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  • MysteryMe
    MysteryMe Posts: 3,445 Forumite
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    edited 31 January at 12:01AM
    You would need a structural engineer to check if the foundations were adequate for a second storey, I think the odds would be against as it is obviously added cost  to build deeper foundations, so unless the person who originally commissioned the work had an eye on building a second storey themselves what would be the point of added expense.

    If the extension was signed off by building control (which is nothing to do with planning permission) then there would have been some kind of work specification, including foundations, but as we are going back to the mid 80s they may no longer exist.
  • djmiz1
    djmiz1 Posts: 16 Forumite
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    @se2020 thank you that's super helpful.
  • djmiz1
    djmiz1 Posts: 16 Forumite
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    @MysteryMe thank you for the advice
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