Buying a house - Garage and planning permissions

caprijake Part of things Posts: 301	Buying a house - Garage and planning permissions caprijake @caprijake
	Jul 6, 2020 14:54:08 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Assume i buy a house with a single garage besides the house, but no other access to the rear garden of approx 150ft long other than through the house. Other gardens on all 3 sides of the garden. I'd like to knock the wall out of the rear end of the garage into the garden, so i can build another workshop/workshops in the large garden. In effect a drivethrough garage with 2 up and over garage doors, then another driveway and workshop in the garden somewhere. Would i need planning permission for this since its a considerable modfication? Likelyhood of getting this approved? Also as far as building a garage on the land, if I'm reading things correctly i can build anything i like up to 30m2 internal floor space(2.5m high total if within 2m of boundry) or 2.5m eaves with 4m total height if more than 2m from any boundry. But if i want to build larger than above building regulations apply but planning permission doesn't apply if i conform with the above height restrictions but i do not exceed half the properties land So could theoretically build a 50m2 workshop/garage without planning permission as long as i get building regs signed off and it doesnt cover 50% of the garden? Am i correct here? This is all theoretical, as I'm still hunting for a property to buy on my own, and I'm struggling to find anything with access/garage space within my budget in my ridiculously priced area.
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cjj Part of things Posts: 275	Buying a house - Garage and planning permissions cjj @cjj
	Jul 6, 2020 15:19:45 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	It's all very theoretical, and the reality is a bit different in some places. I've gone through, and achieved PP on a garage conversion around a year to 18 months ago. I went through the phases with the local council of "do I need planning permission" (~£35), "pre-application advice" (~£85), then the full PP which was a few hundred. I found out early on that I couldn't do it under permitted development and so needed full PP. There's also Building Regs on top of that, which is another £300-500 to apply for. Some places need PP for even small changes, like estates build in the 80s onwards, so be weary of that. As for the reality of whether you'd be allowed to, there are too many factors involved - land suitability, neighbours objections, how fussy your local council are etc. The steps I went though are designed to help with ascertaining that.


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MkX Posted a lot Posts: 3,627	Buying a house - Garage and planning permissions MkX @mkx
	Jul 6, 2020 16:01:09 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	No idea on the door situation but this may help a little; www.planningportal.co.uk/info/200130/common_projects/43/outbuildings


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healeyneil Part of things Posts: 98	Buying a house - Garage and planning permissions healeyneil @healeyneil
	Jul 7, 2020 19:19:51 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	A few years ago, I did almost exactly what the op mentions. I bought a house with a single brick garage at the side. I knocked out the back wall - as it happened there was already a lintel there, and built a double garage out the back, with a new bit of driveway between the two. All I needed was a building warrant for the wall removal- the new garage was within permitted rights. This was in Scotland.


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