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Victorian Top Floor flat layout ideas

6 years ago

Hi,

My partner and I have just purchased a top floor Victorian terraced flat and are looking to update it.

The living room is the room that sold it to us with a large bay window with stained glass panels. However from there backwards it all gets a bit dark and narrow. The hall runs right though the flat with a master bedroom, box room, bathroom coming off it and a kitchen at the back leading to steps to the garden below. Is there a better way to lay it out?

The property has two lofts, one large above the living room and main bedroom that could be suitable for conversion and then a smaller one over the remaining rooms which you can still stand in. The property is in a conservation area so planning could be difficult.

Any ideas would be much appreciated.

Andy

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Jonathan
6 years ago
Being a conservation area doesn't exclude the possibility of extension- You should look around at the extensions that have been allowed as they have set the precedent.
For me there are somethings that could be improved- I think the area at the top of the stairs is your entrance and could be grander, the kitchen could be more sociable, and the larger bedroom has a small window. All of this could solved if you can get planning (and the budget) to extend upwards.
Andy Race
Original Author
6 years ago
Wow Jonathon! Thankyou! This is exactly how I imagine it could be but you've just managed what I couldn't and put it down on screen.
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6 years ago
I'd get an architectural firm in, you may find one with structural engineers on board. They will then be best to advise on the suitability of the lofts for the extension, where to place windows etc.

Also, book an appointment in advance with the local council, look at other peoples roofs around you. Ask the council what they may allow. You can then give the info to the architect.

You may find that being in a conservation area, they will mind what's at the front, but not so much at the back for instance.

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