Outside
Adverts and Signs
CCTV
Dormer window
External walls in flats
Fascia
Flats and Maisonettes
Flue, Chimney and Soil or Vent pipes
Fuel tanks
Lighting (external)
Local news (local information)
Maintaining drainpipes
Manhole and drains
Party Wall
Patios, driveways and hardstanding
Roof window
Roof
Satellite dishes, Aerials and Antennae
Security alarm
Shop
Solar panel (ground based)
Trees and Hedges
Underpinning and foundations
Windows and Doors (for flats)
Windows and Doors
Adverts and SignsCCTVDormer windowExternal walls in flatsFasciaFlats and MaisonettesFlue, Chimney and Soil or Vent pipesFuel tanksLighting (external)Local news (local information)Maintaining drainpipesManhole and drainsParty WallPatios, driveways and hardstandingRoof windowRoofSatellite dishes, Aerials and AntennaeSecurity alarmShopSolar panel (ground based)Trees and HedgesUnderpinning and foundationsWindows and Doors (for flats)Windows and Doors
Patios, driveways and hardstanding
Please note: For guidance on work to your front garden (the area of land between the front walls of the house and the highway) see: Paving your Front Garden.
Elsewhere around your house there are no restrictions on the area of land which you can cover with hard surfaces at, or near, ground level. However, significant works of embanking or terracing to support a hard surface might need a planning application. If you live in a listed building, you will need listed building consent for any significant works whether internal or external.
Learn more on the Planning Portal.
A planning consultant may help with the smooth running of your project. To find an accurate consultancy quote, explore Studio Charrette’s calculators.