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You have the right to carry out improvements to your council property, such as fitting a new bathroom suite, replacing kitchen units or building a new fireplace.
However, you must first ask for permission and you must carry out any work to the guidelines that we give you.
We will not refuse permission unreasonably, but may make certain conditions. We will only refuse permission if the work would cause us expense, make it difficult to let the property in the future or give rise to complaints from other residents.
If the proposed work requires Building Control or Planning Permission, you must seek this before we grant permission.
If successful and you are given permission, we expect the work to be done to a high standard using proper materials. We would expect large projects at least to be carried out by qualified tradesmen.
You should then notify us when the work is complete so that we can assess whether the works have been completed to our satisfaction. We will then confirm this in writing.
Introductory tenants may not alter or add anything to the property.
To apply for permission to carry out your own alterations, please write to us using the details below, giving full details of what you propose to do.
Contact details
Housing Services
South Derbyshire District Council
Civic Offices
Civic Way
Swadlincote
Derbyshire
DE11 0AH
Tel: 01283 595826
Fax: 01283 595852
Online: contact form
email: housing@south-derbys.gov.uk
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