We have a reverse L shaped detached house in Hertfordshire (where there is a void, sort of like a ╝share). We also have an existing two storey side extension on the right hand side.
We've just bought the house and wanted to do a single storey rear extension across the width of the house including behind the existing extension. We wanted to create a wrap around by filling in the void by going back 8m from the left flank wall and then 4m from the right flank wall of the extension.
Our PD application was refused on several grounds.
1. We cant build behind an existing second generation extension (we knew this but chanced it anyway)
2. The existing building had a balcony and small cheaply constructed wooden conservatory underneath it come a few meters of the rear inner void wall (we didn't consider this to to be an issue because we are not contstructing a balcony under PD, it is an existing one and furthermore our objective is to come off the back inner wall and not the outer conservatory wall but they remarked that we cannot apply for PD when we have a balcony. This is despite the rules saying "no balcony to be constructed"
3. Something about a Class A rule that does not allow an L shaped house to create a wrap around extension as the two flank walls cannot meet?
We understand point 1 but dont understand why point 2 and 3 would be an issue, especially point 3. Could someone please explain?
And before you ask, yes I do have a RIBA registered architect who did not warn me about 2 and 3. We were advised to put in a planning application which might allow for a wrap around and retaining the balcony but when put in a pre-app, that was rejected too and were told to reduce the size of the rear extension as it doesnt look right in proportion to the existing house. Yet other houses in the street including my neighbours and are larger in depth.
Thanks.
We've just bought the house and wanted to do a single storey rear extension across the width of the house including behind the existing extension. We wanted to create a wrap around by filling in the void by going back 8m from the left flank wall and then 4m from the right flank wall of the extension.
Our PD application was refused on several grounds.
1. We cant build behind an existing second generation extension (we knew this but chanced it anyway)
2. The existing building had a balcony and small cheaply constructed wooden conservatory underneath it come a few meters of the rear inner void wall (we didn't consider this to to be an issue because we are not contstructing a balcony under PD, it is an existing one and furthermore our objective is to come off the back inner wall and not the outer conservatory wall but they remarked that we cannot apply for PD when we have a balcony. This is despite the rules saying "no balcony to be constructed"
3. Something about a Class A rule that does not allow an L shaped house to create a wrap around extension as the two flank walls cannot meet?
We understand point 1 but dont understand why point 2 and 3 would be an issue, especially point 3. Could someone please explain?
And before you ask, yes I do have a RIBA registered architect who did not warn me about 2 and 3. We were advised to put in a planning application which might allow for a wrap around and retaining the balcony but when put in a pre-app, that was rejected too and were told to reduce the size of the rear extension as it doesnt look right in proportion to the existing house. Yet other houses in the street including my neighbours and are larger in depth.
Thanks.