BIG GREEN LOFTS
Proposition is to enable Victorian terraced home-owners to extend their Permitted Development rights on loft conversions if they improve to a higher environmental standard. The marginal extra permitted development is transformative in the space it allows the property owner to achieve- often two extra double bedrooms and a bathroom.
Ceiling heights are limited by the allowable volume, leading to a fight for headspace and clashes between fixings.
Typical 40 m3 loft extension under current permitted development.
On a typical 3- bed terraced house this gives an additional 1- bed, box-room and shower room, with low ceilings.
Ceilings are low because current PD rights do not all
Lack of space means that the second bedroom can only provide a single bedspace
Raising the roof level gives better floor-ceiling heights and reduced clashing between fixtures
The second bedroom is large enough to be a double, or a generous single bedroom with study or work space