Double glazing can be added without planning permission
Kensington & Chelsea Council has introduced a new local development order that would allow those in flats to install double glazing without planning permission, helping to make the switch a “simple process.”
The “one of a kind” order makes RBKC the only place in the country to make the “radical step” allowing new windows without planning permission, even in conservation areas. “To protect the heritage of the borough,” a window should be replaced by one with a “similar appearance,” which could mean installing double glazing where only single glazing is in place, or replacing the old double glazed window with one with “more modern and efficient products,” to help make your home “warmer and greener. It would also allow uPVC windows to be replaced with wood.
“Residents shouldn’t need to become planning whizzes to install double glazing in their homes,” Cllr Johnny Thalassites, lead member for planning and environment, said. “Most people have enough to be getting on with, without their local council getting in the way of going green. This order is all about making it easier for residents to do the right thing, and it means local people can make their homes warmer and more energy efficient, so long as they meet a small number of conditions to protect the local area. Last year, 79 of 85 applications for changes to windows were granted in K&C, so it is a no-brainer to look at how we can simplify the process – giving residents more certainty and cutting unnecessary bureaucracy.”
The order will not apply to listed buildings. Listed building owners should consult the Council’s Local Listed Building Consent Order for windows works. You can read the Local Development Order for replacement windows in residential properties in full online.
Find out more about how best to make adaptations to make your home greener, more energy efficient and climate resilient in pages on sustainable retrofitting, where you can find householder guides about windows, solar panels, flood adaptation and solar shading.
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