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Building Regs / Planning Permission for conversion
mr.red
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Hi there!
I can't find a definite answer for this anywhere and I don't fancy paying the council £100 or more only for them to tell me yes or no in 2-3 weeks.
Basically, we've just moved house and were looking to convert the existing garage that's attached to the side of the house into a utility room / entrance and a study at the rear that'd be separated by a dividing wall. As our front door is on the side of the house, we wanted to extend the front of the garage to encapsulate the existing front door (making it an internal door), and then have the front door on the front of the converted garage. This would mean extending the wall forward by 1.5-2 meters and having a pitched roof, extending the roof by no more than 4 meters.
I can't get a clear answer online nor from the local council without paying them, so I was hoping someone could clear this up. I'm pretty certain we'll need building regs, but not clear on the planning permission.
Many thanks.
I can't find a definite answer for this anywhere and I don't fancy paying the council £100 or more only for them to tell me yes or no in 2-3 weeks.
Basically, we've just moved house and were looking to convert the existing garage that's attached to the side of the house into a utility room / entrance and a study at the rear that'd be separated by a dividing wall. As our front door is on the side of the house, we wanted to extend the front of the garage to encapsulate the existing front door (making it an internal door), and then have the front door on the front of the converted garage. This would mean extending the wall forward by 1.5-2 meters and having a pitched roof, extending the roof by no more than 4 meters.
I can't get a clear answer online nor from the local council without paying them, so I was hoping someone could clear this up. I'm pretty certain we'll need building regs, but not clear on the planning permission.
Many thanks.
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