Requesting permission to make improvements
To make an application for an alteration please complete this application form
Thinking about making changes to your home or garden?
Small updates like decorating or laying carpets don’t need our approval.
For bigger changes, please get in touch first. You’ll need written permission before making any alterations to your home or garden.
What happens after I apply for permission?
You will receive your approval or refusal 28 days after we receive your application/request.
Examples of alterations that you need permission for:
- Installing replacement windows or doors
- Structural works such as altering and removing internal partitions
- Building extensions or additions to the home
- Building or removing something in the garden including shed, greenhouse, wall or fencing
- Adding, altering, or removing any electrical or water services
- Adding or replacing kitchen units
- Replacing a bathroom suite or installing additional sanitary ware
- Cutting down a tree in the garden
- Installing a driveway or pavement crossing
- Decorating the outside of the home
- Siting of caravans and boats
- Fixing or installation fittings to the external wall insulation
- Installing a lean-to roof
- Installing laminate flooring
- Any work to the attic
- Installing CCTV cameras
- Installing a heating system (multi-fuel burners will be refused)
- Any electrical work
What happens if I don’t have permission?
It’s important to get permission before making any changes or improvements to your home.
If you go ahead without permission, you could be breaking your occupational contract or planning/building regulations.
We may ask you to return the property to its original condition, and you would need to arrange and pay for this.
Do I need any other permission?
As well as getting permission from us, you might also need approval from other council services, such as:
- Highways
- Planning Services
- Building Control
For example, you’ll need to contact Highways at your local council for a Section 184 (Highways Act 1980) before applying for a driveway or pavement crossing.
Will I need to include extra information?
Yes – please give us clear details about your plans and how the work will affect your home.
Include:
- Scale drawings (or neat hand-drawn sketches with measurements if drawings aren’t possible)
- Photos showing the whole area and close-ups of where the work will happen
- A schedule of works, including details of the products and materials you plan to use
What do I need to do to get permission?
- Complete the application form (or request one by calling 0300 123 8084 or emailing gwasanaethau.cwsmer@adra.co.uk)
- Wait for our written approval or any conditions you need to meet
- Let us know when the work is finished – we may need to inspect it to make sure everything is done properly