Floor plan Dilemma on extending ground floor
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Comments (8)Thanks for the comments so far. I'm kind of thinking there's a hybrid option that isn't 1 or 2 and will probably cost a fortune, but until I find that solution, option 2 is definitely what I'm pulled towards. Oneplan, to answer your questions specifically: - The house is built on two floors - just three double bedrooms uptstairs. I'll be putting a small bathroom in upstairs as part of the project. - The "lobby" area is a vast overstatement on behalf of the estate agents when they were making the plan. "Pantry" would be a more appropriate word. Our builder mate suggested making the Pantry into a small shower and WC and converting the current downstairs bathroom into a utility room. - My kids are 4 and 5. - I haven't actually measured the porch up yet, although see comment below. - Regarding the question about the extension size. I borrowed the dimensions from a plan already submitted to the council for an exact same sized house (plans submitted before the govt relaxed planning rules). This size works because the garden is not so big. If I make the extension any bigger the garden will be really too small (and I want at least some space for the kids to run around in). Actually, I saw this post earler today https://www.houzz.co.uk/discussions/how-can-i-bring-this-kitchen-to-life-dsvw-vd~1171087 and I love it. Wonder if I could work with something along these lines....See MoreDilemma planning ground floor of London Victorian House
Comments (6)As Kerry says you need the actual dimensions for proper comments. I would say one thing though, it's very unlikely that you'd be able to move the kitchen to the front room as your drainage is probably not at all conducive to that. I presume the drains are at the rear on the right. Either they are at the back or to the side of the kitchen if it's a semi or detached. My initial thoughts would be somewhere along the lines of blocking the end of the Hall, creating a downstairs loo. Changing the entrance to the kitchen by using the dining room and getting rid of the french doors. I would have the lounge as a room on it's own, the kitchen / diner as the open plan bit and a second lounge area off the kitchen. I don't have time to have a play at the mo and without dimensions it's too hard....See MoreGround floor semi-detached extension plan dilemma
Comments (13)Thank you for the replies. I have taken inspiration from a house nearby and really like the idea of a rear extension that opens up the back bedroom into a mezzanine area (which then becomes a home office / gym / laundry room. This requires the side extension to be of a higher height (~1.5 stories high) with a glass roof slanted towards the top of the mezzanine level. Given the back of our property is set down at a lower ground level than the neighbouring property by ~ 1.5 metres they will not be overlooked anymore than a regular 1 story side return. Do you think Lambeth will give planning for this kind of extension? bearing in mind we want to go back by 3m with a regular rear extension too. So it will essentially be a rear extension and side return (rather than a wraparound). The link to the photos of the house extension on the next street along that did this are here: https://www.zoopla.co.uk/property-history/8-northstead-road/london/sw2-3jw/18089869 The planning for this was granted back in 2004 so I can't find any docs related to it. Thanks fro your help!...See MoreGround floor plan dilemma
Comments (8)option 2 for me! I would partition off the sitting room but with double doors (pocket maybe) to allow it to be open when you want. I also wouldn’t want to have to walk all the way through sitting and dining rooms to come into the kitchen every time, you want easy kitchen access from your front door and from upstairs. It’s true however that the kitchen space is quite limited in option 2 especially with the utility door there too. Would you consider putting the kitchen on the opposite side instead? A wall run and parallel island would work well there. And then have the dining table in the “kitchen” area? Appreciate that may be difficult if plumbing is already in place though. Alternatively, you might be able to make the under stairs space part of your kitchen (create a pantry in there?) to give yourselves more kitchen space. The utility room doors look likely to cause issues as drawn. I would change all the doors to open the opposite way from currently shown, if you can (so the garden door opens into the garden, not the utility; the door from kitchen opens into the utility not into the kitchen; and the door to the garage opens into the garage, if that works with a car in there). I would also consider whether you really need the door from garage to utility - you won’t be able to fit a lot in there with 3 doorways....See MoreHU-18857958
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