How can i check how my property is catalogued (detached, semi detached or link detached)

sheramber

Could that room have been added after the original build?

canaldumidi

What do you mean "by the look of it, it is link detached"? If it is attached to another house in some way it is either terraced, semi or link detached.

* if the house is joined to another on both sides, it is terraced.

* if the house is joined to another on one side, it is semi detached

* if the house is not joined to another at all, it is detached.

* if the house is joined to another at one corner, or via an outbuilding/garage, it is link detached.

The size of your conservatory has no bearing on whether the property is detached or not. Though it may be affected by whether Planning Permission is needed.

No, the Land Registry is not the 'official source for this'. It merely reflects what appears to be the situation. For example, if you were tohave a detached house, and then build an extension that joined it to the neighbouring house (with their consent ofcourse!), the Land Registry would not update their records.

user1977

No, the Land Registry is only the official register of who owns the land. It's possible they collect statistics about how applicants described the property at the time of registration, but that's no more "official" than looking at old estate agent listings.

justcat01

javixeneize said:

The house has a driveway and on top of that, in the first floor, there is a room in my house which is linked to the next house, so i would say it is link detached

However, land registry displays it is detached, so i should stick to the official information

Sounds like a semi-detached actually 

hazyjo

Can you add a photo here from the front and one from the back? Am sure that'll be the simplest solution.

UnderOffer

Can you draw a rough plan indicating which part of the house is attached to neighbour?

warby68

Arguably if 3 houses are all joined by habitable rooms its actually an end of terrace.

Its only usually link detached if joined by garages alone.

If its a modern layout and doesn't look like a standard terrace you're probably ok with semi-detached.

Section62

javixeneize said:

So, for me to understand, I have been told my conservatory can be 3 metres max if the house is not detached. In land registry it is catalogued as detached, but by the look of it, it is link detached

I thought land registry was the official source for this, and if it says it’s detached, that’s what it is, isn’t it?

Even if the Land Registry were an official source of building type information (and they aren't), a planning officer will base their decision on the building they see in front of them, because that could be different to what the LR records show - alterations and modifications aren't routinely reported to LR for them to update their records.

From what you describe "the house has a driveway and on top of that, in the first floor, there is a room..." it sounds like a bedroom flying over an open driveway of some kind (e.g. to parking at the rear of the property) - do you really mean driveway, rather than a garage?

If it is a driveway, then it isn't a common form of housing in the UK - in fact it is possible it is something like a coach house or maisonette (not a true 'house').

Which for your purposes would be significant as the permitted development rules for extensions and conservatories only apply to houses - not to flats or maisonettes.

If it has been that difficult to categorise the type of house it is, it may be that for planning purposes it won't be considered a house at all.

If you can't or would prefer not to share a picture here then you should contact your local planning department for advice.  If there is any doubt over whether or not PD rights exist (even if it is a house you don't necessarily have PD rights) the planners will be the definitive source of an answer.

You also need to check your deeds to make sure there are no relevant restrictive covenants or planning restrictions. And also check that you are not near a listed building or in a conservation area.

eddddy

As section62 suggests, it might make sense to contact your local planning department anyway.

Some might give you informal advice for free, others might say they will only respond to an application for a "Certificate of Lawful Development".

Assuming they grant the certificate, that will be confirmation that the conservatory falls within Permitted Development rights.


It might be good to have that certificate when you eventually sell anyway. It might prevent the kind of debating/arguing with your buyer (and their solicitor) that's happening in this thread, which might slow down the sale.

ciderboy2009

It probably helps if you bear in mind that 'link-detached' is just something dreamt up by housebuilders in order to squeeze more properties onto a piece of land without having to charge less for them.

As far as I'm concerned it's detached if it's not attached to anybody ele's property, semi-detached if it's attached to one other property (unless the other property is attached to a third property in which case it's end-terraced) or terraced if attached to more than one other property.