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Fears of home extension 'free-for-all' as owners told they can extend houses by up to 30ft without planning permission

Homeowners are to be allowed to build extensions or conservatories of up to almost 30 feet without needing planning permission, David Cameron and Nick Clegg will announce today.

Under the first stage of proposals to sweep away planning rules and bureaucracy, shops, offices and industrial units will also be allowed to expand with no need to ask their local authority.

The move is designed to encourage conservatories, loft extensions or garage conversions, and support businesses which want to grow or diversify.

However, it will also mean residents no longer have a right to challenge thousands of construction schemes on neighbouring properties, even if they believe it will have an adverse impact on them.

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David Cameron to unveil year-long relaxation of planning laws.

David Cameron is to announce an emergency year-long free-for-all in house extensions, allowing homeowners to build up to eight metres into their gardens without council planning permission.

The coalition, currently facing the threat of two years of minimal growth likely to shred its spending and deficit reduction plans, is desperately casting around for shock measures to boost growth, and will on Thursday present a raft of proposals relaxing planning laws and the burdens on housebuilders.

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The latest proposals will double the amount of space homeowners and businesses can build, but restrictions will still apply in conservation areas. The controversial idea to temporarily remove planning permission requirements is also expected to apply to lofts and garages and will be subject to a brief month-long consultation.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/sep/06/david-cameron-planning-laws-growth-plan

That'll keep the building inspectors busy. The subject refers to planning permission : not building regulations under which plans still need to be approved by councils.