If you are thinking of making any alterations to your home, you must contact us in writing requesting permission before you can carry out the work. It is essential that you do this. You may also need to apply for planning permission or Building Consent.

This is highlighted in “You and your Home”, Conditions of Tenancy. Condition 12 states that you must not alter or improve the property unless you have written permission from us.This includes any type of alteration. For example:

• Kitchen renewals
• Renewal of bathroom suites
• Extra electrical sockets or alterations to wiring
• Renewal of central heating and gas fires
• Renewal of internal and external doors
• Construction of a garage or
• outbuildings
• Vehicular hardstanding /
• drop kerb
• Window renewals or patio or
• French doors
• Installation of electric or
• mixer showers
• Patio paving or wooden
• decking
• Laminate or wood flooring

We will give you a decision within 21 days of receiving your request.

When the alterations are completed

If we give you permission you should carry out the work, within 90 days and let us know when it is complete. We will then inspect the work to make sure that it is satisfactory to Sheffield Homes and complies with any planning and building regulations.

If we have not heard from you within the 90 day period we will contact you to find out if you still intend to carry out the work. If we don’t hear from you the permission will be withdrawn and you will have to apply again if you want to do the alteration.

What if you do not ask for permission?

If you alter or add something to your home without permission, you or Sheffield Homes may have to put things right later at your own expense if the work does not meet a standard that is satisfactory to Sheffield Homes.

Past alterations

If you have altered your property without permission, please write and tell us. We will make every effort to grant you “retrospective” permission
if the work is to a decent standard and complies with any planning requirements, Building Consent Regulations.

Further advice

Please Contact us by phone, email or in writing using the main contact details.