Detached Garage conversion

zaphodbeeb

My daughter has outgrown her small bedroom so needs more space. I have a 7.5M x 5M detached garage which we have never used as a garage for the 20 years we have lived in our home. Our idea is to convert the garage for this purpose with a bedroom, bathroom and lounge. I dont think we would would need planning permission as we are not extending the garage. Externally we only need replace the garage doors with windows and brickwork. The garage already has electric, gas, water and waste services.

As I understand it, I am allowed to convert the garage under permitted development rules so I am planning on obtaining a certificate of lawful development before proceeding. Will this change the rates banding of my property?

Any experience from others on this subject would be appreciated.

Doozergirl

If you intend to use it as a bedroom then you definitely DO need planning permission because it does not fall under Part E of the permitted development order.  

It is only permitted development if the use of the building is "incidental", not ancillary to the house.  Someone living in it is ancillary to the main functions of a house and so PP needs to be obtained.  Someone living in a former garage is going to be noticed and complained about.  People cannot help themselves.  

If you get permission to do the work then it's absolutely possible that a marker will
be placed on the property for a council tax banding reassessment.  That will not occur whilst you live there, but shortly after you sell it.  

Doozergirl

DOHarchitecture said:

You need to read the rules.  You are not allowed to advertise on this board.  

Doozergirl

DOHarchitecture said:

We have in the past sought CoL approval for a bedroom conversion under Part E and with different LPA’s. One was integral and another was detached albeit a single garage and was positioned close to the dwelling. In both situations, the LPA deemed the proposed use as incidental hence granting the certificates. This may be also down to the size of the areas being converted.

The OP has stated converting an area of 7.5 x 5m, which the LPA may take the view this could be too big to be considered incidental or ancillary. Again, we have had experience of that before as well. The proposed use was shown to be a gym, shower and store but the LPA deemed the ‘size’ was not incidental or ancillary to the dwelling and the CoL refused.

Doozergirl said:

DOHarchitecture said:

You need to read the rules.  You are not allowed to advertise on this board.  

Thank you and I have emailed the forum team in that respect.

Okay, so you got certificates and didn't just go ahead and do it assuming it was fine once the job was done. 👍

There is nothing to email the team about.  They take no prisoners.  You need to remove your logo and signature.  

FreeBear

Doozergirl said: There is nothing to email the team about.  They take no prisoners. 

... and the user gets a ban

Doozergirl

FreeBear said:

Doozergirl said: There is nothing to email the team about.  They take no prisoners. 

... and the user gets a ban

I tried to warn them.   Instead, they reported themselves!