Planning Policy

Porch in East Riding of Yorkshire

Do you need planning permission for a porch in East Riding of Yorkshire? Here is what the permitted development rules say, how East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s designations change them, and what decides an application, grounded in the official guidance and quoted verbatim.

Front entrance and porch of a period house
Porch: small footprint, strict front-elevation limits
The short answer

Do you need planning permission for a porch in East Riding of Yorkshire?

A porch is usually permitted development under Class D if it stays under 3 square metres, below 3 metres high, and at least 2 metres from any boundary fronting a highway. Whether a porch needs permission in East Riding of Yorkshire still depends on your exact address and the designations on it.

1.0: The permitted development position

The starting point

A porch is usually permitted development under Class D if it stays under 3 square metres, below 3 metres high, and at least 2 metres from any boundary fronting a highway.

“This provides permitted development rights for the erection of a porch outside any external door of a house.”PD technical guidance, Class D · full text in the library → · official source →
2.0: What changes it in East Riding of Yorkshire

How East Riding of Yorkshire’s designations apply

Designation in East Riding of YorkshirePublished
Conservation areas126
Article 4 directions (PD removed)11
Listed building outlines2,410

In a conservation area or on a listed building the appearance against the front elevation is assessed, even where the size limits are met. Counts are read live from planning.data.gov.uk; your report checks them against your exact address.

3.0: How it’s decided

What East Riding of Yorkshire weighs

In a conservation area or on a listed building the appearance against the front elevation is assessed, even where the size limits are met.

Your report

Get a planning report for your East Riding of Yorkshire address

A Planning Policy report reads the designations on your exact East Riding of Yorkshire address, quotes the East Riding of Yorkshire Council and national policies that apply to a porch, and (on Pro) shows decided applications nearby with outcomes.

5.0: Questions

Porch in East Riding of Yorkshire, answered

Do I need planning permission for a porch in East Riding of Yorkshire?
A porch is usually permitted development under Class D if it stays under 3 square metres, below 3 metres high, and at least 2 metres from any boundary fronting a highway. Whether a porch needs permission in East Riding of Yorkshire still depends on your exact address and the designations on it.
Does a conservation area affect a porch in East Riding of Yorkshire?
It can. Even where the size limits are met, East Riding of Yorkshire Council assesses the appearance of a porch against the character of a conservation area, and on a listed building separate consent is required.
How does East Riding of Yorkshire decide a porch application?
In a conservation area or on a listed building the appearance against the front elevation is assessed, even where the size limits are met. A Planning Policy report quotes the specific East Riding of Yorkshire Council Local Plan and national policies that apply, verbatim, and shows decided applications nearby.
6.0: More for East Riding of Yorkshire

Other projects in East Riding of Yorkshire