Need your thoughts for garage design to minimise presence
Discussion
kryten22uk said:
SAB888 said:
What garage drainage? Do you mean the rainwater collected from the roof or is there a fitting (sink) inside the garage?
If you have a driveway leading down to an underground garage, then you'll need to pump back up the rainwater which collects/falls at the entrance.
Thanks Bispal, interesting alternative to hidetheelephants's Bond Villain idea. I quite like it in theory. But whilst it would probably look ok from Neighbours house, I think it'd probably not provide a nice street scene, so illicit a lot of negative response to any application. Cant please everyone! This is the main reason I've been trying to consider designs which maintain the hedgerow on the road boundary, in order to hide much of whats going on.
hidetheelephants said:
There's no reason you couldn't combine the two ideas; a partially sunken garage, perhaps with a terrace/decking area on top, with a dogleg driveway linking to the existing drive entrance.
Indeed, you could turn it sideways like your original plan but still have the green roof. Would look pretty good I reckon. RichB said:
hidetheelephants said:
There's no reason you couldn't combine the two ideas; a partially sunken garage, perhaps with a terrace/decking area on top, with a dogleg driveway linking to the existing drive entrance.
Indeed, you could turn it sideways like your original plan but still have the green roof. Would look pretty good I reckon. also - https://www.pinterest.com/explore/underground-gara...
jdw1234 said:
What is the budget?
Would one of those CarDock lifts be a neat solution?
Could you install electric gates to the property and park the sports car in the proposed garage location concealed behind the proposed hedge?
CarDock waaay out of price bracket, particularly with heavy ongoing maintenance costs.Would one of those CarDock lifts be a neat solution?
Could you install electric gates to the property and park the sports car in the proposed garage location concealed behind the proposed hedge?
I'm thinking maybe go the concealed (partially) parking route as you say.
Something like this:
Foliage said:
RichB said:
hidetheelephants said:
There's no reason you couldn't combine the two ideas; a partially sunken garage, perhaps with a terrace/decking area on top, with a dogleg driveway linking to the existing drive entrance.
Indeed, you could turn it sideways like your original plan but still have the green roof. Would look pretty good I reckon. also - https://www.pinterest.com/explore/underground-gara...
Loss of amenity should not apply to a single storey garage. There is no loss of amenity if there is no over shadowing, loss of light or loss of privacy (over-looking). Of course the planners may not like it and they are entirely free to refuse any development forward of the house at their discretion.
If this were my house I would be tempted to create a level area by using retaining walls and landscaping then later place a timer roof / canopy over the top followed by a suitable pause and some garage doors. all concealed by the hedge to the front. Possibly over 6-18 months, slowly and discretely.....
What does your friendly neighbour suggest, other than "don't like it" ?
Why not have a chat if you want to keep him appeased.....but IMHO the original but with hipped roof looks pretty good, and if you have it "in keeping" with the rest of the neighbourhood, I can't see why he would be upset.
Light comes from above, so he should be suffering little "loss of amenity" in that regard.
Wold he like something that offers him a garage on his side (obviously don't know what his frontage is). It sounds like a green eyed god of jealousy, and your plans look well thought out on the whole!
I'd speak with him if I were you. & obviously let us know what progress you make.....but if YOU want a garage, and you built it sympathetic to the neighbourhood, I cannot see it removing value from your house: the opposite, surely!
Don't water your aspirations down for the sake of someone who has the option to move if he is that upset, but offer him the chance to make suggestions to 'appease' him.....
Why not have a chat if you want to keep him appeased.....but IMHO the original but with hipped roof looks pretty good, and if you have it "in keeping" with the rest of the neighbourhood, I can't see why he would be upset.
Light comes from above, so he should be suffering little "loss of amenity" in that regard.
Wold he like something that offers him a garage on his side (obviously don't know what his frontage is). It sounds like a green eyed god of jealousy, and your plans look well thought out on the whole!
I'd speak with him if I were you. & obviously let us know what progress you make.....but if YOU want a garage, and you built it sympathetic to the neighbourhood, I cannot see it removing value from your house: the opposite, surely!
Don't water your aspirations down for the sake of someone who has the option to move if he is that upset, but offer him the chance to make suggestions to 'appease' him.....
Bispal said:
Overlooking only applies to when you are OVER 'looking' i.e. from a habitable room from window. Its counted as loss of amenity and usually applies to rear gardens that are semi-private, not front gardens that are semi-public.
Loss of amenity should not apply to a single storey garage. There is no loss of amenity if there is no over shadowing, loss of light or loss of privacy (over-looking). Of course the planners may not like it and they are entirely free to refuse any development forward of the house at their discretion.
I was referring to using the roof as a terrace and thought that it would overlook his neighbours rear garden. Most of my design work is commercial, fore warned is fore armed though.Loss of amenity should not apply to a single storey garage. There is no loss of amenity if there is no over shadowing, loss of light or loss of privacy (over-looking). Of course the planners may not like it and they are entirely free to refuse any development forward of the house at their discretion.
Thanks for all the advice in this thread. I've now completed this project, albeit without a garage!
'Before' picture:
The dig starts
Retaining block wall done, now starting the kentish ragstone wall:
Type1 aggregate arrives.
Ragstone done, type1 hardcore down and whacked
Cellular grid system down and Shingle arrived. We bought waaay too much, and actually had to use a grab lorry to take away loads to the dump!
All finished and tarmac'd.
'Before' picture:
The dig starts
Retaining block wall done, now starting the kentish ragstone wall:
Type1 aggregate arrives.
Ragstone done, type1 hardcore down and whacked
Cellular grid system down and Shingle arrived. We bought waaay too much, and actually had to use a grab lorry to take away loads to the dump!
All finished and tarmac'd.
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