Do I need Planning Permission?
There are a number of different examples of when you will need to for apply for planning permission, such as if you want to divide off part of your house for use as a separate home (for example, a self-contained flat or bed-sit) or use a caravan in your garden as a home for someone else.
You do not always need planning permission. It is not required, generally speaking, for changes to the inside of buildings, or for small alterations to the outside such as the installation of telephone connections and alarm boxes, or if you want to let one or two of your rooms to lodgers.
Other small changes, for example putting up walls and fences below a certain height, have a general planning permission for which a specific application is not required.
Listed Buildings represent the most important examples from the surviving national stock of historic buildings. Listed buildings are protected – by the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act, 1990 (external site, opens new window) - for their special architectural and historic interest. There are currently some 2,800 listed buildings and structures on Dartmoor. These are divided into three grades: grade I (nationally important); grade II* (regionally important) and grade II (locally important). Read more about Listed Buildings.
The Permission needed? section of the Planning Portal web site (external link, opens new window) provides further advice on when you will need to apply for planning permission.
