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Partitioning an internal garage to create a home office
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Originally posted by SimonMac View PostWe've just bought the house so have a list of all the restrictive covenants etc.
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Changing part of a house for homeworking purposes
The use of any part of a house for homeworking purposes may not need planning permission but this will depend on the scale and nature of the use. Check with your local planning office.
From the following web site
Home owners: Extensions, Alterations & Additions | Planning Portal
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Man fined £1,750 for using garage as dwelling
Published on Fri, 7 Dec 2007
A man who was using a garage as a dwelling was fined £1,750 at Coleraine Magistrates’ Court on 7 December 2007 for failing to comply with planning notices.
Andrew Coulter, of Cottage Studios, Gortrush Industrial Estate, Great Northern Road, Omagh, had been required by the Planning Service to cease the use of a garage at Dhu-Varren Court, Portrush, as a dwelling and to carry out works to return the use of the building to a domestic garage.
Mr Coulter had previously been fined £500 on 7 July 2006 for non-compliance and today he received a further fine of £1750 plus £184 costs for a continuing offence.
The Planning Service brought this action under Article 67A of the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.Last edited by Yorkie62; 25 March 2019, 13:57.Comment
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Originally posted by Yorkie62 View Postwhat have the restrictive covenants got to do with it. Its about planning regulations. You can't just put up a building/change the function of part of your house just because you feel like it
HTH
Changing part of a house for homeworking purposes
The use of any part of a house for homeworking purposes may not need planning permission but this will depend on the scale and nature of the use. Check with your local planning office.
From the following web site
Home owners: Extensions, Alterations & Additions | Planning Portal
You may find this also useful
Man fined £1,750 for using garage as dwelling
Published on Fri, 7 Dec 2007
A man who was using a garage as a dwelling was fined £1,750 at Coleraine Magistrates’ Court on 7 December 2007 for failing to comply with planning notices.
Andrew Coulter, of Cottage Studios, Gortrush Industrial Estate, Great Northern Road, Omagh, had been required by the Planning Service to cease the use of a garage at Dhu-Varren Court, Portrush, as a dwelling and to carry out works to return the use of the building to a domestic garage.
Mr Coulter had previously been fined £500 on 7 July 2006 for non-compliance and today he received a further fine of £1750 plus £184 costs for a continuing offence.
The Planning Service brought this action under Article 67A of the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.
All the advice I've seen on this says exactly the same as per this site although this one goes in to building regs as well as planning permission. Shouldn't be hard to not end up in the rather extreme situation you quote.
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostI don't think quoting an isolated incident in NI over 12 years ago is really helpful. Seems a tad over the top.
All the advice I've seen on this says exactly the same as per this site although this one goes in to building regs as well as planning permission. Shouldn't be hard to not end up in the rather extreme situation you quote.
Planning Permission | Garage conversion | Planning Portal
I am in the process of putting up a new double garage double carport building and taking down an existing wooden building and replacing it with a larger workshop. I didn't need planning permission for either, but having been through the process of selling a house with numerous outbuildings/garages recently I know that the sellers conveyancer/solicitor will want proof of planning permission and building regs if appropriate, i.e. do you have power and lighting in the building then you must have building regs.
PS I did need building regs for both new building as they both have power and lighting off the main house on their own domestic board. You can have building regs applied on a building without having planning permission.Last edited by Yorkie62; 25 March 2019, 14:17.Comment
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i.e. do you have power and lighting in the building then you must have building regs.Comment
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Originally posted by TheCyclingProgrammer View PostA little bit misleading...you don't need full building regs approval for outbuildings under a certain size. You do need to comply with Part P of building regs though for electrical installations, which in practice means getting an electrician who can self-certify their work under a Part P scheme (i.e. most of them).Comment
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Originally posted by vwdan View PostAh, but it's not an outbuilding!
I am hoping being part of the actual building will make insulating easierOriginally posted by Stevie Wonder BoyI can't see any way to do it can you please advise?
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Is the external wall shared - (party wall) if so there are additional requirements.
The number of highway parking spaces is irrelevant - to remove a garage the council will normally expect you to have sufficient space for suitable number of cars on your own property.Growing old is mandatory
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Originally posted by Halo Jones View PostIs the external wall shared - (party wall) if so there are additional requirements.
The number of highway parking spaces is irrelevant - to remove a garage the council will normally expect you to have sufficient space for suitable number of cars on your own property.Originally posted by Stevie Wonder BoyI can't see any way to do it can you please advise?
I want my account deleted and all of my information removed, I want to invoke my right to be forgotten.Comment
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Originally posted by Halo Jones View PostIs the external wall shared - (party wall) if so there are additional requirements.
The number of highway parking spaces is irrelevant - to remove a garage the council will normally expect you to have sufficient space for suitable number of cars on your own property.
I can't see this making any difference with the new properties designed as they are. The garage has nothing to do with cars anymore.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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