Sorry if this is a bit long, want to get all the info in up-front and be as unambiguous as I can.
Background:
I am in the process of re-submitting a planning application for a front/rear/side extension to a detatched bungalow (the previous one was refused for being too large). I would like to combine this extension with using my PD rights for a loft conversion. This may be a bit of a sneaky way to get around the size limits, but not the first time someone has done it I'm sure.
The LPA would not allow including the loft conversion in the extension application, or submitting as a seperate planning application along with the extension due to the size of the resulting property. Under a planning application it would be one or the other, not both.
I'm not really comfortable discussing this with the Planning Officers at the moment as I'd really rather not show my hand yet
My problem:
The extension I am seeking planning for will include the addition of further roof volume (49m3) and if I were to build the PD loft conversion after this the allowable increase in roof volume would already have been used up by the extension and therefore it would no longer be legal to proceed under PD.
If I were to obtain the Certificate of Lawfulness for the loft conversion first I am convinced they will use this as a reason to then refuse the planning application on the grounds of the overall size increase.
My perceived solution:
My idea is that the Certificate of Lawfulness be obtained on the basis of the original house, prior to the extension being built, but after having received planning for it.
My perceived plan of attack would be as follows;
1. submit planning application for front/side/rear extension
2. receive planning approval
3. submit application for COL based on pre-extension roof dimensions
My question:
My question really is what order should they be built to ensure I don't run into any trouble?
1. I complete the loft conversion before I increase the roof volume with the extension?
2. Do both at the same time?
3. Do the loft conversion last?
My feeling is that option 1 is safest, 2 is a bit dodgy in that it has the risk that the PD will be invalidated by the overall roof volume increase, and 3 may be just asking for trouble.
Thanks in advance for any and all advice you can give.
Mike.
Background:
I am in the process of re-submitting a planning application for a front/rear/side extension to a detatched bungalow (the previous one was refused for being too large). I would like to combine this extension with using my PD rights for a loft conversion. This may be a bit of a sneaky way to get around the size limits, but not the first time someone has done it I'm sure.
The LPA would not allow including the loft conversion in the extension application, or submitting as a seperate planning application along with the extension due to the size of the resulting property. Under a planning application it would be one or the other, not both.
I'm not really comfortable discussing this with the Planning Officers at the moment as I'd really rather not show my hand yet
My problem:
The extension I am seeking planning for will include the addition of further roof volume (49m3) and if I were to build the PD loft conversion after this the allowable increase in roof volume would already have been used up by the extension and therefore it would no longer be legal to proceed under PD.
If I were to obtain the Certificate of Lawfulness for the loft conversion first I am convinced they will use this as a reason to then refuse the planning application on the grounds of the overall size increase.
My perceived solution:
My idea is that the Certificate of Lawfulness be obtained on the basis of the original house, prior to the extension being built, but after having received planning for it.
My perceived plan of attack would be as follows;
1. submit planning application for front/side/rear extension
2. receive planning approval
3. submit application for COL based on pre-extension roof dimensions
My question:
My question really is what order should they be built to ensure I don't run into any trouble?
1. I complete the loft conversion before I increase the roof volume with the extension?
2. Do both at the same time?
3. Do the loft conversion last?
My feeling is that option 1 is safest, 2 is a bit dodgy in that it has the risk that the PD will be invalidated by the overall roof volume increase, and 3 may be just asking for trouble.
Thanks in advance for any and all advice you can give.
Mike.