Is planning permission required to put one property BACK

[heidisalbie]

Hi, Can any one help me?

My current home was originally 2 separate houses and the previous owner knocked it into one.

Would planning permission be needed to put the property back into two separate dwellings and if so how hard would it be to achieve planning on this.

Thank you for taking the time to read my query and if you have any comments or ideas I would appreciate it.

Thanks H

 

[OwainDIYer]

yes, because you are creating a new dwelling

The usual concern for planning is if there is insufficient parking for 2 dwellings.

 

[cjard]

If it was built as two originally, it shouldn't necessarily be a problem, but do watch out that they don't come along with a demand to pay Section 106 or CIL charges.

For CIL there is already an exemption for self-builders in your scenario, but the consultation on whether it extends to S106 is still going through parliament. If you're in an area where the council still demand S106 rather than the newer CIL, I'd wait until that consultation is determined before you make any application - could save you having to pay thousands of pounds in stealth taxes