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NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Residential Extensions and Alterations

In promoting good design for residential alterations and extensions, the Department will encourage proposals which incorporate features intended to maximise sustainability and energy efficiency, inclu

NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Residential Extensions and Alterations

The Department will resist proposals for extensions or other ancillary buildings that would result in the loss of significant local landscape features, in particular trees which are the subject of a T

NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Residential Extensions and Alterations

The Department will give sympathetic consideration to proposals where an extension or alteration is required for a person with a disability or whose mobility is otherwise impaired. If imaginative and

NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Residential Extensions and Alterations

There may be occasions when people wish to provide ancillary accommodation to provide additional living space for elderly relatives or to meet a variety of other personal and domestic circumstances. T

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

It is important that an extension or alteration does not upset the balance of a property, particularly the front elevation. It is also good practice to reinforce the existing form and proportions of t

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

Notwithstanding this, it is accepted that on occasion a larger extension may be required, for example, to facilitate the renovation or upgrading of a small dwelling to meet modern amenity standards. A

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

It will not be appropriate to allow for an extension to project above the ridge line of the existing dwelling. This will be especially important where a uniform building height is part of the street s

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

The distance required will depend on the size of the existing house and the design of the extension, and taking into account of the character of the area. For some proposals a greater distance of set

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

The following principles apply to the design of any front or side extension: i. Extensions should be well balanced in relation to the existing house and maintain the character of the area. ii. Extensi

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

A side extension is a practical way to extend a house, where there is sufficient space to do so, and provided that the proposed addition does not result in a negative impact on the street scene or on

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

Rear extensions (including conservatories and sun rooms) may not always be visible from the surrounding area, but care must be taken to ensure the design quality is of a high standard and that rear ex

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

Single storey rear extensions and those which are shorter in length will generally have less of an impact on neighbouring amenity than extensions which are longer or which comprise two storeys. Two st

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

In all cases the optimum length of an extension should reflect the scale, proportion and mass of the existing property. Roofs (for both single and two storey extensions) need to complement and relate

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

Care must also be taken to avoid overlooking and it is also preferable that side walls of extensions should be of a solid finish (except for conservatories). Where windows facing a shared boundary are

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

The use of boundary screening or obscured glazing may be acceptable. Exceptions may also be applied in respect of detached properties. This will be dependent on the size of the plot, separation distan

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

Windows in elevations that overlook adjacent properties will not normally be approved unless there is adequate separation distance between the host dwelling and its neighbours. In general, a separatio

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

In the case of single storey extensions, a smaller separation distance may be acceptable where problems of overlooking can be overcome using suitable boundary treatments. Where this provides a design

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

It is also accepted that within inner-urban developments and other high-density environments, flexibility may be required to permit reduced separation distances. In such instances, account will be giv

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

Where this cannot be achieved each proposal will be assessed on a case-by-case basis, and would need to be justified by a way of a thorough analysis of sunlight/daylight levels, orientation of buildin