Planning permission for two-storey extensions in County Tyrone

County Tyrone at a glance

Nation: Northern Ireland
Price region: Northern Ireland
Postcode areas: BT
Towns covered: 8 listed below, plus surrounding villages
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What a planning application involves

Getting planning permission for a two-storey extension involves checking whether permitted development applies, preparing drawings and supporting information, submitting a householder application to the council and dealing with questions until a decision is made. Many two-storey extensions need permission, especially side, wraparound and front ones.

County Tyrone towns we list: Omagh (BT78), Strabane (BT82), Dungannon (BT69), Cookstown (BT80), Coalisland (BT71) and Dromore (County Tyrone) (BT78). Every other address in County Tyrone is covered as well.

Fees

Planning drawings are a guide of £2,000–£3,500, priced in writing before the design stage starts. Planning application for works to a house: £347.

Rules in Northern Ireland

In Northern Ireland, a planning application for works to a house costs £347 per dwelling. Councils aim to decide local applications within an average of 15 weeks, and many take longer, so we build that into your programme. A two-storey rear extension that goes no more than 3 m beyond the original rear wall and stays 7 m from the rear boundary may be permitted development.

Approval in Northern Ireland: Planning application for works to a house: £347. Councils aim to decide local applications within an average of 15 weeks; many take longer.

Building control: Building control approval from the local council under the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland), using the Technical Booklets.

There is no Party Wall Act in Northern Ireland. Shared walls and boundaries are a matter of title and common law, so we agree access and record conditions with neighbours before work starts.

Getting the design right

Design to local guidance

Most councils publish guidance on extensions covering set-backs, roof heights, boundary gaps and neighbours' light. Designing to it from the start makes approval more likely and reduces the chance of being asked to make changes during the application.

Check the history first

Planning conditions from when the house was built, earlier extensions and Article 4 directions can all remove permitted development rights. We check the council's records and your house's history before design starts, so the route is clear.

How we work in County Tyrone

Understand the brief
At your home in County Tyrone we agree what you need: bedroom count, bathroom, kitchen space, and how much garden you want to keep.
Get it approved
Once you're happy with the design we submit it to the council for County Tyrone and deal with any questions from the planning officer.
Technical design
We prepare the building regulations drawings, structural calculations and specification so the build price can be fixed.
Build and sign-off
Vetted teams working under S&K build the extension, and we arrange the building control completion certificate at the end.

Towns we cover in County Tyrone