Permission to insulate a property

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If your property does not have a front garden, and abuts the pavement, you should seek consent from us prior to carrying out external insulation works. In appropriate locations the consent will allow the construction of a building over a highway maintained by us.

You will also need to:

Contact planning to see if planning consent is required
Contact building control prior to commencement of works to complete a thermal elements application

To make an application you will need to provide the following:

Address of property affected by proposed works
Road number (if known)
Identify areas of the highway affected - verge/footway/carriageway/backlane
Description of works
Estimated duration of works
Proposed start date of works
Proposed end date of works
Width of existing footway/carriageway (approx)
Width of works (approx)
Projection over the highway (approx)
Clearance above highway level
Name, address and telephone number of contractor
Provide policy number and expiry date of insurance policy with an indemnity of no less than £5 million
Plan of site - property and proposed works to scale of no less than 1/500
Plan of location in relation to its surroundings to scale of no less than 1/1250 or 1/2500 or 1/10,000

The application fee is £39.00 (valid until 31st March 2021).

Your completed application form and cheque made payable to Carmarthenshire County Council, will need to be returned to: Street Care, Environment Department, Parc Myrddin, Carmarthen SA31 1HQ.

Please allow 6 to 8 weeks for your application to be assessed.

download application form (.pdf)