Distance from neighbours boundary

[LovingTheSunshine]

Hi
Is it still the case that you must leave a gap of 1m between your extention & the neighbours boundary? Thank.

You don't have to. We negotiated no gap at all. Easily done yourselves with a Party Wall Agreement.

Depends on the type of estate, type of property and the planning policy of the local council.

Our council wouldn't allow it on our estate due to 'terracing effect'.

Same as Aryaunderfoot it really depends on the Council's policy where you live. It also depends on what you plan (i.e. single storey or double storey). Most of our neighbours who extended years ago have extended right up to the boundary line - single storey. I think policy has changed in recent years (certainly where we are - our street is pairs of semi detached houses) and the Council now require you to leave at least 75cm so that the rear of the property can be accessed without going through the house. We have applied for planning permission and we have had to agree to come in 1m from the boundary line (even though each house is at least 3.5m away from the boundary line - so a distance of at least 7m between the houses).

Thanks everyone. We are in East Herts. We are semi-detached & want to do a single/part double storey extension at the back of the house. The single storey will run across the full back of the house (up to the neighbours boundary we are semi detached with) & then going up to form a double storey at the opposite side at the back of the house. Access to the back of the property will remain unchanged (between our house & a detached house) & our house is at least 1m away from the boundary of the detached house. We have an architect coming round this week.

:)

Sorry, cross purposes, I thought you were talking about the boundary on the opposite side of the join (if you see what I mean).

For what its worth - in our area (and I think these are pretty standard policies although I know policies were relaxed for a while) that you have to leave at least 2m between a double storey extension and your adjoining neighbour's boundary. So, you can be single storey to your adjoining neighbour's boundary (well very close to the boundary - not exactly on it) but you can only start the double storey part, part way across that back wall. Does that make sense?!

Try giving your local planning office a call. Ours was very happy to talk and discuss things 'in theory' prior to plans being submitted.

Thanks everyone. Architect confirmed we can do single storey up to boundary of joined neighbours & build up for double at other side. Just need to mull the ideas over now :)

An architect can tell you what he expects to happen, he cannot give you any guarantee that you'll get planning permission.