When buying the house, people will use the space as they see it rather than keep strictly to the wording on a planning permission (though accepting this might affect insurance).
Sometimes a connecting door between two rooms is a requirement of Building Control (Part B - means if escape, eg if there is a conservatory preventing an escape window?). Could this explain the communicating door?
When I originally looked into why the property was not classed as a 2 bed I thought it might be to do with the window in the room in question. I can't remember what exactly it was about the window (size/the way it opened), I assume size, and this was a possible fire safety issue....
So when I asked the estate agent why the house wasn't officially a 2 bedroom and they said it was down to the parking, I was surprised. I don't know why parking would affect the clarification of a room in the house, so this is why I questioned it in this thread to see if anyone could confirm this is the case and why it is the case.
I did say to the estate agent that I was considering sealing that door off as a cupboard. So you'd open the door from the 'study/dressing room/spare bedroom' - (whatever you want to call this spare room) and inside would be a cupboard. If there was a regulatory/fire safety issue with doing this, shouldn't the estate agent have told me that I cannot seal that door off?
I suspect that the window in the 'study/dressing room/spare bedroom' isn't within fire safety regulations, but I don't know this as a fact, and this may be why the door is there to gain access to the main bedroom where there is a larger window.
If anyone could shed a light on what the most likely situation is here.
-Is it classed as a 1 bed solely due to it only having 1 official car parking space.
-Is the door between these 2 rooms there as the builder wants to give the owner the option to use it as a walk in dressing room.
-Is the door there because of fire safety.
And also, can the door be sealed up or are there regulations preventing me from doing so if it is a fire safety risk?
Have attached an image of the room, although you can't see the window so well, but may be able to get an idea of the size. I have also attached the floor plan showing the door going between both rooms.