two storey extension

aspire2707

I was thinking if i could convert my garage and build a second store above and finally make it as one bedroom flat?
Separate little kitchen, living room and bedroom with bathroom upstairs?
Is this difficult to deal with local authorities?
Would it be ok to have a separate entrance?
Would people living there be still counted as people living with us?

Stevie_Palimo

aspire2707 wrote: »

I was thinking if i could convert my garage and build a second store above and finally make it as one bedroom flat? (won't be a flat then)
Separate little kitchen, living room and bedroom with bathroom upstairs? (Is doable with a good builder so do homework on these to find a decent one)
Is this difficult to deal with local authorities? ( Yes and no some peoples plans sail through whilst others can be long winded )
Would it be ok to have a separate entrance? ( Yes )
Would people living there be still counted as people living with us? (No as it is a separate accommodation to yours and only linked via land and so on, Remember to separate utilities to )[/QUOTE]



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Rambosmum

It will depend on how deep your garage foundations are. You may need to increase the foundations to support the second storey.

You'd need separate utilities and to pay separate council tax, which you would be liable for whether there was a tenant.

Council shouldn't be an issue, you'd have to register it as a separate dwelling. Insurance may be more of an issue. And don't forget that if you rented it out you would be a landlord and all the tax and legal implications of that.

teddysmum

If the garage I only single brick, (ie has no cavity ) insulation will be a problem.

lincroft1710

Some councils will not allow the creation of a separate dwelling other than as additional accommodation for family members, so the "flat" (it actually would be a house) could not be sold separately. If your house is a semi, some councils don't like the addition of a 3rd dwelling, as it forms a terrace.

Garages are not over generous in width so you may end up with quite narrow rooms.

The points made by the previous 3 posters are all very relevant.