We have been granted full planning permission for an attached garage extension to the side of the house. This is a ‘drive through’ structure so essentially a carport but with a garage door to the front. We didn’t actually intend to put a door on the front of the carport at this point in time, but to ‘futureproof’ we included a door in the plans in case we ever decided to fit one at a later date.
We described the structure as a ‘garage/carport extension’ in the planning application, however the Decision Notice shortened this description to ‘garage extension’.
We have since been told that we don’t need Building regulations if the carport is open at two sides and under 30m2. We have therefore decided against fitting a door in future.
If we don’t actually fit the door, could we run the risk of Planning stating that we have not built in accordance with the approved plan?
The problem being If we were then instructed by Planning to fit a door, we would not have Building Regulations approval. We would be grateful for any advice with this.
We described the structure as a ‘garage/carport extension’ in the planning application, however the Decision Notice shortened this description to ‘garage extension’.
We have since been told that we don’t need Building regulations if the carport is open at two sides and under 30m2. We have therefore decided against fitting a door in future.
If we don’t actually fit the door, could we run the risk of Planning stating that we have not built in accordance with the approved plan?
The problem being If we were then instructed by Planning to fit a door, we would not have Building Regulations approval. We would be grateful for any advice with this.
