At their Brighton conference today Liberal Democrat delegates voted overwhelmingly in favour of a motion that called on the “Coalition Government to withdraw proposals" to relax planning regulations.
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.
