Planning permission to install gates in brick wall

chris.lewis

Hi

We have a house which (when looking front on) has a garden to the right hand side. The edge of the garden runs in line with the front of the house and currently has a brick wall as the boundary between our garden and the road. The wall goes on for about 3 meters before there is a coach house. We would like to remove part of this wall and add gates wide enough to allow us to be able to park a car in our garden. Currently we park alongside the wall.

The road is not a main road and is like a cul-de-sac.

The question is does this require planing permissions?

unforeseen

https://www.planningportal.co.uk/info/200130/common_projects/20/fences_gates_and_garden_walls

chris.lewis

Thanks for the answer most helpful

G_M

You would presumaby need permission for a dropped curb to allow access from the road across the pavement into the garden.

The material used for paving your garden may be subject to control (permeable material).

You may need planning consent to convert the garden to parking use.

https://www.planningportal.co.uk/info/200130/common_projects/45/paving_your_front_garden

and

https://www.planningportal.co.uk/info/200130/common_projects/44/patio_and_driveway

Nigbob

Whether or not you need planning permission for the dropped kerb will depend upon whether it is a classified road (i.e. an 'A' road or a 'B' road). Even if you don't need planning permission, you will need permission from the local Council under the Highways Act (which covers the effect on local services-gas/water etc. plus highway safety)

You also need to have a look at the links previously posted, to confirm that the planning regulations covering the height limit of the gates and the materials used for any changes to the front garden are adhered to.

chris.lewis

There is no curb to drop as my wall is flush to road. Also my plan was to rarely park in the garden but instead across the gates. I guess the main reason for the gates is to disuade other people to park there and guarantee a space. Although parking isn't a problem now there will be a train station within 1/4 mile of my house in 2019 so I think it could be.

Hoploz

If you definitely own all the land up to the road then I can't see that you'd need planning permission to change the bricks to gate.

But I say that without reading the links given above.

I would however also suggest checking your deeds to make sure there aren't any covenants specifying what the boundary should be made of. For example, mine states I must have a 'post and rail' fence surrounding my land and the front gate not exceeding 3' high.