Planning needed for outside steps (and new entrance) down lower ground floor?

jimmybond007 · 26 Feb 2023

We are buying a house that has a natural lower ground floor so has a large window at the front. However the front door to the house is up steps to the upper ground floor. As this floor has bedrooms, we wanted to put a new entrance in at lower ground floor. This wouldn't mean excavation but would mean steps and an 'alternative' front door.

Would this need planning? I don't see why it would but it is in effect altering the access to the house from the front.

Thanks for any guidance.

blup · 26 Feb 2023

Not sure the new door and steps need pp, but worth checking if your in a conservation area or its a listed building, because different rules potentially apply. I would guess a new access needs building regulation approval because of fire safety and means of escape issues.

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Planning needed for outside steps (and new entrance) down lower ground floor?

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