{"id":3176,"date":"2017-02-20T15:11:35","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T15:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/urbane-eco.co.uk\/site\/?p=3176"},"modified":"2017-02-20T15:23:52","modified_gmt":"2017-02-20T15:23:52","slug":"planning-permission-for-external-wall-insulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbane-eco.co.uk\/site\/planning-permission-for-external-wall-insulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning permission for external wall insulation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Planning portal\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planningportal.co.uk\/info\/200130\/common_projects\" target=\"_blank\">common projects page<\/a>\u00a0is a good place to start if you are doing any work on your property. There\u2019s lots of useful information here about projects such as loft conversions, extensions and windows, but the advice for insulation is quite basic\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>If your property isn\u2019t listed and isn\u2019t in a conservation area<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(see below on how to double check this!)<\/p>\n<p>Usually, and certainly in much of Urbane Eco\u2019s experience, planning permission is not required for solid wall insulation when your property isn\u2019t listed or in a conservation area. Guidelines do say that if the external appearance of your property will be significantly affected by external wall insulation, you may need planning permission. This is due to the change in the \u2018street scape\u2019. However, we have found that if other houses in your street have had the external appearance changed, Bristol City Council are generally supportive of external wall insulation being installed and as such will not require planning permission.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re ever unsure it\u2019s always best to contact your local planning department or seek professional advice.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that we assume all necessary planning permissions have been obtained before we start work, and while we can advise to a certain extent about planning, it is your responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>If your property is listed and\/or is in a conservation area<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If your property is in a conservation area or is listed, you will need to apply for planning permission, as there are more planning restrictions for both listed buildings and houses in conservation areas.\u00a0There are 2433 listed buildings in Bristol alone &#8211; see English Heritage\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/historicengland.org.uk\/listing\/the-list\/results?q=Bristol&amp;searchtype=nhle\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Listed Buildings Online.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Large parts of \u2018older\u2019 Bristol including Cotham and Redland, Sea Mills, Stapleton and Frome Valley, City Docks etc. are conservation areas. You can check whether your property falls in a conservation area on the council&#8217;s Urban Planning department&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.bristol.gov.uk\/knowyourplace\/?service=HER&amp;maptype=js&amp;layer=Conservation+areas&amp;extent=14312.928625857224\" target=\"_blank\">Know Your Place<u>\u00a0website.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To apply for planning permission, please see the guidelines on your local authority\u2019s website &#8211; see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bristol.gov.uk\/planning-and-building-regulations\/make-a-planning-application\" target=\"_blank\">Bristol council planning website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Internal wall insulation is often a good option if you are not granted permission for external wall insulation.<\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-3176\" data-postid=\"3176\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-3176 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planning portal\u2019s common projects page\u00a0is a good place to start if you are doing any work on your property. There\u2019s lots of useful information here about projects such as loft conversions, extensions and windows, but the advice for insulation is quite basic\u2026 &nbsp; If your property isn\u2019t listed and isn\u2019t in a conservation area (see [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-news","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Planning permission for external wall insulation - Urbane Eco<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbane-eco.co.uk\/site\/planning-permission-for-external-wall-insulation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Planning permission for external wall insulation - Urbane Eco\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Planning portal\u2019s common projects page\u00a0is a good place to start if you are doing any work on your property. 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