Building Regulations

oscar17

Hi All,

I'm thinking of converting part of my garage to a cloakroom. I would include a toilet and a sink in there.

Does anyone know if I need building regulations to do this

Thanks

MrYorke

I doubt you will need planning permission if its inside and your not extending however i'm sure someone qualified will come along shortly and tell you for sure

Kiran

Your build will be governed by building regs. Choosing to tell them what you are doing is up to you!

Owain_Moneysaver

You will almost definately need B Regs approval for a new connection to drains. But you might not need to comply with all the Regs for current new construction if you can claim that fitting a WC room is not creating any new habitable space.

planning_officer

You would only need planning permission if there was a restrictive condition on any previous planning permission for the garage, restricting the use of it for parking cars only, and preventing any conversion to habitable accommodation.

cyclonebri1

Kiran wrote: »

Your build will be governed by building regs. Choosing to tell them what you are doing is up to you!

This is not advice. Simply what I would do.

I would simply do it absolutely correctly, but not bother to tell them. :A