Conservatory Building Regs

LynnLegend

Hi all,

Solicitors have picked up on building regs for our conservatory, story as follows:

We had a conservatory built two years ago. No building regs required.

One year later, we had a plumber fit a radiator in the conservatory from the main heating system for the house.

Do I now need to retrospectively apply for building regs sign off?

Thanks!

Sam.

thematrix12

A whole world of grief due to energy performance certificates etc. Simplest way - cut the pipe, cap it off inside the house so that your main heating system no longer extends into your conservatory (which, without planning permission, has the same permissible rating as a garden shed).

ComicGeek

Or install a programmable TRV on the rad to control it separately to the rest of the house, which would still make it exempt from Bldg Regs assuming you've kept external doors between the conservatory and the house?

The purchasers may not be so happy with you just disconnecting the rad.

Davesnave

I have just this situation in my property and the piping in place to easily remove the radiator if we wanted to sell. Somewhat ridiculous, as we've only used the radiator a couple of times in two years; the wood burner in the living room easily copes if we open up the doors.

You won't get building regs for your conservatory, so offer to remove the offending rad, as in post 2.

AnotherJoe

Tell the buyers you will have the pipe cut and blocked off in such a way its easy to rectify by them after moving in and enables the sale to go ahead without all this bs. I'd certainly go for that if I was a buyer, easier than jumping through hoops with lawyers and lenders.