SteveWalker
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| posted on 17/7/13 at 08:48 PM |
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Originally posted by motorcycle_mayhem
Yes, I did build a garage in front of the house 'building line' in the South West, but it took an awful lot of effort to do it. Planning
permission is essential (full stop). It can't be done with permitted development rights, but extending the existing garage to the rear probably
can be. PD is easy and simple.
That estate looks like hell. Your neighbours will write/complain/impede anything. If there's a cluster (or even one individual) who's
retired or off work on 'disability', then you have full time preventers with no life. OK, so I'm cynical, but I have been there,
it's life wrecking. Once the council get a few complaints about noise/cars/undead people, then it gets really dire. Please think a bit along
those lines before you sign anything.
A garage in the front garden is definitely pushing it, but there's nothing wrong with having retirees around. We are a family with three young
kids, living on a tree-lined road with a mix of people, but a higher than normal proportion of retirees - mainly because there is an odd mix of houses
and a fair few bungalows (we have retirees in a bungalow next to us and three more sets opposite). We have never had any problems with or complaints
from any of the neighbours. They're also very good at taking in deliveries or putting the bins away too 
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DarrenW
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| posted on 17/7/13 at 09:07 PM |
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As Mookaloid says, talk to local Council. In my experience they are great and very helpful if you talk to them in advance of doing anything.
In my experience any planning on a front elevation is tricky. It doesnt matter what others have got away with in the past as it doesnt set a
precident. Every site and application is different.
Worth asking the council but be prepared to accept their answer. Good luck. No harm though in prepping some self made low cost sketches in support of
an outline application and taking some pics of local developments. A word of caution though - you may inadvertently drop a neighbour in the clarts
with the council unless you are sure they got the necessary consents and that is unlikely to get you a card at Christmas.
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dhutch
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| posted on 18/7/13 at 04:04 AM |
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Originally posted by jps
What could possibly go wrong?
What happened with that.
Latest info I can find on a quick google was from 2010 when he had lost his appear, four years after it started, to keep the house. So he has had
eight years out of it so far (four behind haybales) and presumably, as I expect the demolition would be publicised, it still stands?
Daniel
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