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Unfortunately I was told the 10 year rule applies when there are planning conditions in place, which in this case was "garage to be used as a garage".

So as mentioned, we could possibly argue the garage was too small to be considered 1 space, however that doesn't get me past the rule of 3 bedrooms = 2 spaces, 4+ bedrooms= 3 spaces. I have seen this rule enforced for other garage conversions in the area. Would stating that the converted garage...

Regarding parking, we live in a quiet cul-de-sac which isn't maintained by the council (stated in the deeds). I also own the land in front of my driveway which gives me enough space to park a 3rd car across the front of my cars on the driveway. This also allows enough space (another car width...

When I went through pre-application I did give my address and the outcome was that I needed to apply for full planning permission, and that remained his response after explaining the part conversion work carried out by previous owner. After he mentioned the parking situation may be an issue it...

I've had a look at the original floor plan pre-conversion which states the garage was 4.9m x 2.9m. According to the council, a space below 7.5m x 3.5m is considered 0.2 of a space, however the minimum size for this is 6m x 3m. Assuming I've interpreted this correctly of course.

Thanks for the reply. The garage conversion was picked up during the buying process and the building control certificate was provided, however the lack of planning approval was not queried, or raised as a potential issue to me at the time.

We have an integrated garage which the previous owner part converted almost 9 years ago. The front 1m depth of the garage is in its original state with a garage door, and this is used for storing bikes etc, behind this is the converted room. This work was signed off and certified by building...