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I am just seeking thoughts of others in regards to the decking my neighbours have recently replaced which is much higher than the previous decking resulting in complete lack of privacy in my garden. The children can now see straight into my garden and kitchen/living room. The steps leading to...

I live in a terraced house, on a hill, so the back of the house is lower than the front, and i have a basement kitchen/diner. When i bought the property my solicitor queried the decking which covers the entire tiny back garden (3mx6mx3m) - it’s small as most of the original garden area is...

Hi all, I’m in a bit of a pickle with the council as I’ve had a planning enforcement letter come through about a raised deck I had installed a few years ago. I believe the deck structure itself would get a permitted development certificate due to the fact that it’s on a slope and at the grounds...

Hi. First time posting here; sorry if this is the wrong section; and sorry also for my terrible diagram - I'm still looking into something a bit more professional - suggestions welcome! (If you don't want to read my waffle, skip to the bold bits). We've been throwing ideas around on ways...

Do I need planning permission? I want to change my 14-year-old polycarbonate roof to an energy-efficient glass one. My conservatory is 6m x 3m and has two tie bars with a box gutter at the back. I understand I will need a new box gutter but will I also need the support of a tie bar/bars with...

Dear all We're looking to build an extension along our party wall on our semi-detached house which has a stepped rear. I understand that Permitted Development won't be granted as the stepped side wall means any extension will have a width greater than half the width of the original house...

We are currently planning and designing a new en-suite in our master bedroom. This is an entirely new room as there is no ensuite already. The ceiling along the back, longest wall is sloped with the lowest point being around 5ft. Is there any regulations regarding minimum height/headspace...

Hello! We are looking to build a small brick porch at the front of our house, to match the building. It will come out less than 1m, will be smaller than 3 sq ms and we're away from the road. As I understand we wouldn't need planning permission if we create an add-on to our house (i.e. the...

Hi. Am I allowed to change the roof shape for a 6m rear extension after planning approval (neighbourhood consultation)? Can we change the type (shape and size) and no of skylights and the roof pitch (say from flat roof to pitched roof instead) as long as we stay within the limit of the...

Hello I am hopefully going to build a garage where I currently have a side drive on the house and a old tin garage. I am hoping to build the new garage over the side access first then, after a few years, continue the new garage over the footprint of the old tin garage. I was hoping this will...

Hi there, I'm considering purchasing a residential house for a charity to use in England. Partly it would be for food bank & baby clothing bank storage and financial advice but there is a potential that they might wish to start a community cafe, with a particular aim towards teenage homework...

Hi all, My house is on a corner plot and i have a piece of grass on my side garden which is wasted and not used. I currently have a 6ft fence around the side of the house which i would like to extend over the grass in my side garden so that it can be used as part of my private garden. I've...

Hi, I'm planning on building a single story flat roof side extension that will connect my garage to my house. The side extension will be the same length as the house (7m) and 1.8m wide (8m from the road at the side). The frony part of the extension will go into my driveway and the rear part...

Hi we have a brick shed approximately 12 square metres at the bottom of our garden - it was there when we moved in 11 years ago. It's very close to the back fence boundary - much less than a metre. It's in quite good condition and we would like to adapt it to make a home office and gym. To do...

Good morning, We are planning to convert a bay window into a square window with an increase in width. The front elevation distance would remain the same from the pavement/road. I would like to know whether that would require planning permission? I have added pictures for illustration purposes...

Hi All, I'm planning a single storey rear extension on my 1930s terraced house - 4.5m deep, full width of the house - 6m. The house is on naturally sloping land, higher at the front. At the back of the house, there is a 0.7m drop to the patio and then a 0.4m drop to the original ground level...

My back garden wall is about to collapse so I was hoping to take it down and hang a gate instead. It will allow me to wash or do any repairs of my car on my garden. Access to the garden is via a private alleyway shared with 4 other neighbours. Do I need planning permission do this? Below...

Hi Everyone, I bought a victorian terraced house in London back in 2018. Keen on doing some upgrades/improvements, I booked a planning application consultation with Croydon Council. In the conversation with the "Senior Planning Officer" I asked questions about "squaring off" the roof doing...

House has a 9ft by 5ft stained glass window in the stairwell. Its over sized / out of proportion. Its not original to the house (you can see theyve had to shoehorn it into the eaves) and its not great. It has been there for a long time. I'd like to remove it, get the hole reduced and put a...

Hi, I am in process of replacing my existing flat roof with new pitched roof. After much thought, apex type pitched roof will be best option for this kind of structure. It is for kitchen extension at the back of the property. Photo attached. Following are the measurements: Length (from the...