Adding a balcony

[CraigVmax]

Hi all.

We're thinking about getting a balcony (subject to planning etc) to come off our 1st floor bedroom windows.

We already have one off the living room directly below and in theory the supports for the balcony (dont think we can have cantilevered) could bolt onto the steels for that.

Question is, anyone here work with these? We want something glass and contemporary, probably about 4m x 1.5m.

I'm interested in the amount of lead time to have it made and also the amount of upheaval when fitting it.

cheers.

(can supply pics if needed)

[Stedman]

Ironictwist is your man

[ironictwist]

Stedman said:

Ironictwist is your man

Craig,

That's almost EXACTLY what I do believe it or not

Drop me a message with your contact details or your contact number & we can have a chat about it.

Regards,
Umair

[Busamav]

Have a quick chat with the duty officer at the planning office before you waste too much time getting into detail

[CraigVmax]

do you know much about it>? I did go and see them for an informal chat, as we dont really ovcerlook anyone they didnt see a huge problem (appreciate that could change once we apply), he did say I might need to somehow obscure the sides to avoid looking into neighbours gardens..

grateful for any advice.

[Busamav]

They will be looking to protect the privacy of any adjacent owners gardens.

I have seen an increasing reluctance for planners to allow balconies in areas with adjoining properties .

You will no doubt have to test it with a full application as you will get nothing more than informal and non binding advice from them.

[ironictwist]

Busamav said:

They will be looking to protect the privacy of any adjacent owners gardens.

I have seen an increasing reluctance for planners to allow balconies in areas with adjoining properties .

You will no doubt have to test it with a full application as you will get nothing more than informal and non binding advice from them.

It's a daily occurance nowadays for a lot of my clients to be forced into having privacy screens put in place if they want any sort of balcony constructed on their property when in close proximity to adjoining properties.

For some people I'm afraid a quote from me can go up by 25%/40% depending on how much of the balustrade planners deem as areas which need to be produced as "privacy screens"

[ColinM50]

On a similar tack aunt and uncle own an apartment on the top floor of a retirement block. They've informally asked the on-site manager if they could put a balcony on their lounge and he said a straight no. Wouldn't even discuss it or refer it any further up the food chain. They don't want to cause any bad feeling but any ideas what they could do?

It's a block with about twenty apartments and they only overlook a park and river so no invasion of anyone's privacy.

[mk1fan]

ColinM50 said:

They don't want to cause any bad feeling but any ideas what they could do?

Don't have a balcony. If they want to push the matter then they need to seek professional advice from a local Planning Consultant who knows the local interpritation of the 'Planning Laws'.

[mk1fan]

ironictwist said:

It's a daily occurance nowadays for a lot of my clients to be forced into having privacy screens

They should be so lucky! Even with privacy screens included in original applications I've had them flatly refused.