Altering roof pitch angle for loft space
Discussion
Hello all...
I'm spit-balling a bit for roof options for a loft conversion. We cannot do a hip-to-gable conversion as it won't get planning, nor can we do it under permitted development as it would be outside of the original footprint of the external walls.
In order to gain even a little more head height under the sloping section, in what will be a shower room (righthand loft window), what's the score with extending the ridge a little and increasing the pitch of the hipped roof by perhaps a few degrees? Other than being careful not to make it look stupid, will planning likely have a problem with this? Is there such a thing as an accepted range of roof angles?
Approved plans say nothing of specific angles, only that we must maintain a hipped roof. The roof is being completely renewed either way. Standard plain concrete tiles.
Interested in any well informed thoughts, thank you.
I'm spit-balling a bit for roof options for a loft conversion. We cannot do a hip-to-gable conversion as it won't get planning, nor can we do it under permitted development as it would be outside of the original footprint of the external walls.
In order to gain even a little more head height under the sloping section, in what will be a shower room (righthand loft window), what's the score with extending the ridge a little and increasing the pitch of the hipped roof by perhaps a few degrees? Other than being careful not to make it look stupid, will planning likely have a problem with this? Is there such a thing as an accepted range of roof angles?
Approved plans say nothing of specific angles, only that we must maintain a hipped roof. The roof is being completely renewed either way. Standard plain concrete tiles.
Interested in any well informed thoughts, thank you.
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