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Originally Posted by svste
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As you folks seem to be in the know, I have a breezeblock garage at the bottom of my garden (more than 5 meters from the house) it has enough space next to it and the boundary (path and gate) to turn it into a double garage, already has leccy running to it, what would be needed (permissions etc) to drop one wall and extend it or drop the whole thing and rebuild it? Oh yeah, I'll be making sure the roof is below 3M.
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Planning first: if the garage is more than 5m from the building and less than 3m high it will generally be ok unless - the garage will be nearer to the road than the house and or near to a footpath and or the garage will be more than 50% of the garden. Similarily if you extend the garage the finished product will need to adhere to this. Exceed it and you will need to apply for planning permission.
Building Regulations: will be exempt if detached and less than 30m2 in floor area and is at least 1m from any boundary or is constructed of non-combustible material (Building Regulations 2000 schedule 2 Class VI) Electricity supply is controlled!
If you extend the building it is still exempt if kept with above limits. If you knock down to rebuild it is a NEW building but above exemption will still apply. Go beyond those limits e.g. bigger than 30m2 floor area then you will need building regulation approval and a charge is payable
Try this site for more info
http://www.labc.uk.com/offices/default.asp which will also give you contact details for your local Building Control Office unless you have something better to do like erm riding your bike!! Yeah
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