Find out about planning rules, permitted development limits and building regulations for over fifty common building work projects for the home. Please use the below menu to navigate to the relevant common project. Additional Storeys/Extending Upwards Adverts and signs Basements Biomass Fuelled Appliances Boilers and heating Ceilings and floors Change of use Conservatories Decking Decorations Demolition Doors and Windows Drains and Sewers Electrics Energy saving Extensions External Walls Fascias Fences, gates and garden walls Financing your project Flats and Maisonettes Flue, Chimney or Soil and Vent Pipe Flues for biomass and combined heat and power systems (non- domestic) Fuel tanks Garage Conversion Gate Ornaments Heat pumps Heat pumps (non-domestic) High Hedges Home energy generation Hydro Electricity Insulation Internal Walls Kitchens and Bathrooms Lighting Loft Conversion Micro-Combined Heat and Power Neighbourhood planning Outbuildings Patio and Driveway Paving your Front Garden Porches Roof Satellite,TV and Radio Antenna Security Self-build homes Shops Solar panels Solar panels (non domestic) Swimming pools Trees and hedges Underpinning Warehouses and Industrial Buildings Wind Turbines Working from home