in a listed building or conservation area. We've included some guidance on this from our planning department below:
View the full list of over 50 common projects on the Planning Portal. It includes guidance on:
Read about the rules on temporary use in Class B of the planning legislation.
These rules came into force on 26 July 2023. This is still permitted development but you must notify us in writing before operating a site. First check if any part of your site is in a flood zone. If it is you will need to apply for prior approval instead of notifying us in writing. Open the Environment Agency’s Flood Map for Planning in a new window.
Read about the rules on temporary use in Class BC of the planning legislation.
You must notify us in writing in each calendar year before operating a 60 day campsite. There is no fee for this. You must include:
Email your notification to planning@northumberland.gov.uk. Work can only start once we have received your notification.
Under the 60 day rule if your site is within flood zone 2 or 3 you need to submit an application to us for ‘prior approval’. Check if your site is in a flood zone. Open the Environment Agency’s Flood Map for Planning in a new window. You must include a site-specific flood risk assessment . It must have provision for warning and evacuation. This allows us to check the proposal is acceptable with the Environment Agency.
Work cannot start until either:
We can remove permitted development rights under an article 4 direction. Including the right to temporary campsites. This may mean you need to apply for planning permission. We cannot tell you over the phone or by email if there is an Article 4 direction on a piece of land. The only way to find out is to use our pre-application advice service. We can confirm if you need planning permission. Or check if there are any planning restrictions on the land.
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