Porch Building Folkestone

For the planning and design of a porch it is best to talk to a general builder in Folkestone. If you need more inspiration and imaginative ideas, try looking on the internet.

One of the first things that you will need to consider if you choose to get the ball rolling and build a porch is what materials you'd prefer to use for the windows, the door, the walls, the floor, the ceiling and the roof.

It would be as well to also think about decoration, electrics, storage, furniture and internal design.

Do Porches Require Planning Permission? At the time of writing this post, you shouldn't need to apply for planning permission for a porch in Folkestone if no part of the porch construction is within two metres from the boundary of the property or within 2 metres of any highway, your dwelling is a house, not a maisonette, flat or other type of building, no component of the porch construction is over 3m above ground level, the exterior floor area is not over 3 square metres.

If you're unsure about whether or not you need planning permission, head down to your local planning office. See if your preferred Folkestone porch builder will come along with you. To be on the safe side, you should always check.

Building Regulations Relating to Porch Building: Building regulations and planning permission are separate and one may be needed where the other is not. If your project means that the porch is below 30 square metres and on ground level, all disability access is preserved and the existing exterior door stays in place, you should not need building regulations approval. You will have to get building regulations approval for electrical installations and certain kinds of window in porches.

The Benefits of a Porch Extension: You may be curious to know a few of the benefits of a porch, these are: give you a little bit more storage space, increasing the overall value of your property, more security, providing somewhere to leave muddy shoes, hang coats and stand brollys, giving more character to a previously plain doorstep, offering somewhere to park bicycles, enhancing the property's appeal to buyers if you need to sell it and reducing heat loss through your front door.

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