Extension plans thoughts

last year

Hi all,

I have my extension plans.

Worried about the skylight location and having full height wardrobes…also thinking about having just an opening at the wardrobe area rather than a pocket door?

Would love your thoughts 😊

Thanks!

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The Living House
last year
Hi T S, as you are extending your home you may find our blog helpful that we have linked below. We have shared our top tips and mistakes to avoid when extending your home. Hope this helps. https://www.thelivinghouse.co.uk/blog-interior-design-tips/the-6-most-common-mistakes-we-see-when-you-extend-your-home
siobhanmcgee90
last year
The image is really difficult to see.
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I think the extension will transform your house. If it were me I would do it slightly differently- I would put the kitchen in the extension as I think this is the best room with higher ceilings and more light and I would have a tv area where shown. This has the added benefit of allowing you the flexibility to make your front lounge bigger if you prefer. Personally I would have a bigger gap down the side of the house and put the back door down there as I think two doors on the front of a house is confusing. I would prefer a guest cloakroom to be from the hallway rather than near your laundry. Since the extension to the side will likely have a flat roof I see no reason why you couldn’t follow the boundary line. The larger extension on your plan shows a side window that I feel limits furniture placement, is not needed for light and will benefit from no view. Your plan shows one massive rooflight and you should consider the implication for electric ceiling lights- perhaps one long thin rooflight near the main house would be more useful. But what ever you decide/ best of luck
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Sounds like you will need to apply for planning permission because of the roof heights from ground level. Best thing to do though is to call and check with your planning department - if you can speak with someone! Ask to speak to the duty officer. Alternatively, if a quick call isn't possible you can go the paid for pre-app route, although more effective once you've got some sketch plans done.. I've found some variance in interpretation on what would be considered ground level from one city to another, so yours might take a particular view that may or may not be helpful to you! I think the permitted height you mention is to gutter level off the ground level - so the ridge / abutment can be higher than that. (This is all a bit off the top of my head - as in I'm not reading directly from any planning policy or guidance here but it sounds like you're reasonably familiar with the documents anyway). For the drain that runs under the patio you need to check with your local water board or building control department for what you need to do if it's their responsibility. Again different water boards have extremely different requirements and guidance. Some, like United Utility tend to let the building control department deal with it and have reasonable rules around altering manholes etc. Other water boards like South West Water insist that you apply directly them and have really strict and onerous requirements and allow very minimal to no alterations to things like manholes. If you do have a shared drain then you will need to have permission to build over it and you will probably need to make sure it can be accessed via a rodding eye or manhole - all dependent on the specific requirements of the water board in your area and the specific layout of your drain and property. You may also need to have a structural report to show that no additional load is being put on the drain that might cause cracking or other problems, and possibly other requirements... It can be a bit of a pain to be honest depending on the specifics, but if it's important enough to do it then there are usually (though not in every case) ways to achieve a build over. For internal changes in level compared to external - this is up to you and how you plan to use the space, how mobile you are and comfortable with steps - for example if you have young kids, or plan to have, then some steps in the middle of your family room might seem a bit dangerous. A good designer can incorporate steps within a room well if you prefer that, or you can do them externally within a raised patio, but you will need to include for that patio within your planning application if it's over (if I remember right) 50cm off ground level. In relation to the neighbours you may need to prove that they will not have their enjoyment of their property reduced or limited by your proposal. In some areas there are strict house extension guidelines that you have to follow - for example Farnham and Trafford. The main things are privacy and overshadowing. Your architect should be able to create diagrams to help support any design and show the planners that this has been taken into consideration and won't have a majorly negative effect on the neighbours. If you'd like my free checklist to help you with your fundamental decisions making you can get that here: https://bit.ly/2P1quQ6 Hope this helps, Jane, i-architect.co.uk
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