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NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Residential Extensions and Alterations

Except in the most isolated rural location, few households can claim not to be overlooked to some degree. The protection of the privacy of the occupants of residential properties is an important eleme

NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Residential Extensions and Alterations

Proposals should seek to provide reasonable space between buildings in order to minimise overlooking. This will also assist in providing acceptable levels of daylight to properties. In the case of dor

NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Residential Extensions and Alterations

Overlooking of gardens may be unacceptable where it would result in an intrusive, direct and uninterrupted view from a main room, to the most private area of the garden, which is often the main sittin

NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Residential Extensions and Alterations

Dominance is the extent to which a new development adversely impinges on the immediate aspect or outlook from an adjoining property. Neighbouring occupiers should not be adversely affected by a sense

NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Residential Extensions and Alterations

Sunlight and daylight are valued elements in a good quality living environment. Effective daylighting can reduce the need for electric lighting, while sunlight can contribute towards meeting some of t

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

The regular repeated rhythm and uniformity of roof forms and chimneys may be a particular feature of a group of similar buildings or the wider townscape and should therefore be retained. If elements,

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

Where dormer windows or roof lights are open to public view, these can interfere with both the original design of the existing dwelling and cause a visual intrusion into the street scene. Careful cons

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

What is allowed without planning permission applies largely to location, siting and the dimensions of the proposed roof extension. The materials used in any exterior work should be of similar appearan

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

The size and number of dormer windows and roof lights should be kept to a minimum to avoid dominating the appearance of the roof and should be located below the ridge line of the existing roof. Positi

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

Proposals for ancillary buildings can meet a variety of other personal and domestic circumstances. To be ancillary, accommodation must be subordinate to the main dwelling and its function supplementar

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

Proposals of this nature should also be designed in such a manner as to easily enable the accommodation to be later used as an integral part of the main residential property. Therefore, such additiona

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

As well as the impacts of an extension or alteration or the overall character of the wider area, it is also important that the amenity of existing residents is protected. Amenity refers to positive an

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

Extensions will be assessed in light of the following guidance, although it is acknowledged that flexibility may be needed in respect of older properties with small plot areas or where the proposal se

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

Proposals that fail to achieve a high quality residential environment or that are likely to result in a significant loss of privacy or overlooking, particularly of existing properties, will not be acc

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

Dominance (in the sense of being overbearing) is the extent to which a new development adversely impinges on the immediate aspect or outlook from an adjoining property. Neighbouring occupiers should n

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

Two storey rear extensions to semi-detached and terraced dwellings are usually very prominent when viewed from adjoining dwellings and can dominate outward views from adjoining ground floor windows, a

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

Note: A proposal which satisfies the separation distances in terms of the impact on privacy will still need to satisfy all other relevant material planning considerations, including the impact on resi

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

In planning an extension or alteration to a residential property, consideration should be given to how improvements in the environmental performance of the property and any new element(s) can be achie

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

In promoting good design for residential extensions and alterations, the Council will encourage proposals which embrace energy efficiency and which satisfactorily incorporate microgeneration equipment