What are your thoughts? Would this raised patio/decking require planning permission? We are unsure

[Happymum53]

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• Happymum53
• 17 Jul 2018

 

[Nakajo]

Are you the Local Planning Authority?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

I like your style Nakajo!

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

At the OP, got a photo of before the deck was built? I like the nice trip hazard around the paving.

 

[Happymum53]

LOL!!! no Nakajo just somebody looking for some advice from people who I thought may be able to help. It isn't finished yet by the way still got lots to do like balustrade etc. I take your point Freddiemercurystwin about the trip hazard we will need to rethink that area. Thanks Linda

 

[Happymum53]

These were before Freddiemetcurystwin

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

In a nutshell it's PD if the height is within 300mm of the original ground level. So looks to be PD if that patio is original.

 

[Happymum53]

Yes the patio is from when the house was built. Thank you I really appreciate your help. x

 

[wessex101]

Well, that is rather unique. Raised decking on the front of the house!

Might be worth checking there isn't an article 4 directive or restrictive covenant as it looks like a newish build development. Also there is always the tenuous argument of "engineering works" if the planners really don't like it.

 

[Happymum53]

I know Wessex 101 it does seem a little odd but because of the lay out of the estate, several houses (ours included) have no road in front of us just our drive facing fields. The houses are about 28 years old and several houses already have similar patio's on them, although with paving stones, but similar design. There are restrictive covenants that say you can't put in hedges, fences to the front on boundaries, park work vehicles etc but many of the houses ignore these and have leylandi hedges, high fences etc. We have only been on here a few years and have been working on the house so just started on the outside, it's turning into a bit of a can of worms :-/ I have had so many conflicting things said to me today, one Council office say one thing another something else I'm struggling to get my head around it all. I don't want to fall foul of any planning regs etc. Could I ask what you mean my 'Engineering works' please? Thanks Linda x

 

[^woody^]

Can I come round for a martini on that deck, then I can topple of the edge and get a nice Caribbean cruise out of it.

Thanks.

 

[Happymum53]

Of course you can Woody LOL!!! I could even put out a plank for you and help you walk it just leave my gin alone and bring your own Marini I did say further up that it is far from finished and all the balustrade needed to go on it, it is a very half finished project and one we are reconsidering we should even finish. I've arranged for an Architect to come and have a look in the morning and come up with a better idea than ours Thanks all for your input though, one or two of you came up with some excellent points that have been very useful to us and helped us come to a much better solution. If any of you have any idea's on alternative ideas I really would like to hear them, and Woody thank you for making me laugh, it has been a long day and my head is bursting with all I've been cramming into it, so making me laugh tonight was quite an achievement. One thing we do know for sure is that pretty much whatever we do will need planning and a professional x

 

[tony1851]

Acting as devils' advocate here, but could it fall foul of Part F (hard surfaces) as it is on the front of the house and the flagged part looks > 5m² and looks impermeable?
(conditions F2 a and b).
Aside from that, I'm inclined to agree with Wessex as it could be seen as a work of engineering.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

 

[tony1851]

Eh?