It will really depend on how much you are going to increase the dimensions by, and if you are in a sensitive area with regard to ridge height etc.
Going by the letter of the law, you need planning permission to increase the length of your house by 10mm.
In pratice, if your house is 8 metres wide, and you increase the wall thickness by 50mm, that is 100mm extra width in total, or a 1.25%increase in overall width, if my math is correct.
The phrase 'the law does not concern itself with trifles' comes to mind.
The person you should be asking of course is whoever is going to supervise the build and issue you with the Certificate of compliance with Planning Permission'
Or you could approach things in another way. Within a 300mm wide wall, if you abandon the cavity blockwork construction method, you can achieve u-values of 0.21 or less using timber frame or external insulation systems (the current required u-value for walls is 0.27).
There are many good threads on this site with regard to insulation, airtightness, and building design to maximise solar gain etc., and you should look through these and talk to your Architect before deciding to increase your overall dimensions.