Conservatory convertion

[DaveJaVu]

Hi,

Looking for a bit of advice on which way to go with an idea Im throwing around.

I built a conservatory about 12 years ago which is approx 3.2m x 3.2m.
Its a dwarf wall style.
I have the mother in law living with us and wonderewd of the possibility of turning this into a bedroom for her as shes getting on a bit.

Idea is to remove all the upper section and roof and take the brickwork on up and put a pitch roof on it.

How do I stand with planning, I guess building regs would be involved but as far as planning it out at the moment what should I consider my options?

Dave.

 

[Richard C]

You need to check if you still have your personal development rights & that you conversion, which is effectively going to be a new extension, falls within them. this will dictate if you need planning or not. Your conversion must also comply with current Building Regs. & your biggest problem may be with the foundations & floor insulation, depending on what you did when you built it; LABC won’t take your word for it & you will need to provide positive evidence or expose them for inspection & if they ain’t happy, you may as well knock it all down & start again.

 

[noseall]

Sounds like a demo' job to me.

 

[DaveJaVu]

Mmmm, thanks. Was thinking along those lines, but wasnt sure about the latest regs. Oh well, just toying with the idea anyway.
Thanks for that.

 

[garyo]

Put the top section on eBay with a 'buyer collects / dismantles' clause - there's a good market for them on there.

Gary

 

[DevilDamo]

personal development rights

Is the a new definition to the term PD?

 

[Richard C]

personal development rights

Is the a new definition to the term PD?

Perrmitted Development of course

 

[Nickam]

Highly unlikely that you could meet current building regs standards and it would probably be best to re-build a proper extension.
As for Planning, the criteria for what is deemed Permitted Development did change in 2008. Check out the interactive house at:
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/hhg/houseguide.html