Rules regarding obscured glass

[Thingsthatgo]

We have lived in our house around 18 months, and we are slowly renovating it ourselves.
In our dining room, there are no windows, but there is a door to the garden, which is one of the ugly white pvc doors with ugly obscured glass. The window does not face the neighbours, but is near the neighbours. (Semi detached).
I would like to change the door to clear glass if possible, but want to be sure that I am not doing anything that would be against planning rules. Is there anywhere that I can read up to check? Thank you

I don't see why you would have to have obscured glass on a door opening into your own garden.

As far as I'm aware, it is only required sometimes if you are adding a side window which looks towards neighbouring property etc.

Thank you. That's what I thought too, but I just wanted to check. The door is close to the neighbours house, but is part of the original build, not an extension. it made me wonder why anyone would put obscured glasses on there in the first place, if they didn't have to, as it make the room pretty gloomy.

Can they see into it from their garden?

Also maybe consider a stable door so you can open the top half? Or a fully glazed door to let light in.

Isn't it first floor side windows that have to have this, a door would surely look out onto a fence or wall. Though we have a 1930s house with a clear landing window but I guess if we had it replaced it would have to be an obscured one.

I think there may be rules about having a visual breaker mark above the 1/2 way point on glass doors in commercial buildings but not sure if that applies to domestic installs.

You could ask a supplier what building regs apply.

I'm sat right next to my clear glass, patio doors that lead into the garden. Absolutely no problem with them.