Liberal Democrat delegates have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a motion that called on the “Coalition Government to withdraw proposals" to relax planning regulations which would let 26 feet long extensions be built without planning permission.
They told ministers that the proposals would “blight [people’s homes], threaten their privacy and reduce the value of their homes”.
Ministers unveiled plans on September 6 to double the size of home extensions that can be built without planning permission, to 6m (19ft) beyond the back wall of a semi-detached house, or 8m (26ft) in the case of a detached house.
The relaxation in the rules, for a fixed three year period, is designed to stimulate construction activity. But delegates lined up to criticise the plans.
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