A change in the law will allow home owners across England to extend their properties without the need for a full planning application.
Families can put a single-storey rear extension on their property of up to six metres for terraced or semi-detached homes – or eight metres for detached homes.
And now, under the rules, home owners can act with little hassle.
More than 110,000 extensions have been completed since 2014 under the rules which were previously temporary.
The changes could make it easier for some people, such as those with growing families, to improve their existing home rather than move.
In addition, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said restrictive planning rules have also been axed, to help business owners respond quickly to changing trends on the high street.
Shops will now be able to change to office space without the need for a full planning application.
Housing Minister Kit Malthouse said: “These measures will help families extend their properties without battling through time-consuming red tape.
“By making this permitted development right permanent, it will mean families can grow without being forced to move.”
Housing Minister Kit Malthouse said: “These measures will help families extend their properties without battling through time-consuming red tape.
“By making this permitted development right permanent, it will mean families can grow without being forced to move.”
He added: “This is part of a package of reforms to build more, better, faster and make the housing market work – and sits alongside our drive to deliver 300,000 homes a year by the mid 2020s.”
