Are we likely to get permission to turn a property currently used as a seaside games arcade into a family home?

We'd like to build an outhouse in our rear garden. Can we do this under permitted development rights, rather than applying for full planning permission?

We live in a Grade II-listed house with a large rear garden and an unsightly Sixties-built extension. Can we replace this extension with a newer and larger one?

Our neighbours have extended into their back garden and we'd like to do the same, but the council has refused our application. What can we do?

We've seen a barn we like and would like to turn it into a self-build project. What do we need to consider before we get started?

Our expert helps unravel readers’ tricky planning problems.

We'd like to buy a vacant kebab shop under the Government's newly relaxed permitted development rules. What do we need to consider before we make enquiries?

We live in a conservation area but would like to build a porch. Do we need planning permission before adding one to our property?

Aspiring London self builders struggling to locate a plot of land could find the answer in a ‘permitted’ conversion.

We live in a conservation area and would like to build a driveway on our front garden. Will we be allowed to do so, and are there any other factors we need to consider?

We want to build a summerhouse at the end of our garden next to our neighbours' boundary fence - how can we avoid any neighbours' complaints?

I have no outside space, so I would like to put a small balcony at the back, just outside my bedroom window. Do you think that would be okay with my local council?

We could have found the perfect barn conversion project within commuting distance, which means it is in the green belt – what planning rules do we need to be aware of?

Watch out for shops for sale with storage space - you could buy the property, convert the upper floors into a home and sell off the shop premises below...