i want to build an extension on my house. i have a driveway that i want my extension to extend over. so that it is kinda on stilts off the driveway, the driveway is not wide enough to take a full width garage and i would prefer it to be like a car port. to access this extension a door would be placed at the top of the stairs at the site of an existing window anyhow my question is,
is there any legal reasons in both planning and construction law to prevent the building of such a structure?
also. how much, without electrical and plumbing? "i can do that"
2007-06-25 05:41:47 · 5 answers · asked by sparky 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
i am nic registered
2007-06-25 08:11:45 · update #1
You would generally need planning permission for this type of project. If you are building an extension over 4.0metres high within 2.0metres of a boundary you would need planning permisson.
Take a photograph of your house and take it to the council. Speak to the duty officer at the planning department and he/she should be able to advise you whether of not approval could be considered. Many councils will ask that a first floor side extension be set in 1.0metre from the boundary with your neighbour. If the gap between the houses is narrow you might find you have a problem.
Once you have obtained planning approval you would then need to submit a building regulations application which should show all of the structural and building details.
Good luck with the project.
2007-06-25 05:55:25 · answer #1 · answered by jaffarooni 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No problems with the actual construction - a competent architect will design it for you. You will require planning permission and building regulations approval. There will not be any more problems than you can usually expect from the planners, they will simply assess it on the same basis as a two storey extension.
2007-06-26 06:33:50 · answer #2 · answered by Budge 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check with your county extension agent.Remember that guy on Green Acres.They will even send someone out to your house and provide you with all sorts of information.Best part is it's free.Good Luck.
2016-04-01 03:40:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is perfectly feasible to construct in this way using a steel framework ..i have just built an extension using this method .. remember at top of stairs you will need a platform ..you cannot just step through a doorway and go downstairs ..you must have a platform first ..you will all so need full planning ..and you cannot do your own electrics ..unless you are nic regd
2007-06-25 07:14:35 · answer #4 · answered by boy boy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will be subject to planning permission
2007-06-25 05:45:26 · answer #5 · answered by CuriousJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋