Works to Your Home

Making your own alterations

You should not make any alterations, improvements or additions to your home (including the gardens), or put up any building or shed, unless you first get our permission in writing.

What things do I need to get permission for?

You can put up pictures, mirrors and small items such as individual shelves without first seeking our permission. You need to get permission for anything that involves adding to or taking away from the structure of the property, or fixtures and fittings, both inside and outside. Examples include:

Outside the property

Cat or dog flaps
Paths, patios, hardstanding /parking areas, decking, ramps,steps
Fencing or walls, gates
Brick built barbecue areas
Ponds, rockeries, raised beds, pergolas, gazebos or other decorative features
Swimming pools or hot tubs
Timber, metal, plastic, brick or concrete sheds, garages, greenhouses, poly tunnels, summerhouses, gazebos or other permanent or semi- permanent structures
Pet enclosures, kennels, aviaries, pigeon lofts, poultry housing
Car ports, lean-tos, conservatories, porches, car inspection pits
Windows, doors
TV aerials or satellite receivers, CB aerials

Inside the property

Light fittings
Kitchen units, sinks, taps, extractor fans
Bathroom suites: baths, toilets, basins, taps, shower enclosures, showers, saunas, hot tubs
Electrical fittings such as switches, control panels, light fittings, ceiling fans, sockets
Electrical wiring
Heating appliances, boilers, radiators, pipework, programmers, controllers
Underfloor heating, ceramic or terracotta floor tiling, laminate flooring
Built-in wardrobes, cupboards and shelving, room dividers
Wall cladding and textured wall coatings
Alterations to walls, doors
Any work in the loft/roof space
Door entry systems, CCTV systems
Disabled adaptations, chairlifts/stairlifts