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Replacing garage door with brick wall and uPVC door
booksandbikes
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Our garage door is needing replacement, but we are now considering removing the door and having a 'normal' sized door put in and the remaining section of wall either fully bricked up or partly bricked and with a window put in.
Before we get carried away with this idea - is this permitted development or do we need planning permission? Local council website isn't clear. We will not be converting the garage into a livable space so it is not a conversion as such, but it would drastically change the face of the building. I've checked the original covenants from when the house was build (in the 60s) and cannot find anything about needing the garage to still be able to house a car.
Grateful for any input. 😊
Before we get carried away with this idea - is this permitted development or do we need planning permission? Local council website isn't clear. We will not be converting the garage into a livable space so it is not a conversion as such, but it would drastically change the face of the building. I've checked the original covenants from when the house was build (in the 60s) and cannot find anything about needing the garage to still be able to house a car.
Grateful for any input. 😊
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I think it's worth asking as the council can be against if you don't have enough off-street parking spaces. For a garage conversion that needed permission they wanted 2 parking spaces for the originally 3-bed house.0
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Has anyone else in your 'hood with a similar house actually converted their garage?0
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If you've ever got doubts about whether planning permission is required you can apply for a certificate for around £100.0
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Why would you do this if you have no intention of using the garage for anything other than storage?I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.1
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Nothing wrong with it if the OP is going to use it as a workshop for example. It would be warmer for certain.
They don’t actually say it will just be for storage.
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WIAWSNB said:Has anyone else in your 'hood with a similar house actually converted their garage?They may have done a conversion without the appropriate permissions in place.Councils now have up to 10 years to take any enforcement action for planning or building regulation non-compliance. The scale of penalties has also increased.Similar conversions in the 'hood' might help when applying for permission (if it is required). But policies change, so what has gone before may not hold as much weight.
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