Planning Permission - Can we make changes now?

pw01

Hi everyone,

i got planning permission almost 2 years ago to build a house. Now i want to make at least two changes (as i plan to start building soon);

• the house has planning in brick - i want to change this to dash everywere except for a little in the middle at the front door were id like natural stone.
• id like to change the type of roof

A few questions now

• i was just wondering has anyone ever made changes like this once they have had the planning pasted?
• Can these changes be refused by the council?
• Is it just better to stick to what i have got?
• the cost of making these changes i.e council charges and would i need to re-hire architect or can i submit changes to the council myself?

Sorry about all the questions - i'm totally knew to all this

Slig

They seem pretty important changes, however, as the house was granted permission for brick I can only assume that its in an urban area where a change of material finish isnt as important.
Try make an appointment with the planner and ask them if they have any issues with the new finishes.

pw01

thanks for your reply,

The house is rural area in the country, i think your right, i will make an appointent with planner next week to see if changes can be made.

thanks

rayjdav

My guess on this is that you will be told to resubmit. The external finish should not be a problem, usually, as it is in keeping more so with the rural aesthetics but the issue of the roof, really depends on what you want to do i.e raise it/change pitch etc etc.. If it was just the external wall finish, I'd imagine that the Planner might even just confirm in writing that it was acceptable.

As Slig said above meet Planner and see what's said but I'd imagine you will be resubmitting. Just note that regardless of the simplicity of the application, it will still take the full 8+4 weeks, at the very least..

pw01

Thanks,yeah i was thinking i would have to re submit if i decided to change the roof but if i left the roof as it is , it would be great if i hadnt the hasstle of re submitting for the external finish i.e the dash.

the problem with the roof is it's raised too high and i was told it's an awkward roof so may cost alot more (i'm sorry not great with the techinal's) so i was hoping to bring it down slightly like a more normal roof (which i think i should be able to get planning for cos it's more in line with other houses in the area).

i will be making app with planner next week to see what my options are....

rayjdav

pw01 wrote: »

the problem with the roof is it's raised too high and i was told it's an awkward roof so may cost alot more (i'm sorry not great with the techinal's) so i was hoping to bring it down slightly like a more normal roof (which i think i should be able to get planning for cos it's more in line with other houses in the area).

Who told you this? Builder? If so, talk to another builder. There are a lot of lazy/incompetent "builders" out there, especially now, so if it was, get another opinion, or moreover, from whomever designed the roof. Building a roof is NOT rocket science. I'd imagine that in the overall scheme of things, obviously without seeing your house, that the overall savings within the scope of the build will be negligible, and you'll get what you wanted..

sydthebeat

in a rural situation wet dash may be allowed, but a dry, pebble dash is generally not allowed.

roof being "raised too high".....???? what does that mean? is there a high pitch on it? Maybe thats deliberate to suit the design.... vernacular rural dwellings had roof pitches in the region of 38-45 degrees.

While may be acceptable in planning to reduce the roof pitch, would it ruin the look of the house?

Slig

Also if the house is a dormer then reducing the pitch could have serious impacts on the first floor plan as well as habitable area (ratio of ceiling to floor.)

As mentioned above, a compitent architect would not have designed a roof that would be difficult and expensive to build without a good reason. I ask why the roof was put in at that pitch before making any serious decisions to adjust it.

mmc2010

Hi pw01, again I don't know the extent of what is required for the roof, but I wanted to change the frame colour of the windows approved in our planning permission so I rang the planning dept. They said to put it in writing and send a brochure/picture of what I wanted . If it wasn't a material change they said they would approve it in writing and I wouldn't have to resubmit. Saying that though, there is no consistency between planners/planning depts/county councils etc so if you speak to someone, get it in writing what they say!