I have a mid terrace with a dry basement. Its currently Bare brick painted walls and concrete floor with exposed beams above. Its used as storage and as a utility room. i.e. "non habitable" in law.
I just want to make it look a bit better and more useful - drying clothes etc. I have installed a radiator and want to put some cheap laminate down and some plasterboard in the walls.. Not a change of use just sprucing up a storage room.
Do i need to get planning approval? From what i've read this is ok as long as it is still a storage room (i.e. no change in use). Difficult to find definitive information.
Also What constitutes habitable and a change of use? Presumably if i moved my sofa in that would be... But how would they know? If i move it out when i sold up..
Cheers Matt
I just want to make it look a bit better and more useful - drying clothes etc. I have installed a radiator and want to put some cheap laminate down and some plasterboard in the walls.. Not a change of use just sprucing up a storage room.
Do i need to get planning approval? From what i've read this is ok as long as it is still a storage room (i.e. no change in use). Difficult to find definitive information.
Also What constitutes habitable and a change of use? Presumably if i moved my sofa in that would be... But how would they know? If i move it out when i sold up..
Cheers Matt