Planning Legislation was introduced in 63. If built before that it is permitted development. If built after that it may be unauthorised development - depending on whether it got Permission or not and whether or whether or not it was exempted development. I am not certain of the extent of the exemptions to the requirement for Permission in the early years of the Planning Acts - but I doubt that side extensions were allowed.Hi ONQ. What about if the extension is at the back of the house, but there was a side extension added a long time ago (possibly soon after the house was built circa 1960).
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Planning Legislation was introduced in 63. If built before that it is permitted development. If built after that it may be unauthorised development - depending on whether it got Permission or not and whether or whether or not it was exempted development. I am not certain of the extent of the exemptions to the requirement for Permission in the early years of the Planning Acts - but I doubt that side extensions were allowed.
In any case, it would appear that the Local Authority has lost the power to require the removal of the extension - due to lapse of time. They have 7 years to invoke this power.
Hi ONQ. What about if the extension is at the back of the house, but there was a side extension added a long time ago (possibly soon after the house was built circa 1960).
Tx
My main concern is timing, could I start the back extension and submit planning application for side/attic at the same time? My thinking is the back extension would be finished in and around the time when planning comes through?
Thanks
Thanks again ONQ. An architect is #1 on our list actually. We see this as our "big job" that we have 1 chance to get right. Don't want to be wishing we did something differently afterwards.
I'm a bit confused by the term party wall though. There is a side entrance next to our side entension (about 2-3 feet - can measure later) and another one (same width) on our neighbour's side. We plan on leaving this side access, so the party wall with remain. The total distance therefore between our house and our neightbour's is approx 6 feet. Just wondering if this would hamper our planning permission for a 2story extension?
Hi JPII,
It's a semi-d with a garage conversion. The garage conversion was completed when the house was built (1960). Beyond this extension, there's a side access between our house and our neighbour's. They also have a single-story garage conversion. The distance between our garage conversion and their's is approx 6 feet, with a party wall splitting the 2. We were thinking of extending our garage conversion upwards to create a 2 story conversion, leaving the same side access space when completed. I was just wondering is there a minimum distance that the 2 houses need to be (i.e. greater than our 6 feet) required for planning?
Thanks
Firefly.
Has anyone else done exactly what you are thinking of doing?
Whats the construction of the garage walls (Single leaf, double leaf with a cavity etc) & roof?
We have made some drawings as to how we could see an extension working for us, but are thinking of employing the services of an architect to flesh these out (or challenge our thinking as we are very open). This work should also include the planning permission of same.
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