Coach house flat - garage conversion

[Cate007]

Hi

Can anyone help me please? This is something I know nothing about

I own (freehold) a one bedroom coach house in Staffordshire. This means a flat above two garages and an archway. Now I am working from home I need more living space.

I’d like to convert the garage that is next to my front door and the one I have access to (the other garage is leased on a 100 year lease to a nearby property). I wanted to convert the garage into a small bedroom with a small en-suite.

I contacted the local council who sent me links to shed loads of documents but no real steer if I need planning permission. I’m completely confused and at my wits end, not knowing if I need to move or can do something to my existing property.

Any help would be vastly appreciated.

note - converting the garage would mean one parking space.

thanks
Catherine

 

[^woody^]

You need planning and building regulation permission, along with any consent from any other freeholder involved and beneficiary of any covenants.

 

[Cate007]

Thanks Woody - thought so after finding similar pages on here - the links the council had sent me
Confused me - it was information overload