Implications of switching to upsidedown house

pj9999

I'm currently renovating a mid terrace townhouse & adding a 2 storey extension. Planning has been granted for an extension (kitchen downstairs, bedroom upstairs).

However I'm now thinking of having all the bedrooms downstairs, and the living area upstairs (primarily because this layout would allow for a lovely open living room (leading to kitchen) with plenty of light rather than the existing dark small living room downstairs well disjointed from the kitchen (and probably wouldn't be used very often).

If I change from the plans, the main external difference would be that looking into the back garden, you would see an upstairs external door from the upstairs kitchen.

Bearing in mind that the floor area would be the same as in the plans, would there likely be problems if at some point I decided to sell the house?

Many thanks,
P

sydthebeat

technically yes, your first condition of planning usually states that the building shall be constructed in accordance with plans and particulars submitted.

a section 5 declaration may sufffice.

Gumbo

I can't see any issues down the line as long as the external design and finish matches that of the granted PP. You can rearrange the layout of the house as you see fit without PP AFAIK.