Cost of removing a loft extension?

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Has anyone done this? We have our eye on a house with the most hideous dormer on the front roof - God knows how it got planning permission. I can see the flat roof causing problems too (it all looks quite old). I can see it being a really nice looking house if we were to take it down and turn it back into a loft as the storage would be more useful to us than an extra room. I think improving the appearance of the house might add value too as it seems cheap. Ideally I would take out the staircase to make more room on the landing. Would we need planning consent, would it just be a stupid waste of money (we might factor it into an offer)? I am guessing it could cost as much to take down as it did to build due to the amount of work needed in the roof?

I would have thought that taking it down would reduce the value as usually adding a lift conversion increases the value??

I would look for another house, tbh.

i think you would be making a big mistake. we have just spent 50k building ours.

I think appearance helps sell a house quickly but doesn't contribute a lot to value. If you reduce floor space you'll most likely reduce value.

(With the exception of charming period appearance I should have added, which certainly does add value!)

How often are you going to stand opposite your house, mulling over the design of the dormer?
We are planning a rear extension and would love a pitched roof because it really does look better than flat, but for a build cost difference of £9.5k for the same internal space it's not worth it.
If you are planning to revamp the flat roof on the dormer anyway, is there scope to make it a design you like?
A few years ago, there weren't the same pp implications for front dormers. You should see the complete mishmass of roof conversions where I am. Some of them are shocking.