Planning permission needed to create garage door

antodeco

Hi all,

Looking at a house that has a seperate "garage" to the house. However, the wall of the "garage" is solid (the side that faces onto the front garden. This wall is flush with the front of the house, but is not attached to the main house. The rear of the "garage" the one that faces into the back garden, is where the entrance is.

If I wanted to knock through that front wall, to put in a garage door, would this need planning permission? IE, knocking through the solid wall that faces front of the house and putting in a garage door.

Thanks

muffler

I would say it does require PP. However its one of those grey areas that can generate different opinions from different Councils around the country. Id suggest making a Section 5 application which is where you are basically asking the council / planning dept if it is exempt development or requires PP. You should be able to handle this yourself without involving a professional as its only a map and a sketch that is required.

antodeco

Thanks for that. Yes better to get clarification from the council on this one. It's not a material change to the use of the building, just a different entry point. I suppose because it changes it's appearance publicly, probably requires something!

muffler

If this was located to the rear of the house there wouldn't be an issue but as it faces the front garden then any change alters the combined façade of the aligned buildings.