Victorian terrace best layout

[Hl.house]

We have a typical 2 up 2 down house with a rear kitchen extension on ground floor and bathroom in top of kitchen. Will see if i can upload drawings later. We want to remodel it. Changes include:
1. Upstairs: convert middle bedroom into bathroom and reduce it's size to leave a corridor wide enough(180cm) to fit loft stairs and walkway/landing. Convert current bathroom into bedroom as current bathroom is bigger than middle bedroom(minus loft stair space).
2. Downstairs: Widen hallway, convert front reception to kitchen, move stairs to run up against side wall, middle room stays as dining room(stairs on one side), side return extension so current kitchen becomes Lounge with good garden view.
Any problems with this layout? Re.planning, building regs, resale ?

 

[Hl.house]

Something like this(ground floor).
First floor: before after are swapped in this image. Will see if i can find another image. Also, we are unlikely to get permission for second floor side extension.

 

[Himaginn]

Two points:
a) you'll knock a fair bit of value off by changing a three bed to a two bed,
b) you'll need your upstairs hallway to be wider if you go ahead with your stair re-alignment.

BTW, I've asked mods to move the post to Building Forum.

 

[TheVictorian]

If the current layout is that unsuitable then I'd be more inclined to move house, you will spend a lot of money to reduce the value of the house significantly by doing what you propose.

 

[Hl.house]

Sorry, I forgot to mention we currently have only two bedrooms. Bathroom is upstairs. The rear bedroom is bathroom currently.

 

[Hl.house]

May be this image is close to current floor plan
http://content.metropix.com/px/7472135

 

[Hl.house]

I can't paste the image. It pasted URL instead.

 

[Gerrydelasel]

I think you ought to post your before/after floor plans more accurately. It's all got very confusing!

 

[joeinlondon]

I would spend less on downstairs and turn bathroom into kitchen. Have a loft conversion instead so you gain an upstairs bathroom and keep it three bed.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

I think you ought to post your before/after floor plans more accurately. It's all got very confusing!

Aye, pointless contributing until this happens ........

 

[chappers]

I would spend less on downstairs and turn bathroom into kitchen. Have a loft conversion instead so you gain an upstairs bathroom and keep it three bed.

Agree, definitely don't put the kitchen at the front isolated from the rest of the house, leave that as a sitting room. By all means open up the back and create a kitchen/family room with dining. Then move bathroom upstairs and go into the loft to gain back your third bedroom, possibly with en-suite if room allows.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

edit: wrong thread!

 

[Hl.house]

Sorry it took me a while to know how to do a floor plan. Also, we are unlikely to get PP for second floor side extension. So a little change. This is the current floor plan.

 

[Hl.house]

Ahh.. didn't upload my image. Trying again ...

 

[Hl.house]

Please note: internal walls(front reception) are removed so it is one big room downstairs.
Option 1.
a) Move stairs to side wall to start climbing up from the rear end.
b) Create two bathrooms upstairs.

Ground floor:

First floor: