I've had too much of the good stuff by now to find the detail, but iirc, anything within a meter of the boundary will require planning consent. I'll look into this further tomorrow, unless further information is forthcoming in the meantime...
I think that you are thinking of Building Regulations. 1m distances from boundaries relate to that.
Conservatories are mainly exempt from these as well
All conservatories and porches are exempt from the regulations provided:
they are built at ground level
they are single storey
they have a floor area less than 30m²
the glazing complies with part N of the Regulations i.e. protection against impact
they have a separating door between the property and the conservatory
they have at least 75% translucent roof and 50% translucent walls
if fixed heating installations are proposed they should have their own separate temperature and on/off controls.
NB. Part N requires glazing which limits the risk of being cut if a person were to collide with it. Glazing should: break safely, if it breaks, or be robust or in small panes, or be permanently protected
These exemptions mean that an application need not be made to Building Control for the work.
However, the owner / builder must ensure that the erection of the conservatory or porch does not cause danger to health and safety, their positioning must not affect the fire safety precautions of the existing house by jeopardising an escape window.
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I believe not, and it would be a Building Regulations issue. If less than 30m^2 then generally exempt. See other post.
guess that
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I don't think so.
This is a Building Regulations issue and should not apply for most conservatories.
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Are those volumes measured externally?
I am having a similar size Shield manufactured conservatory. After much Investigation and speaking to others that have done so, I decoded that I will build it myself. The base is already there, which determined the size: 371cm X 277cm (lean to). quotes were for £2700-3900. for a smaller (300cmx270cm I was quoted £9000) expecting it to be delivered in the next week, and will be spending evenings and wekkends building it for the next month or two. regards Bruce Ella
If the output from the A/C isn't hotter than ambient, how's it going to extract any heat from the conservatory?
Nick Brooks
Also consider puting electricity in for lamps on the window cills on the dwarf walls and possibly a central ceiling light.
Nick Brooks
I believe that for planning permission external dimensions apply and for building control it is internal.
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When we had our windows done, the local company said you pay - NOTHING - no deposit until it is completely finished. I liked that. When you see the likes of Anglian requiring a minimum £50 deposit, you wonder why they bother with such a low deposit, £50 is nothing compared to the price. Why not just scrap it completely? Surely a contract is enough to enforce non-pullout without requiring £50 as well.
David
Check, though. Frequently the insurance runs out after 'X' years, where X >
Y. 'Y' being the number of years after which the company conveniently sells all its assets to an identically named company.
Christian.
Sounds good, the only other thing to watch is that the warm air from the outdoor unit cannot circulate round back into it, the AC supplier should be able to advise on this.
Dunno about this, sounds like it could be a sewage pipe, a look down the manhole should tell you what it is and how deep. The conservatory company should be able to advise how deep the foundations will go or on other alternatives.
cheers, Pete
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May I ask about an odd conservatory idea, as I'm a bit unclear.
Imagine a small conservatory, say 50 sq feet, located at 1st floor level, on top of an existing 1 storey ground floor room. It would be up against the boundary line with a neighbouring property: lets imagine that they agreed to it. Distance to road maybe 8 feet or so. A new doorway would be put into the outer wall for access.
Now I know this may sound unlikely: the question is, is there any way by which this could be done? I would expect the answer is no, but you never know.
Regards, NT
"N. Thornton" wrote | May I ask about an odd conservatory idea, as I'm a bit unclear. | Imagine a small conservatory, say 50 sq feet, located at 1st floor | level, on top of an existing 1 storey ground floor room. It would be | up against the boundary line with a neighbouring property: lets | imagine that they agreed to it. Distance to road maybe 8 feet or so. A | new doorway would be put into the outer wall for access. | Now I know this may sound unlikely: the question is, is there any way | by which this could be done? I would expect the answer is no, but you | never know.
It wouldn't even necessarily need to have a ground floor room beneath it. A lot of 60s and 70s council flats had sun balconies which could be enclosed, or a floor projection could be made on brackets or cantilever.
Owain
Reminds me of a lecture theatre at Southampton University, which completely sticks out of the side of the building, over a campus road. It's supported by a cantilever arrangement, and is perfectly safe, but they had to install dummy posts at the corners because the cleaners wouldn't go in it! If you look closely, they don't quite reach the bottom of the building they are supposedly supporting :-)
Bob
And the Adelphi Hotel in Melbourne, where the rooftop swimming pool is partly cantilevered out over the edge of the building (the pool also has a suspended glass bottom so you can enjoy the view straight down!)
Brian
I am pretty sure that this one would switch on a need for both planning permission and building control because it's not ground floor, though......
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"Andy Hall" wrote | >It wouldn't even necessarily need to have a ground floor room | >beneath it. A lot of 60s and 70s council flats had sun balconies | >which could be enclosed, or a floor projection could be made on | >brackets or cantilever. | I am pretty sure that this one would switch on a need for both | planning permission and building control because it's not ground | floor, though......
I suppose the answer is to bank up the soil level to the appropriate floor height, install the conservatory and obtain a cert of permitted development, and then remove the soil.
Owain
development,
I am impressed with the approach.
Regards Capitol
Thats creative :) But it would mean burying the existing floor, plus creating a retaining structure on the boundary to avoid burying the neightbour. And it would necessitate a tunnel to get out the back door :)
What you suggest almost suggests that one could build a small tower block if you had your own digger with which to bury each successive layer of building :) I cant imagine theyd really buy each one being ground floor development.
BTW the ground floor room is already there, so no cantilevers would be needed.
Whats the PP and BCO situation with underground extensions, or a separate underground storage room? Its ok, I wont be asking about tethered hot air balloons :) Its nice to check out some potentials, as if there are any I would look into it as a self build.
Regards, NT
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