Making part of house into rentable annex

megadishu

I am buying a property which has a single storey extension with a main room, utility room and shower room. It also has a door to the outside which currently is to the back garden but that can easily be used as a front door by going down the path by the side of the house.

Do I need permission to block up the one door leading into the hallway of the main house. I am sure it must be fire and noise proof. Also can a back door be officially used as a front door?

I can provide parking accessed by the annex path from its own section of garden. The house has a garage and then a part of the garden could provide 2 extra parking spaces. These spaces can be accessed via the rough driveway that leads to the main house garage, neighbours garages and parking, directly off the common rough drive without going over anybody's land nor over kerbs just flat. I would keep the parking permeable putting down weed restricted and then gravel. Again do I need permission?

I assume a utility room with plumbing can be used as a small kitchen?

Thank you.

G_M

My house has a similar set-up except no connecting door between anexe and main house.

I have let it out at times.

I'm pretty sure blocking up the door would need Building Regs sign off. Should be straight forward, but why bother? Just put a good lock on. Or bolts on either side. That gives future flexibility (to re-instate if needed by you later, or by next owner.)

Planning Permission. I doubt you'd need PP (assuming the current building/extension conforms to Planning laws/has PP).

Is there any kind of Restriction attached to existing PP on the 'anexe' (eg not to be used as a seperate dwelling)?

But I'm not a Planning expert so just guessing!

As for the 'kitchen' I don't see what is to stop you putting a cooker into any room you choose?