tom13m85

Thanks for this, . I think our next move is to talk to the neighbours and gauge their feedback. Thanks everyone for replies, you’ve given me the pointers needed, much appreciated

Thanks Redbeard. One of the issues i’ve encountered is there are lots of these kind of blogs/ sites with information some of which contradicts others, ie some mention consultation, some not, some ref 45* rule, some say it’s not required. i think i’ve found the official info I need now via the Planning Portal site (took some digging!). Thanks

I’m not sure, but if it was I assume it was pre 50s (would have to check deeds) All the houses on the row, and same on ither side of road, are the same ie the long galley kitchen at the rear and what was previously coal shed or toilet at the end.

I’m not sure, but if it was I assume it was pre 50s (would have to check deeds) All the houses on the row, and same on ither side of road, are the same ie the long galley kitchen at the rear and what was previously coal shed or toilet at the end.

Hi Joe, one other question - in your experience does the 45* rules come into play if the plan is determined within PD? Ie could the neighbours throw this at us if they do object.

Ok thanks Joe. I’ll do that, I guess I just want to make sure I’m bot wasting time, but no harm in talking with them to get a feel. (They gutted the house in 2021 and their was no shortage of disruption that we put up with, so hopefully they’re accomodating.

Yep, its a tough one. The cost to extend and have loft done i’m guessing will £120k ish. We paid £222k for this back in 2018, its prob currently valued around £275k with the extension it might go up to about £300-£325, meaning we wont be massively out of pocket on what we paid plus build cost. Point being though we would be intending staying here permanently meaning the value is moot. for a 4 bed house with the design we’re looking for (ie no mods other than decorating needed), only options seem to be in pricier areas so getting on for 400-500k. Topic is posted under the extensions section today so please have a look if you can. Thanks!

Cheers Dave, they’re end of terrace with an alleyway next to them and the house next to them is a different layout (70s build I believe) so assumed it might be different. Will ask them anyway though

Hi All, as per my intro we’re weighing up extending our house vs moving. Even with the calming of the housing market building seems cheaper albeit probably more complicated option to achieve what we want. Our house is a 1930 terraced house. We’ve spoken to a couple of people (one builder, one design and build co) and received conflicting advice on what we’re allowed to do under permitted development. My main questions relates to a possible single storey extension to the rear of the property. Like many similar houses we have some dead space next to the galley kitchen that we’re looking to extend into to make a more open plan kitchen diner (image 1 below). This space is 5.6m long and 3.5m (very crude image below also) When i read the permitted development guidelines it states that you can extend upto 6m on a single storey terraced house. (Page 23 of gov doc below), which our plan falls within. However, the one person who said its not possible, said that this would block too much of the neighbours light and wouldn’t get planning. When I said about being allowed 6m under PD, he said it’s only 3m, not 6m i understand there is this 45* rule but i also read conflicting info on whether or not this applies to builds under PD. In the image shown on the gov doc it would surely always contravene the 45* rule on terraced houses? i gather that if this does fall under PD then we need to consult with our neighbours under the neighbour consultation scheme, and they may be able to object based on loss of light, but I’m reluctant to spend 1000s on drawings etc, and get into discussions with our neighbour if its all irrelevant and requires full on planning permission, or is not going to be allowed. (In which case we’ll be abandoning the build plan and looking to move). I gather this may not be a straight forward answer, but any thoughts/ feedback would be much appreciated. We’ve never done anything like this before so we’re learning as we go and it’s bloody complicated :-). Thanks in advance Tom

Hi All, thanks for having me. We’re currently weighing up the question of whether to move house to gain more space downstairs and an extra bedroom, or whether a single storey rear extension and full loft conversion will be cheaper. I have some specific questions around permitted development that I hope you all can assist me with. I’ll post the specific under the relevant area shortly