We finally got planning! Now to tweak the layout - help please!

3 years ago

Hi all,

3 years on and we finally gained planning permission this week! Our initial design was rejected so we had to go back to the drawing board (OnePlan - all that time on the original kitchen was in vain!).

Despite this there are still a few points we want to bottom out.

The approved plan is attached but we are contemplating moving the wall with the stairs to the right to widen the kitchen as we are struggling with kitchen layout to fit all the appliances as it stands.

We are also contemplating making it 4 bedrooms and merging bedrooms 2 & 4 for a lovely master en suite and putting teenage daughter in the loft . 5 bedrooms was the ideal but we still wonder if we are compromising a much better 4 bed.

We got some great ideas in the past from you Houzzers so wanted to see if anyone can suggest any good amends we should consider before we get next stage drawings in regards to the above or anything else we are overlooking..

We are willing to move stairs, front door etc if necessary but need to keep the footprint to avoid planning again.

Also attached is the existing floorplan for reference.

Any feedback gratefully received. Thank you in advance.

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Suzanne C
3 years ago
Well done on the planning permission!

We went from a 5 bedroom to a 4 bedroom with a decent en-suite in each bedroom and we haven’t looked back!

I like the idea of the master bedroom using room 2&4. I would recommend giving bedroom 3 the allocated space of the en-suite that you proposed in the bedroom 2 and for bedroom 3 making the en-suite bigger and removing the family bathroom altogether.

As for your master bedroom between 2&4, if I remember right, your views were at the back of the house so put an en-suite and wardrobe space or dressing room where room 4 is.

Question: do you need the full use of your garage or could you consider using 3/4 of it and the other 1/4 be pantry space, ie, large wall to wall storage where your store all the kitchen items you don’t use on a daily basis? The doors could be on the dining room side?
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Falchi Interiors
3 years ago
Hello!

Firstly, many congratulations on your approved planning, we know too well how long the process can take for most of our clients, but now you can enjoy the design process a little more!

In our experience, most houses that we re-design either convert their garage to an internal living space or use part of it. As Suzanne commented previously, this is something to consider to allow more space for your kitchen. I can assume this part of the house is where you will do most of your entertaining and 'living'? It's such an important space to open up, face the garden and allow all the light in! As for the stairs, if there was a possibility of shifting them to the right that would work out quite well...remember they have to move on all floors and it may have a knock-on effect with the top floor due to roof eaves etc. Something to look into though!

We always say there are two spaces that add value to a house and that is 1. Kitchen and 2. The master bedroom suite. I would lose a bedroom and create a wonderful master with walk in dressing room and ensuite. We always say 'you're the one's paying for this, so you should have the best room!'.

At Falchi interiors we have such a creative flair for space planning, if you would like to know a little more about our services, please feel free to get in contact.

All the Best,

Marion Falchi
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just seen this (late lunch break ) oooh dear !!! But we even had a wine cellar and a pantry!!! so sorry the original plans didn't go through. You know where I am if you want to tweak the drawings to update them ... glad you have permission at last.

https://www.houzz.co.uk/hznb/projects/hillfly-s-project-pj-vj~5830202
hillfly
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3 years ago
Thanks for all your comments.
Do you know we really hadn’t considered losing the family bathroom if all bedrooms had en-suite. Seems obvious in hindsight but also a little weird not having a family bathroom as we’ve always had one. Definitely got us thinking.

Karen - we will wait to see what the architect says about tweaking walls and stairs and if we are still stuck we certainly know where you are thank you.

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