GARAGE CONVERSION NEW BUILD/ question

chunkey_monkee

Hello,

I want to convert a side garage on a new build house which has not been built yet, permmited development rights have been taken away, to convert you have to get planning permission from council, I have spoken to planning officer who advised me as you need to show you have 2 car park spaces, one on drive and part of the garage would be converted to make the drive longer to accomodate 2 cars 10m long, Has anybody been in this position? and can any one offer info on what the cost would be for a builder to submit sketches to scale and forms plus visits to site etc? any help on this matter would be great.

Thankyou.

planning_officer

For something as simple as that, I would do the plans myself. Especially as you will be able to get up to date plans from the Council's planning website, as it's a new build.

As the house has not been built yet, you can't just apply to convert the garage - as you can't apply to convert a non-existent garage! You would have to submit a planning application for the whole house, with the garage shown to be habitable accommodation rather than a garage (and the two parking spaces on the driveway, as you have been advised). Alternatively you could just wait until the house has been built, and then submit a planning application to convert the garage - depends on timescales, costs etc.

poppysarah

chunkey_monkee wrote: »

Hello,

I want to convert a side garage on a new build house which has not been built yet, permmited development rights have been taken away

Don't buy a house you're going to change.
Buy one that doesn't need it.

lincroft1710

Have you asked the builder if they will build the house to your specification for an additional payment?