- The rules only apply to houses – flats and maisonettes are not included
- Only 50% of the area of land around the original house can be covered by extensions, including conservatories, and other buildings
- You mustn’t build the conservatory higher than the highest part of the original roof
- Where the wooden conservatory comes within 2 metres of the boundary, the height at the eaves can’t exceed 3 metres
- A rear wooden conservatory can’t extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by more than 4 metres if it’s a detached house, or more than 3 metres for any other type of house
- For side extensions, for example a lean-to wooden conservatory, it can’t exceed 4 metres in height and can only be up to half the width of the original house
Tain
Tain is a royal burgh as well as parish in the Region of Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland. The name stems from the nearby River Tain, the name of which comes from an Indo-European origin significance 'flow'. The Gaelic name, Baile Dubhthaich, indicates 'Duthac's community', after a regional saint additionally known as Duthus. Tain was approved its initial royal charter in 1066, making it Scotland's earliest royal burgh, honored in 1966 with the opening of the Rose Garden by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. The 1066 charter, provided by King Malcolm III, confirmed Tain as a haven, where people can declare the defense of the church, as well as an immunity, in which resident vendors and also investors were exempt from certain tax obligations. These led to the advancement of the town. Little is known of earlier background although the town owed much of its significance to Duthac. He was a very early Christian figure, maybe 8th or 9th century, whose shrine had actually come to be so crucial by 1066 that it led to the royal charter. The destroyed church near the mouth of the river was said to have been improved the site of his birth. Duthac came to be an official saint in 1419 and also by the late Middle Ages his shrine was an important locations of trip in Scotland. King James IV came with least once a year throughout his regime to achieve both spiritual and political goals. A leading landowning household of the area, the Clan Munro, supplied political and also religious figures to the community, consisting of the skeptic Rev John Munro of Tain (passed away ca. 1630). The very early Duthac Church was the centre of a haven. Fugitives were by practice given sanctuary in several square miles noted by limit stones. Throughout the First War of Scottish Independence, Robert the Bruce sent his wife and also daughter to the shelter for safety. The shelter was breached as well as they were recorded forcibly devoted to William II, Earl of Ross who handed them over to Edward I of England The ladies were required to England and maintained prisoner for numerous years.
