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Some exemptions include:

• Domestic Detached Garages
• Domestic Carports
• Domestic Porches
• Domestic Conservatories
• Domestic Greenhouses

Single Storey Detached Garage

A detached garage is a garage which is structurally unconnected to a dwelling and is used for the storage of cars. An application is not required if the detached garage, which has no sleeping accommodation, has a floor area not exceeding 30 square metres and is either:

• constructed substantially of non-combustible material, or
• at any point greater than 1 metre from any boundary.

Carport

An application is not required if the proposed carport:

• is situated at ground floor level, and
• has an internal floor area not exceeding 30 square metres, and
• is open on at least 2 sides

Conservatories and Porches

All conservatories and porches are exempt from the regulations provided:

• they form part of a domestic dwelling, and
• they are located on the ground floor, and
• they are single storey, and
• they have a floor area less than 30 square metres, and
• they have an external door leading from the dwelling to the conservatory or porch, and
• the roof of the conservatory is translucent, and
• the glazing complies with the safety requirements given in Part N of the regulations

It is advisable to ensure that the conservatory or porch is not constructed so that it restricts ladder access to windows needed as an emergency means of escape in case of fire.

Greenhouses

Greenhouses, irrespective of their size, are exempt from the Building Regulations. This exemption does not apply to greenhouses used for retailing, packaging or exhibiting. However, the erection of the greenhouse must not create a new or greater contravention of the Building Regulations.