Home improvement projects
Are you thinking of making improvements to your home?
Read planning and building guidance about all kinds of home improvement projects, from smaller changes such as replacement windows or decking, to adding an outbuilding or embarking on a two-storey extension; our advice and interactive tools can help to steer and support your project, from the research and planning stages through to completion.
Planning your project
How to get your project started - use our tools to help create an estimate, calculate your planning consultancy fees, finance your project, find a local tradesperson and make an application for planning permission online.
Project advice (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/home-improvement/project-advice)
Project adviceMake an application (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/applications)
Make an applicationFind a professional (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/planning/planning-applications/find-a-trade-professional)
Find a professionalPlanning consultancy calculator (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/home-improvement/planning-consultancy-calculator)
Planning consultancy calculator
Building your project
Find out about your responsibilities and consider what you need to do before you start the build phase of your project. You can also learn about how a building contract can provide peace of mind and in what situation you may need a lawful development certificate.
What do to next (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/what-to-do-next)
What do to nextYour responsibilities (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/responsibilities)
Your responsibilitiesBuilding contracts (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/common-projects/financing-your-project/building-contracts)
Building contracts
Completing your project
Read our guidance about improving the interior and exterior of your home, how building regulations may apply to the changes you make and retrospective consents.
Improving your home (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/home-improvement/improving-your-home)
Improving your homeProject completion (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/home-improvement/project-completion)
Project completionSuccess and results (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/home-improvement/success-and-results)
Success and resultsGetting started
Explore Planning Portal's advice before you get your project started: research over 50 different projects and access our homeowner guidance.
Common projects (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/common-projects)
Common projectsGetting started (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/home-improvement/getting-started)
Getting startedProject advice (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/home-improvement/project-advice)
Project adviceInteractive house
Explore our interactive detached and terrace houses, shop or flat to find out information on many common householder projects, including garage and basement conversions, new outbuildings and extensions.
Visit our Interactive House (https://interactive.planningportal.co.uk/)
Visit our Interactive HouseMini guides
Our mini guides provide visual clarification of the permitted development rules for specific projects.
Access the individual mini guides via the bottom menu of the interactive house.
Browse the mini guides (https://interactive.planningportal.co.uk/mini-guide/conservatory/0)
Browse the mini guides