London Architectural Co.

House Extensions London

Tony Clayton — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:59:12 +0000

Most people want to increase the space in their house, but they do not know what to do. There are three factors to consider:

1. What the Council will allow

2. What will increase the property value

3. What you would like

Clearly there can be a conflict between these three.

Side Extensions What The Council Will Allow

The first thing that they want to know – Is it semi-detatched or detached?

If Semi-detatched, there are guidances to side extensions the side which is not detatched of course.

The side extension generally should be set back about 1 metre from the front building line.

The side extension must be a subordinate feature. This setting it back acheives this.

The next consideration is the roof. To make the roof subordinate, it is sometimes hipped. But It can be a gable end if it blends in with the surroundings.

Detatched Houses

Although a house may be detached, it may be one of a series of similar houses in the neighbourhood. Ask yourself, is the next door house identical? This may impact on what you can do on the side.

However, there is less restriction on what you can do on the side of a detached property

Boundary Walls

The question is, do I have to leave a 1 metre gap to the boundary?

It depends on what is the other side of the boundary.

Remember, it is only a Party Wall issue if you are actually doing something to a neigbours wall. If its your wall, this does not apply.

Party Wall agreements come mainly in Loft Conversions where we need to rest a beam on the wall of a neighbours house, for example.

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Tony Clayton — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:33:37 +0000

We are based in London

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house floor plans

Tony Clayton — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:27:51 +0000

Various collections of house floor plans and building plans can be seen on a number of websites where you can purchase a full set for upwards of $1000.

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PLANNING SERVICES UK

Tony Clayton — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:05:09 +0000

FULLY COMPUTERISED

Do you need Building plans, Extensions, Planning Permission, Property improvements, development for re-sale ?

Please call for instant plans, and a visual representation of your project.

I specialise in computer aided design and can quickly produce your plans.

I also keep within the limits of planning consent and keep to budget.

CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES

I design your project to meet the Building Regulations and health and safety requirements

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0207 193 0087

Tony Clayton _{MEng (Civil Eng) (Hons), ACGI}

Tony aged 32, Civil Engineering graduate from Imperial College with Masters. He is an Associate of the City and Guilds Institute. Since he graduated, Tony has worked for 6 years on major projects.