Planning on improving your home

If you are planning an improvement or alteration to your Council tenancy you MUST obtain the Councils permission prior to starting any work and complete an Alteration & Improvement Application. The Council has 1 month upon receipt of an application to provide you with the decision.

Your attention is drawn to paragraphs 5.21 to 5.23 of your Scottish Secure Tenancy agreement.

Dependant on the nature of the works you propose you are responsible for checking if you require Planning, Building and/or Roads consent and be aware of fees payable. Please refer to the online links below:

• Do I need Plaining permission?
• Do I need a building warrant
• Vehicle Access Dropped Kerbs

In Planning Law, any flatted or four in block properties permission must be obtained.

Your planned improvement or alteration may require you to obtain an asbestos survey and where asbestos material is identified you must appoint a suitably qualified contractor to remove and dispose safely the asbestos material from the area you propose to complete any works. Council Tenants must NOT attempt to dispose of asbestos material. Please refer to the HSE website for further guidance.

For further advice and assistance please contact your Community Housing Officer (CHO) and you can also consult the tenant handbook for more details on Safety in Your Home.

If you have commenced the work and you do not have permission please inform your CHO as soon as possible to discuss further.