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build onto gararage
Jul 4th, 2010, 1:31pm
 
I want to move a cloakroom from the house interior into the 1 metre alleyway between house and garage. New door into cloakroom from house. 1 wall of the extension will be the single brick wall of a double garage. does this wall effectively become part of the house and what has to be done to it in order to comply ?
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Reply #1 - Jul 4th, 2010, 6:26pm
 
First off best check if planning permission is required.  Normally an extension that size wouldn't need planning permission as it would come under permitted development rights..

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/england/public/buildingwork/projects/workcommon...

However I think you may need PP as it joins the garage to the house. I'd check with the planners as the rules aren't 100% clear.

My thinking is this... If PP wasn't required then that would open up a loop hole that gets around the PDR rules on side extensions. For example someone could build a large outbuilding as big as their house (under PDR) and then join it to the house by building an extension (again under PDR). The result would be something twice as wide as the original house - something that is against the rules on side extensions.  

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Reply #2 - Jul 17th, 2010, 10:20am
 
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Another option for me is to build a toilet/cloakroom in the part of the family room/study. Room 17ft long so have sufficient space without impacting on room use. However, can a cloakroom be built with door opening into habitable room? I beieve I will reqire sound proofing, extraction/window and hand basin, is this correct?

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Reply #3 - Jul 17th, 2010, 9:03pm
 
The regs allow a WC to open into a kitchen provided there is a washbasin in the WC - so opening into another habitable room should be ok.

Not sure about aditional sound proofing for a cloakroom. Yes it needs an extractor.
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