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Hi, I checked one of the applications to have a first floor side extension for a house nearby one we are considering and found the following text: "A side space of 1 metre shall be provided between the eastern elevation of the extension hereby permitted and the flank boundary of the property" Does it mean that we would need to leave 1 m between the wall of the house next door and wall of the extension over the garage on the first floor? I.e. not able to use the full width of 2.54m but rather only that minus a metre? even if the garage is currently attached to the house next door?

Thanks for the useful answers. I checked one of the applications to have a first floor side extension for a house nearby and found the following text: "A side space of 1 metre shall be provided between the eastern elevation of the extension hereby permitted and the flank boundary of the property" Does it mean that I would need to leave 1 m between the wall of the house next door and wall of the extension over the garage? I.e. not able to use the full width of 2.54m but rather only that minus a metre? even if the garage is currently attached to the house next door?

Hi, I would like to ask if you could help me understand the approximate cost to make some "changes" to a property we saw and are considering: 1: ground floor - tear down the conservatory, and extend the kitchen by 2.5 m. 2: first floor - build on top of of the garage and part of the kitchen, to make the forth bedroom more spacious, and add a small ensuite. Please see floorplan attached. We are considering this property, so this estimate is just to understand what we should offer. For 1, I know that one can spend £20K or £100K on a kitchen, so it would be useful to know an indication of the costs, net of the kitchen. And I can add that on top. Thanks!

Indeed I believe there is a beam on the RHS of the kitchen at present. is this substantive / expensive job required even just to extend to the side? which is to say, do you guess that 40K would be the total cost of option A? what about option B? Double that?

Thanks so much! Regarding permitted development Vs planning permission, how would I be able to find out? I know that when they did their extension they submitted a planning application.. I checked the local authority and there is a planning application for a Single storey rear extension.. which I assume what you mean by getting planning permission? However looking at all the houses on the street, I don’t see any where they have gone past that level of extension into the back.. would it even be possible to extend into the side (it’s a single story building)?

If I understand what you mean, we’d lose access from the garage into the side of the house?

Do you have an estimate you could share, guessing how much it would all cost under the different scenarios? Including all the building work, and everything else required (including tiles etc)?

Thanks, is this without an extension at all (can’t quite tell what it is that you drew outside of the kitchen into the garden). under this scenario, where would we put the fridge and oven which are currently where the new door into the kitchen needs to go?

Hi thanks for your answer. we would ideally want: a small snug with a sofa and tv, a dining table enough for 4 but extendable to say 8, plus enough of a spacious kitchen ideally with an island… other houses we saw with the above, were about 7.5 meters wide

Hi, We are looking at a house which has already a kitchen extension to the back, and where I believe the side where the garage is has also been extended to the back to create a utility room, and part of the garage was converted into a toilet. I’d like to ask for your view with regard to the costs to make some changes, and also your suggestion in what would make more sense (eg once you do make some work, maybe better to do a bigger extension than a smaller one, in relative terms?). Options we are considering: Option A - extend the kitchen to the side (green area in the floor plan), moving all existing kitchen cabinets, as the kitchen is fairly new (can it be done, or do we need a new kitchen?) and adding an island. - move the utility room to the small garage, so that the kitchen can be extended into that area too - close off the side door into the kitchen and opening a front door instead (see blue door), which means the oven and fridge need to be moved. Option B - extend the kitchen to the side and back (red area in the floor plan), moving all existing kitchen cabinets and adding an island. - all other steps same as option A Option C - same as B, but the utility room stays where it is. Not sure how bad this would look. For the costs, location is south east England. Is option A too small of an extension that doesn’t make too much sense? Also, do you see this kind of improvements as being a bit of a waste, given the extension is quite recent and possibly this means having to replace the kitchen altogether, which is fairly new? Thanks!

Hi, We are looking at a house which has already a kitchen extension to the back, and where I believe the side where the garage is has also been extended to the back to create a utility room, and part of the garage was converted into a toilet. I’d like to ask for your view with regard to the costs to make some changes, and also your suggestion in what would make more sense (eg once you do make some work, maybe better to do a bigger extension than a smaller one, in relative terms?). Options we are considering: Option A - extend the kitchen to the side (green area in the floor plan), moving all existing kitchen cabinets, as the kitchen is fairly new (can it be done, or do we need a new kitchen?) and adding an island. - move the utility room to the small garage, so that the kitchen can be extended into that area too - close off the side door into the kitchen and opening a front door instead (see blue door), which means the oven and fridge need to be moved. Option B - extend the kitchen to the side and back (red area in the floor plan), moving all existing kitchen cabinets and adding an island. - all other steps same as option A Option C - same as B, but the utility room stays where it is. Not sure how bad this would look. For the costs, location is south east England. Is option A too small of an extension that doesn’t make too much sense? Also, do you see this kind of improvements as being a bit of a waste, given the extension is quite recent and possibly this means having to replace the kitchen altogether, which is fairly new? Thanks!