Splitting a room/ window for a partition wall

jscott08

I'm changing the layout of my flat and am looking to add a partition wall. The problem is i need the wall to go down the centre of an existing window so each room has 2 windows (its a bank of 4). The issue with this is that the flat is in a block, and the exterior has to look similar to the other windows for it to be allowed (doesn't have to be identical though). Does anyone know of a way i can split this room with a partition wall and still have the exterior look fairly similar to the other flats windows, i.e one block of 4 windows vs two sets of 2?

Thanks!

I_have_spoken

Err, why not place the wall so you split the windows into 2 pairs?

casper_g

I_have_spoken wrote: »

Err, why not place the wall so you split the windows into 2 pairs?

I wondered the same! But if splitting the four "windows" into two sets of two "windows" means putting a wall "down the centre of an existing window" then perhaps there is actually only one window, with four panes?

macman

Do you need the freeholder's permission to do this?

Silvertabby

“ Err, why not place the wall so you split the windows into 2 pairs?
Originally posted by I have spoken ”


I wondered the same! But if splitting the four "windows" into two sets of two "windows" means putting a wall "down the centre of an existing window" then perhaps there is actually only one window, with four panes? Posted by casper_g

But that wouldn't change the exterior - only blocking up old/creating new windows would do that. Can the OP clarify?

jscott08

Sorry don't think i was very clear. I want the window to be to be 2 pairs (2 in each room), however if i did that the normal way then from the outside it looks like two pairs of windows vs a set of 4 like the rest of the flats in the block, which I wouldn't get away with as the flats have to look fairly similar. I can't post pictures unfortunately as im new

jscott08

I have share of freehold. Have to keep the management company happy though, which means not altering the external appearance too much

dickibobboy

I still can't get my head around it. If you have 4 windows from the outside and place a wall in the middle inside how would that change the look from the outside?

jscott08

Ah ok i see how ive confused everyone here, its one window with 4 panes, so i would be splitting it into two windows with two panes. The normal way to do this would require a big space in between the two windows which wouldn't look similar to the other windows in the block. Sorry guys was having a bit of a dim moment there with the explanation!

Le_Kirk

Aha, you are going to remove the existing window and replace with two new windows, each having their own two panes. Don't see how you cannot "change the look from outside" by doing this.

jscott08

The window doesn't have to be exactly the same as the others but has to be similar