New loft hatch

[CocoraEdinburgh]

Hi! I have a weird loft hatch in the bathroom in my flat. I'm about to start the bathroom renovation , next week, and I'd like to close that access and open a new loft access in the hallway. Do I need any kind or permission or certificate?
I asked in the council, but they didn't answered so far...

Cheers!

 

[Newboy]

Who owns the flat and who owns the loft?

If you own the freehold to both then no permission necessary, if somebody else owns either then you will need permission.

 

[CocoraEdinburgh]

I own both, but since I'll probably will need to cut some joists to do the opening, I thought that maybe I would need permission or something. Is not the case, then?

 

[endecotp]

I think you do need a building warrant for that.
The list of things you're allowed to do in a flat without a warrant is not long.
In practice, a lot of people would not bother applying as it is time-consuming and costs money.
See:
http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0043/00435249.pdf
Starting with item 6 on page 23 (or page 26, depending on where you look for the page numbers).

 

[CocoraEdinburgh]

Thank you very much for that .pdf! Very handy