Im afraid that isnt correct. A home office can be accommodated in the attic area without having to apply for planning permission with certain conditions to be adhered to.Unless its storage use only you need a permission.
Cant argue with thatI could go on (and have).
Please don't waste time on AAM by both asking and answering questions.
I don't know where you get your ideas from but you're not correct.
You need a stairs access and insulation for habitable areas.
Unless its storage use only you need a permission.
You need to avoid interstitial condensation.
You need upgraded fire proofing.
You need alternative escapes.
I could go on (and have).
Perhaps we need an attic conversion FAQ.
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All advice on AAM is remote from the situation and cannot be relied upon as a defence or support - in and of itself - should legal action be taken.
Competent legal and building professionals should be asked to advise in Real Life with rights to inspect and issue reports on the matters at hand.
At the risk of being reported for infringing council regs, we floored and partitioned the attic and put in two velux windows for light and air, at the cost of about €1000. There is only a ladder access, but we have a computer, shelving etc up there.
Im afraid that isnt correct. A home office can be accommodated in the attic area without having to apply for planning permission with certain conditions to be adhered to.
Cant argue with that
Why don't you get down off your high horse. You just came across as a complete twat. Pity we can't all be as smart as you.
If I am converting a part of my loft for my use, then why must I have stairs access, and permission? If I don't want alternative escapes or upgraded fireproofing then why must I have them?
You asked and apparently answered your own question.My post was aimed at someone who may have done a quick job to make use of the loft without spending tens of thousands on it, and who could maybe have actually offered me advice, rather than smart This post will be deleted if not edited to remove bad language answers.
You seem a bit stressed out for someone who only came here for advice.Under your name it says 'contributor' not 'moderator', so you will forgive me for treating your reply with the contempt it deserves.
And we wonder why the numbers posting on here have declined. Probably because of ass-holes like you pontificating to others.
Moderators, you can either delete this thread or ban me, I honestly couldn't care.
At the risk of being reported for infringing council regs, we floored and partitioned the attic and put in two velux windows for light and air, at the cost of about €1000. There is only a ladder access, but we have a computer, shelving etc up there.
Although not explicit in the planning regulations, rooflights to the rear of a roofslope are considered exempt by most council planning departments and rooflights to the front need planning permission. Dormer windows always need planning permission.
The use of the attic, that is the loft conversion does not in itself require pp as it is within the envelop of your own property.
As to the building regs, very little inspection goes on in this country. If you were to sell the house, the attic room would be listed a storage unless you could achieve the standard head height, proper stairs etc.
Although not explicit in the planning regulations, rooflights to the rear of a roofslope are considered exempt by most council planning departments and rooflights to the front need planning permission. Dormer windows always need planning permission.
The use of the attic, that is the loft conversion does not in itself require pp as it is within the envelop of your own property.
As to the building regs, very little inspection goes on in this country. If you were to sell the house, the attic room would be listed a storage unless you could achieve the standard head height, proper stairs etc.
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