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Thabk you. Sorry, I should have added a third question... the position of the doors and windows would need to be as in the plans though?

Thank you. Would the exact layout of the internals need to be included in the plans? I.e. could we change our mind over the layout after planning is approved (assuming it is) if we thought it would work better?

Thank you. The door and 'garden area' in the plans are so he can have a seat outside and a bit of privacy, so he can have a bit of independence, and we aren't on top of each other. Removing that door and just having the front door wouldn't, in theory, stop it from being rented out in future. I don't see how you could have a design that would guarantee that?

Thank you for your responses. Very helpful and reassuring. Re 1: it seems ridiculous to have a clause requiring it to be returned to 'garage use' when it is no longer required by my dad. Firstly we would have spent a lot of money converting it to an annexe, could it really be expected that we spend more money turning it into a garage? Plus who is to say another relative might need it by that point. Plus we would never be able to sell the house if the expectation was that it was converted to a garage? Re 2: it is their window that looks down on our garden. I don't see what difference garage/annexe makes as, whilst we don't at the moment, there is nothing stopping us using that part of the garden as a seating area now? Does this makes sense? Do you jave any further thoughts.

Hello all. We have a planning application submitted to convert our detached garage to an annexe for my dad to move into. Our neighbours have objected. Can someone have a look and let me know of I should be worried about getting approval based on it? Their objection don't really feel relevant, but wanted some advice. 22/01125/FUL https://apps.stratford.gov.uk/eplanning/AppDetail.aspx?appkey=RA6EWPPMIWF00