Someone I know wants to do this to make approximately 2.5m2 of floor space (enough to store a washing machine which would make some room in the kitchen).
Many of the flats on the estate have done this, however they have all been first or second floor flats with a balcony, all except one other ground floor flat, the owner of which was taken to court by the managing agent recently on the basis 'it defaced the building'. They lost the case, and so he's been allowed to keep it.
The arrangement is actually quite pleasing to the eye, because each block of flats has an outside rubbish chute on the face of each building, with a balcony either side, and as there is a wall surrounding the enclosure of the porch, people have built in pvcu windows (first and second floors), around the perimeter of the balcony walls to make space inside.
The issue now is, how to proceed now? I don't feel it would be a good idea to ask permission, as the agent will say no without consideration, however I'm not sure it wise to proceed without notifying them at all. There is also no conversation to be had about design considerations, as the front people they employ are residents themselves. It's pretty clear they are taking an anti-social approach based on how they treated the chap whose done it already, in fact he gained verbal permission from someone previously on the board whose since left (last year) due to bickering, pointless drama, etc etc, which formed part of his defence.
Anyone with any information ? It would be much appreciated.
Many of the flats on the estate have done this, however they have all been first or second floor flats with a balcony, all except one other ground floor flat, the owner of which was taken to court by the managing agent recently on the basis 'it defaced the building'. They lost the case, and so he's been allowed to keep it.
The arrangement is actually quite pleasing to the eye, because each block of flats has an outside rubbish chute on the face of each building, with a balcony either side, and as there is a wall surrounding the enclosure of the porch, people have built in pvcu windows (first and second floors), around the perimeter of the balcony walls to make space inside.
The issue now is, how to proceed now? I don't feel it would be a good idea to ask permission, as the agent will say no without consideration, however I'm not sure it wise to proceed without notifying them at all. There is also no conversation to be had about design considerations, as the front people they employ are residents themselves. It's pretty clear they are taking an anti-social approach based on how they treated the chap whose done it already, in fact he gained verbal permission from someone previously on the board whose since left (last year) due to bickering, pointless drama, etc etc, which formed part of his defence.
Anyone with any information ? It would be much appreciated.
