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Hi,
Seeking input on need for lawful development cert, planning consent or neither.
Situation: I live in a 2 story semi detached house built in 2018. the house in not in aonb, conservation area, nor is it listed. the top floor (which is partially in the eaves) has a small landing, two bedrooms, a bathroom and a storage cupboard. the two rear-facing bedrooms have two dormer windows. the bathroom and storage cupboard are front facing - with no external windows. there is an (unused) loft space above the top floor. there have been no external changes to the property since it was originally constructed.
what i want to do: i plan to remove the internal (non-structural) partition walls that separate the storage cupboard from the landing - creating a larger landing that i can place a desk on. i also wish to fit a 1m x 1m velux window into the (highway-facing) pitched roof - bringing light to the enlarged landing area. i have read the permitted development technical guide, as well as consulted the online planning portal. based upon my interpretation, i believe what i want to do is covered under permitted developments section c ("other alternations to the roof") and therefore does not require planning consent from my local authority; whilst there are stipulations around maximum protrusion from the existing roof plane and the need to use opaque glass if the window is on side facing, neither of these are relevant in my case. nor is the stipulation about going above the existing ridge line. the questions i have:
1. is there a minimum distance away from the wall/roof i share with my neighbour?
2. is there a minimum distance that the window must be placed above the edge of the roof?
3. is there a maximum size/dimension that the window must not exceed?
4. are there any "gotchas" in section b ("additions to the roof") that create conflict with section c? i note language that suggesting adding internal volume in "roof space" (>50Cu/M) falls outside of permitted developments. does removing the existing partition wall (thus creating a larger landing area) count as adding internal volume? i don't think so because technically my 2nd floor isn't loft space?
in summary, i am in a quandary as to whether to proactively apply for lawful development status, or just do that retrospectively. ordinarily i'd just do the latter, but i have builders onsite (completing a completely unrelated project) hence it would be most cost effective to get this done now.
input/comments appreciate.
n.b. i know that building regs/compliance will apply!
thanks in advance.
Seeking input on need for lawful development cert, planning consent or neither.
Situation: I live in a 2 story semi detached house built in 2018. the house in not in aonb, conservation area, nor is it listed. the top floor (which is partially in the eaves) has a small landing, two bedrooms, a bathroom and a storage cupboard. the two rear-facing bedrooms have two dormer windows. the bathroom and storage cupboard are front facing - with no external windows. there is an (unused) loft space above the top floor. there have been no external changes to the property since it was originally constructed.
what i want to do: i plan to remove the internal (non-structural) partition walls that separate the storage cupboard from the landing - creating a larger landing that i can place a desk on. i also wish to fit a 1m x 1m velux window into the (highway-facing) pitched roof - bringing light to the enlarged landing area. i have read the permitted development technical guide, as well as consulted the online planning portal. based upon my interpretation, i believe what i want to do is covered under permitted developments section c ("other alternations to the roof") and therefore does not require planning consent from my local authority; whilst there are stipulations around maximum protrusion from the existing roof plane and the need to use opaque glass if the window is on side facing, neither of these are relevant in my case. nor is the stipulation about going above the existing ridge line. the questions i have:
1. is there a minimum distance away from the wall/roof i share with my neighbour?
2. is there a minimum distance that the window must be placed above the edge of the roof?
3. is there a maximum size/dimension that the window must not exceed?
4. are there any "gotchas" in section b ("additions to the roof") that create conflict with section c? i note language that suggesting adding internal volume in "roof space" (>50Cu/M) falls outside of permitted developments. does removing the existing partition wall (thus creating a larger landing area) count as adding internal volume? i don't think so because technically my 2nd floor isn't loft space?
in summary, i am in a quandary as to whether to proactively apply for lawful development status, or just do that retrospectively. ordinarily i'd just do the latter, but i have builders onsite (completing a completely unrelated project) hence it would be most cost effective to get this done now.
input/comments appreciate.
n.b. i know that building regs/compliance will apply!
thanks in advance.
