Additional entrance to property

SD_Extension

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81867674#Comment_81867674

Mother in law will be living with us.

Is annexe a big thing to get approved by the council?

SD_Extension

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81867726#Comment_81867726

Hi,

The second door is for my mother in law to get in and out without interfering with the rest of the family.

Is there a better plan?

SD_Extension

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81867795#Comment_81867795

Thanks, for the ideas.

My mother in law will be living with us. And we were thinking to add an entrance for her to use.

WIAWSNB

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81868459#Comment_81868459

It depends.

If she'll just have a bedroom, even her own bathroom, and possibly her own dayroom, there should be no issue - it's still part of the main house. Add a kitchen, and that's an annexe - a self-contained living area. Yes, the council will have an 'issue' with the latter, and I understand it'll require PP.

Sapindus

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81868445#Comment_81868445

I think the better plan is for MiL to go in and out of the main front door. Does she keep particularly antisocial hours that you worry this will "interfere" with the rest of the family? If she is "living with" you it seems that going in and out of the house will be but a small part of her general impact. And having someone using one front door and the rest of the family using another introduces a security risk of people forgetting to lock doors when they leave the house.

Albermarle

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81868494#Comment_81868494

Also I would think if there was a lockable door between the main house and where the Mil usually spent her time.

Apart from planning permission, there could be two council tax bills, although there are exemptions under certain circumstances. As ever not all local authorities have exactly the same rules.

Section62

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81868459#Comment_81868459

Would she be using the room where the door is going as her bedroom?

If she needs to get in and out of her room(s) without disturbing everyone else, then could she use the back door and garden gate?

As you are close (~650m) to a station on a popular and fast commuter line the council may need convincing that the real intent is only to make things more convenient for a family member rather than having a useful airbnb/bed-in-shed/annex to let. I'd expect a planning consent which authorises a second street entrance to be conditioned that the property has to be a single-family occupancy, or the occupant of the annex must be a family member.

weeg

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81868437#Comment_81868437

By builder, you mean 'Structural Engineer'. Because you DEFINITELY need one. You not only need a new lintel for the door, whatever is left between the door and the windows either side is now carrying much more load from both lintels and is probably far too slender. And that's before we get to the lateral stability of the wall. You may well end up having to remove the existing lintels and put a new one in spanning across all 3 openings. Or you might be lucky and just have to replace the existing brickwork with new engineering brick. Your builder is no way qualified to make that assessment.

Section62

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81869945#Comment_81869945

I agree, although the OP could get lucky and find the original lintel over the garage door is still in place and would be adequate for the load. (which needs confirming by a SE)

That said, I think the pitched roof on the ex-garage part might be a later addition - the original garage possibly having a flat roof. In which case the whole of the front wall (including the wall plate and lintel(s) etc) could be new as part of the conversion works.

MikeJXE

Would it be a better idea to replace the large window with patio/French door ?

No issue with lintol