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Adding a porch to any external door of your house is considered to be permitted development, not requiring an application for planning permission, provided the certain limits and conditions are met.

View our animated Mini Guide for a visual walk-through of those limits and conditions.

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      The Planning Portal is delivered by PortalPlanQuest Limited which is a joint venture between TerraQuest Solutions Limited and the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG). All content © 2025 Planning Portal.