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Planning restrictions for verandas?

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  • 27-06-2015 5:17pm
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    VonLuck
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    I am just wondering what the planning restrictions are in relation to verandas. The particular situation I am looking at is an apartment with a veranda adjacent to a living room. I was thinking of extending the wall of the room outwards so that the external face of the building is also the wall of the living room, if that makes sense.

    The only noticeable difference from the outside is that there would no longer be an opening, it would now be a window. Do you see any problem with doing this? It'd be nice to give an extra bit of living space to an otherwise area gone to waste.


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    Calahonda52
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    Before you even think about planning you will need consent from management company. Read the terms of your lease agreement

    “I can’t pay my staff or mortgage with instagram likes”.



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    DOCARCH
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    You would need planning permission.


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    VonLuck
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    Calahonda52 wrote: »
    Before you even think about planning you will need consent from management company. Read the terms of your lease agreement

    Good point. I will make contact and see what they say.
    DOCARCH wrote: »
    You would need planning permission.

    Can you elaborate? I wouldn't be extending the property boundary and would have the same square footage of apartment. Is it because I would be putting in a window? What if I was to set it back a little so that the face of the building remains the same, but the existing living room wall/window is now closer to the building's edge?


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    Calahonda52
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    VonLuck wrote: »
    Can you elaborate? I wouldn't be extending the property boundary and would have the same square footage of apartment. Is it because I would be putting in a window? What if I was to set it back a little so that the face of the building remains the same, but the existing living room wall/window is now closer to the building's edge?


    You are changing the exterior look of the building from what planning was approved for so yes you need planning.
    However I doubt you will get past the management rules unless it has been done already

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    chippers
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    Calahonda52 wrote: »
    You are changing the exterior look of the building from what planning was approved for so yes you need planning.

    This is not always the case and shouldn't be taken as a rule.


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    DOCARCH
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    VonLuck wrote: »
    Can you elaborate?

    Basically, there are no planning exemptions for apartments. Planning exemptions relate/apply to houses. So, any proposed external alteration to an apartment, basically, needs planning permission.

    Also bear in mind that any internal (or external) alteration to an apartment must be considered in the context of the existing fire safety certificate. If you alter the layout of the apartment you may need to apply for a fire safety certificate for the alterations.


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    sydthebeat
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    chippers wrote: »
    This is not always the case and shouldn't be taken as a rule.

    Its so vastly frequently applicable that it makes it the rule of thumb rather than the exception.

    If in doubt, apply for a section 5


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