Permitted Development Rights (PD Rights) enable you to transform your home in a whole variety of ways, and all without the need for planning permission.

One way of doing this is through outbuildings, an often overlooked but really great way of adding space and value to your home.   You can use your PD Rights to create new outbuildings on your property.  This is a fantastic way of adding significantly to its square footage.

As long as the their use is directly related to the main house, outbuildings can be added in the form of home offices, garden rooms, games rooms and swimming pools – and all without the need for planning permission.

Recent PD Rights reform means you can create spaces that visually connect to the rear of the house.  If well-designed this means you can create a private courtyard space between the rear elevation and the new outbuilding (see the picture below).

This is a great way to create a private and quite home office whist still connecting you to the family environment – meaning, for example, you can keep an eye on the kids while you work in a quiet, well-ordered space.

Permitted Development outbuilding to create a courtyard space

Betternest has developed a simple 3-step process which enables you to realise the potential in your home by utilising your Permitted Development Rights.

This potential is not limited to outbuildings – there are many other ways of renovating your home, which you can learn about in our free eBook.

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