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    Garage conversion but meters on walls?

    Hi, so we are converting our garage (linked to the 1960's house) into a habitable room. The walls are double leaf brick without cavity. I will therefore need Celotex Insulated internal plasterboard sheets - do you know if 75mm cellotex is the minimum acceptable thickness? Can I simply bond it to...
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    Timing of applying for planning for a phase 2 extension?

    Hi, our phase 1 extension is a 3m double storey rear - pp was won a couple of weeks ago and works will start in mid-November to finish by mid-December (hopefully). We would like to add a 3m conservatory attached to this (soon to be) newly built double storey rear. Can I apply now and get a...
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    Solar panels on roof - 35 degrees - planning and b/regs

    Ok thanks understood, it's a freehold house's dormer roof. Ok I appreciate there needs to be gaps between the 3 rows of panels to minimise shadowing.
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    Solar panels on roof - 35 degrees - planning and b/regs

    Thanks for your reply. 35 degree is the optimal angle if you see as attached. 20 degrees is 4% less efficient but I'd rather try to be 100% efficient if possible. In case anyone ask's why I don't place them on the front pitched roof, that will already be done without the need for planning. The...
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    Solar panels on roof - 35 degrees - planning and b/regs

    Hi, please see attached highlights. For England the optimal solar panel angles are 35 degees. I know no planning is needed if the panels stick out 20cm max , but based on these 1m panels on frames they will stick out 58cm at this angle. They won't be visible from the front street level if you...
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    Garage conversion - planning permission

    Hi, the rules say no planning permission is needed for converting a garage into a room if it's internal. Is replacing the steel garage door with a window and brickwork deemed internal or external? The rules are a bit confusing as this visible change will be seen by external passers by? If no...
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    Opinion needed please for planning permission

    Thanks, however garden space is not an issue as even after these extensions it will be 8m long and 13m wide =104sq m, and I believe the garden amenity space needed is 50sq m for a 3-bed-house plus 10sq m for each extra bedroom. Any other thoughts please?
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    Opinion needed please for planning permission

    Hi expert planners, I'm looking to extend the house as attached - it already has a double storey side extension (original 1960's house in green hash). I'm thinking of doing it in the following steps to avoid it being deemed 'intensive use' or 'over-development' if done in 1 go: (1) Apply for...
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    Rear extension leaving 2.5cm PD gap cases

    Hi, I'm planning to do a 6m kitchen rear extension under PD but I need to leave a slight material gap between this and the existing protruding 3m side extension. I understand there are several appeal case wins about this gap, at the 2.5cm, 5cm and 10cm gap levels. If these cases are in the...
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    What is most economical solution for a strip foundation here?

    Hi, please see attached photo showing rear wall of a 1960's semi-house. The rain-pipe and sink pipe waste run into this gutter. The green hilight shows where the new proposed 60cm wide strip foundation will run for the rear kitchen extension (about 1m deep). What is the solution for this...
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    Permitted Development Outbuilding - distance from property

    Hi Pete & Jonnu, Can you please share the appeal references here or PM me as I'm in a similar situation? Thanks AT
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    Joining my new 6m rear extension to neighbour's existing 3m rear extension

    Hi it's an old semi. I attach a photo of the rear garden where the rear new L-shape 6m extension will go. You can see the neighbour's extension already there and over-hanging our garden slightly. I don't know how he achieved that extension 15yrs ago as an old widow used to live in our house -...
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    Joining my new 6m rear extension to neighbour's existing 3m rear extension

    (1) I understand if I get a partywall agreement I can join my rear extension onto the neighbours, however my main query is that his rear single story extension which was built 13yrs ago goes over our land by about 20cm, so can I just build a single leaf blockwork extension rather than doing...
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    Will this new dormer be a permitted development or do I need planning?

    I was referring to the floor area upon which the tax is payable (not volume). The roof space internally, once habitable will be approx 40sq m.
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    Will this rear L-shaped 6m single storey be permitted?

    Thanks for the postive opinions. My neigbour WILL complain, he always has and always will. He already has a 3m rear extension so is my understanding correct that my 6m extension will 'not cause him sigificant harm' and will pass?
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