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Originally Posted by -Ralph-
I'm going to have to re-learn all this stuff when I buy a house then.
Completely different in Scotland, a conservatory needs to meet building regs, have planning permission, have the electrics checked and passed, and be passed by building control and issued with a habitation certificate.
I was even supposed to build a disabled ramp up to the front door, because I had destroyed the original ramp to the back door (all new houses in Scotland have 32" doors), but the buildings inspector forgot to check it and I kept my mouth shut.
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Some areas do need planning permission, if you dont project from the house greater than 4m and dont exceed a certain width (cant remember exactly) then you dont have to involve the Building control.
I know this because i always get customers to call their local BCO and ask before i order anything and last one i did was 3 months ago.
They are still classed as temporary buildings otherwise insulation and conservation of energy would apply and you know conservatories are about as thermally efficient as a paper bag with a hole in it.