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Yeah, that's the funny thing. This would be allowed, right? yet the bedroom in that caravan is tiny and the neighbours wouldn't want a gypsy living on their road. But this is allowed, whereas building a smart, little, trendy pad probably isn't as the bedroom needs to be 2.75 metres wide...

Hi Mottie, As my last message.... 'All new residential development must conform to the nationally described space standards as set out by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)Technical requirements.' So surely if this is a must, then going to the local authority...

All new residential development must conform to the nationally described space standards as set out by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)Technical requirements.... And here they are: The standard requires that: a. the dwelling provides at least the gross...

This is the type of thing you get around here at the bottom end of the market. A 1 bedroom house and this is the upstairs. It's cramped. A spiral staircase going up to an awkward space. You could get a double bed in there, but doubt you could walk down either side of it. You probably only have...

That's difficult when the cheapest type of properties are apartments, which 99% of the time leasehold. Difficult to find a freehold property that falls within my budget. Hence my research into converting this workshop.

If someone had tried to get planning permission to convert / knock down and rebuild this workshop into a residential property, would this information need to be disclosed? I assume so. I see there were 2 applications to change the use of the premises. One was to change it from a place to store...

Found a couple who live off grid in the Aussie Bush, they have a modern 'tiny house'.... seems pretty much like it's the same width of this workshop.... looks pretty cool. Seems to work with the TV opposite the sofa. It's pretty much setup like I'd set my concept up. Though they have stairs and...

No, it's Guildford, but not far off London in a lot of ways.... London is commutable (30 mins on the train). Guildford is expensive, and in recent years has been stated to be more unaffordable than London. This workshop is 5 minutes walk from the station. So would potentially be an ideal little...

Lol, yeah. I'd actually have the TV on the right hand side and the corridor leading to the bedroom on the left hand side. Or in other words the TV would not be placed on the same side of the 'living area' as the sofa. I think having the TV directly in front of the sofa will be too close so...

Yeah, prob will end up being even tighter than I'd hoped. But could do with some official measurements for the width of the plot to confirm. Some mock-ups anyway.....

Good points. Yeah, a car would definitely cover the 3 foot wide invisible path. Not sure if there would be some objection to turning this into a residential premises as they'd possibly be more parking congestion as 90% of the properties on this road don't have driveways. I guess complaints...

Hi....got some more info from the deeds of the neighbour: The land has the benefit of the following rights granted by a Conveyance of the land in this title dated 21 February 1946 made between (1) Ellen Smith (Vendor) and (2) Peter Tulon (Purchaser):- "Together with a right of footway or...

It just says 'The land hatched on the filed plan is subject to rights of way in favour of owner/occupier of the house next door'. I have attached a map showing the 'hatched' piece of land where the neighbour has right of way which I have highlighted in blue.... I have also drawn red lines...

I did think a retractable roof is probably fairly expensive, couldn't find any examples of price though. The mock-up above is a bit over the top with how big I'd want to roof to open up....I'd have the opening half that size at most. My concerns at the moment: -Retractable roof expense. (Would...

Here is another mock-up I have put together showing the kitchen and lounge area with the roof retracted.

ok, will do, cheers. I am someone who is trying to get on the property ladder and the only things I can afford are tiny apartments/maisonettes which are as snug as this would be. With this I'd own the land and have no ground rent and service charges to pay, and it may be cheaper to purchase...

I have mocked-up a floor plan which isn't accurate in terms of measurements...instead it's a guesstimate. Gives an idea of the layout I am thinking of. I'd ideally fit a large retractable window/roof as shown above the floor plan. This would be located above the kitchen/living area.

I am no expert on getting approval whatsoever... but yeah, a potentially noisy workshop day in day out or a residential property. Yes, neighbours can be noisy anyhow, but I'd only be turning it into a 1 bed property and there will be no garden, so the likelihood of a noisy couple living there...

Hi Guys, I am a novice at this stuff... Workshop into residential? I have come across a workshop for sale in amongst a residential area, it's slotted between 2 houses. My first thoughts were how was this allowed to be put up in the first place, but then again I don't know the rules. The...

why do the council care for a 10m garden? flats don't have gardens, a lot of 1 bed houses don't have gardens. WTF. Could always try buying some garden off the neighbours.... Overlooking - there would be no windows on the sides of the house. Only at the front and back. The only...