conservation area

Hi all I'm looking for advice on restoring our bay window. The previous occupant thought it would be great to shear off the London victorian detailing and to pebbledash the front of the house. We've got the pebbledash off ourselves but now need to restore the look of the bay window as we live...

Hi Everyone, I bought a victorian terraced house in London back in 2018. Keen on doing some upgrades/improvements, I booked a planning application consultation with Croydon Council. In the conversation with the "Senior Planning Officer" I asked questions about "squaring off" the roof doing...

Hi all, What are your thoughts on potentially converting this old garage into a mini granny annex? (see attached photo) Roof looks like asbestos and those concrete panel/block walls leave much to be desired. Knock it down or upgrade it?; I’m not sure how those panel walls compare with masonry...

Hi, Can anyone please advise me on the following or suggest who can? My architect is doing the best he can but now wondering if a legal representative is an option. I live in a (circa 1760) house in a conservation area and green belt, and I wish to extend it as follows: 1. Side extension...

Hi All, I live in a conservation area and want to build a summer house in our rear garden as a little play room for the young kids. I thought I was ok on the permitted development side of things until I realised the additional rules around a 'designated area'. The one I 'think' I fall foul of...

Hi, I recently bought a house which has a large garden. The property has a history going back to the 1700s and is within a conservation area (it isn’t listed). Having done some research, I’ve discovered that there was once an ale house/dwelling at the very bottom of the garden and I’m now...

I live in a Conservation Area and the the local council are proposing to build 600 houses in farmland opposite me that is within the Conservation Area. What is the legal position re building large numbers of houses within a CA and do I have any grounds to object? Thanks for any info.