- The rules only apply to houses – flats and maisonettes are not included
- Only 50% of the area of land around the original house can be covered by extensions, including conservatories, and other buildings
- You mustn’t build the conservatory higher than the highest part of the original roof
- Where the wooden conservatory comes within 2 metres of the boundary, the height at the eaves can’t exceed 3 metres
- A rear wooden conservatory can’t extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by more than 4 metres if it’s a detached house, or more than 3 metres for any other type of house
- For side extensions, for example a lean-to wooden conservatory, it can’t exceed 4 metres in height and can only be up to half the width of the original house
Axbridge
Axbridge is a town in Somerset, England, in the Sedgemoor district on the River Axe, near the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. The town's population according to the 2011 census was 2,057. The community council (which is a church council) has duty for neighborhood issues. The town council reviews local planning applications and deals with the regional authorities, district council officers, as well as neighbourhood watch teams on matters of criminal offense, safety and security and website traffic. The town council additionally starts tasks for the repair and maintenance of parish facilities, as well as consults with the district council on the upkeep, fixing and renovation of freeways, drain, paths, public transportation and road cleaning. Preservation issues (including trees and detailed structures) and environmental problems are likewise the duty of the council. Yearly participants of the town council elect a mayor for the town. The community falls within the non-metropolitan district of Sedgemoor, which was based on 1 April 1974, under the City Government Act 1972. It had been part of Axbridge Rural District from 1894 to 1974, which was responsible for regional preparation and building control, neighborhood roads, council real estate, environmental health and wellness, markets and fairs, refuse collection and also recycling, burial grounds and crematoria, leisure services, parks as well as tourism. Somerset County Council is in charge of running the largest as well as most expensive local solutions such as education and learning, social solutions, libraries, highways, public transportation, policing and fire services, trading criteria, waste disposal and strategic preparation. The community is in Axevale selecting ward. Axbridge is the most populous area but the ward stretches southern to Chapel Allerton. The overall ward population as taken at the 2011 census is 4,261. It is also part of the Wells region constituency represented in the House of Commons. It chooses one MP by the first-past-the-post system of political election. It is also part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament, which elects 6 MEPs utilizing the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.