UPDATE Pre Fab Garage.. Planning Permission ?

[BoltonSte]

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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.

Ste

[timwilky]

Originally Posted by Bellerophon

BTW, is a lady barrister without her briefs a solicitor?

Just asked the daughter who is training to be a Barrister and therefore has no briefs of her own yet. Her answer was no:- Cold and then mumbled something about the game ,preferable, solicitor. Sorry my ears are blocked and I could not hear the full acidic comment

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.

Ste

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

freebies!!

[Richie]

Great News....

Planning permission not needed as Vendor went to the council in person spoke to head guy there,
head guy wrote a letter to Her solicitor who Faxed my solicitor....
Contracts exchanged this morning and getting the keys on Friday next week.

SO it pack up the boxes and moving time.

Originally Posted by Richie1743

Great News....

Planning permission not needed as Vendor went to the council in person spoke to head guy there,
head guy wrote a letter to Her solicitor who Faxed my solicitor....
Contracts exchanged this morning and getting the keys on Friday next week.

SO it pack up the boxes and moving time.

Pah, if you'd instructed me none of this would've happened

I'd have gone and demolished the bloody thing overnight

[Richie]

Originally Posted by Ed

I'd have gone and demolished the bloody thing overnight

Next time I move my friend, youl'll be the first to know.

Originally Posted by Richie1743

BTW yes I do need the garage, as an escape from her indoors..

Just get the Central Heating piped across mate and you'll have a home from home

[timwilky]

Originally Posted by Cloggsy

Just get the Central Heating piped across mate and you'll have a home from home

Why do you need central heating to make a home away from home, with all the cold shoulders and icy stares I get even the frozen artic would be just like home.

[Richie]

Originally Posted by timwilky

Why do you need central heating to make a home away from home.

will let you know soon, as I'm moving on Friday this week.

I think the last thing to get packed will be the laptop....