Hello everyone,
Quick summary : I am in the process of building a front and side extension to my bungalow and creating a brand new roof to cover the whole structure. The new roof has a higher ridge than the previous roof. In the past many years the council has refused a straight forward second storey house or extremely large dormer windows (spanning almost end to end).
I have enough space in the new loft to create three or more bedrooms and three or more bathrooms with ceiling heights at 2400 for the main areas, lowering down to 2200 or maybe 2000 for the bathrooms. There is lots of space. For natural light and aeration I can install roof windows as necessary.
Can you please tell me will I need planning permits or just building regs for this "conversion"? Can the very awkward council (not to use stronger words) refuse and on what grounds?
Thanks!
Quick summary : I am in the process of building a front and side extension to my bungalow and creating a brand new roof to cover the whole structure. The new roof has a higher ridge than the previous roof. In the past many years the council has refused a straight forward second storey house or extremely large dormer windows (spanning almost end to end).
I have enough space in the new loft to create three or more bedrooms and three or more bathrooms with ceiling heights at 2400 for the main areas, lowering down to 2200 or maybe 2000 for the bathrooms. There is lots of space. For natural light and aeration I can install roof windows as necessary.
Can you please tell me will I need planning permits or just building regs for this "conversion"? Can the very awkward council (not to use stronger words) refuse and on what grounds?
Thanks!