I am thinking of replacing my windows in my flat. Do I need to get permission from anybody?
2007-09-23 21:00:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Yes you will. It depends on the windows installer you use. If hes FENSA registered, then the installer will register your job for you and you will get a certificate sent to you. Or if u, a friend or a builder is replacing it, then you will need to contact your local authority building control department. check this link
http://www.westminster.gov.uk/environment/landandpremises/buildings/windows.cfm
2007-09-24 02:54:39 · answer #1 · answered by Nadia M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have just been through this...
If you are replacing windows with new ones of the same material, then you do not need planning permission, although you must inform the freeholder.
If, like me, you are replacing wooden windows with uPVC ones, then you have to have planning permission.
My council charged me £135 to receive the application, £20 to provide me with a map of the flat's location - which I then had to submit to them!! I had to serve notice on the freeholder, provide drawings and cross sections of the proposed windows (from the window supplier) and take a photograph of the flat from outside. Luckily, I was able to get on to the roof of an adjacent building, otherwise Spider Man might have had to dangle me in mid air in order to satisfy the jobsworth at the council's planning office.
Good luck, and take a sense of humour with you, you'll need it.
2007-09-23 21:15:37 · answer #2 · answered by MarkEverest 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your building has listed building status, or you live in a conservation area, then yes, you do need permission. Other than that, you should probably contact the freeholder (assuming you are not him) and check it's OK.
You could always phone your local authority planning department for more advice.
2007-09-23 21:07:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
not if you own the flat ..but make sure they do match if possible the existing windows ..so unless you signed some tenants agreement when you bought the place it should be ok..also you might need if you are in a conservation area and definately if its a listed building
2007-09-24 01:53:30 · answer #4 · answered by boy boy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have other flats in the building updated windows? If so, you should be OK.
2007-09-24 01:09:44 · answer #5 · answered by James Mack 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends whether your building is historic listed, or whether you're in a conservation area. Call up your local council planning dept to find out.
2007-09-23 21:08:04 · answer #6 · answered by k² 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not if you own it and they are a similar style and colour - some areas have restrictions eg on my estate all windows have to be brown plastic not white
2007-09-23 21:08:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
only if you do not own yhe flat or its a listed building
2007-09-23 21:08:15 · answer #8 · answered by lyndon n 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Landlord, if that applies. Then ask your local council.
2007-09-23 21:08:07 · answer #9 · answered by champer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you own it outright then no. if you have a land lord you need his permission.possible grants available.
2007-09-23 21:10:22 · answer #10 · answered by country bumpkin [sheep nurse] 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋