Types of permission needed for French doors (replacing where a window was)

stressedashell

and putting in an additional window facing out to street...

do we need planning permission or some other sort of permission? Can we apply for this once we've exchanged contracts or not until we've completed our purchase?

Thank you kindly for any advice, FTB'er and all new to us....

bryanb

stressedashell wrote: »

and putting in an additional window facing out to street...

do we need planning permission or some other sort of permission? Can we apply for this once we've exchanged contracts or not until we've completed our purchase?

Thank you kindly for any advice, FTB'er and all new to us....

Anyone can apply for planning permission on any property, you don't have to own it to get permission.

I don't know if you need it.

Do you mean where a window is rather than was?

stressedashell

bryanb wrote: »

Do you mean where a window is rather than was?

I do!

Okay, that's good to know so that we can start the ball rolling early if needs be - I can't really see how if affects anyone else, but want to make sure we do everything by the book so we can resell in future years....

suisidevw

Hopefuly not! We knocked out a bay window and stuck in french doors.

stressedashell

Thanks....

I wonder more about putting in a completely new window on the side of the house too, we'd definitely want to clear with the joint freeholder upstairs and would be quite near his front door (though he lives upstairs so not looking into his living space or anything) But guess we'd need permission as looking out onto the street where other houses are?

MallyGirl

you might not need planning but you would need building regs approval

spannerzone

I replaced a door on a balcony with a bifolding door, I sent a picture and details to my local planners and asked if I needed planning permission (I sent two pictures with a before and 'artist impression' after picture showing approximately the new bifold door outline)

I got an email back saying that it was the opinion that planning permission was not required but building control needed approaching which my builder did and got the building regs certificate once work was completed.

I've kept all correspondance in case it ever gets challenged.

PasturesNew

There are many permissions that might be needed, that can only be listed as possible suspects here ...... nobody can say yes/no.

You might need the freeholder's permission too - that's pretty standard for leasehold.

For the windows it would depend on how close you are to other things/the road. If it's a conservation area you would need permissions too.

Lots of variables.....

The only assured thing is that you will need building regs.