article_snippet: Rules allowing homeowners to build conservatories without planning permission are to be extended .
article_snippet: Controversial rules that allow homeowners to build big conservatories and extensions without planning permission are to be extended for another five years, the Tories said yesterday.
article_snippet: The regulations, which permit extensions of up to 26ft long without authorisation – provided no neighbours object – provoked a major row when The regulations, which permit extensions of up to 26ft long without authorisation – were first announced by the Government in 2013.
article_snippet: Regulations which make it easier for former offices to be converted to homes would also be extended.
highlights_snippet: Rules allowing for bigger extensions to be extended until 2020 .