Double garage - attached, separated, planning permission?

[blade7]

SMB said:

blade7 said:

Does "original house" include an attached garage at first build ?

one for the planning team at your local council but I would assume yes, those words were copied directly from the planning portal website. those rules of course for permitted development, you could apply for more but maybe turned down

[duffy78]

if you limit the size to max 30m2 and didn't attach it to your house then you wouldn't need building regs for the build.

This would save you a bit of cash when it came to foundations.

[bobtail4x4]

why is he going to build it to fall down otherwise?

[paulrockliffe]

I think he means that because regs will insist on a foundation that's suitable for a two story building. I know that's the case with extensions, but it might be different for a garage?

[S11Steve]

duffy78 said:

if you limit the size to max 30m2 and didn't attach it to your house then you wouldn't need building regs for the build.

This would save you a bit of cash when it came to foundations.

That's what we initially considered, however it looks like it is too close to a boundary wall to avoid PP regardless of m2.

[duffy78]

bobtail4x4 said:

why is he going to build it to fall down otherwise?

for a detached garage i would general spec foundation depth of about 750mm.

If it goes to building regs then the trees next to the build will govern the foundation design. The foundations will end up deeper, at least double the depth, with the associated increase in costs that would entail.

[S11Steve]

Update to this... We have had the plans drawn up, the funding is secured, and a planning application is going in by the end of the year. We're going for full planning on he assumption that if it is not needed, then so be it, but if we did a pre-plan, then we still need to pay for the full planning anyway.

We've decided on an attached garage, but set back 1m from the front elevation. At 8x5m it still gives us 2m at the side boundary, and because the house is set at an angle to the front road, we're reckoning on there being no objections based on visibility when turning out of the side road.

Similarly, after taking the levels with the surveyor, the footpath alongside where the garage will be built is 30 inches higher than the base of the garage and will not be as obtrusive as one built on the same level.

[Welshbeef]

Always worth getting the full planning permission so when you come to sell there is zero debate on ifs and buts plus building regs again all covered off properly.