Would we be able to get Planning Permission

[sasha100]

We brought a property earlier this year. The previous owners have done a lot of work to the house and one of the major changes was moving the garage that was attached to the house to the front of the house. It has been used as a gym

The original plans was for the garage to have a flat roof but the previous owners had a 2.5m pitched roof instead. A council inspector came round and reported the garage as it also shouldn't have had patio doors and was slightly longer,

We filed the minor amendment to the planning permission but this was refused on the basis of the pitched roof (it seems the patio doors and size was fine) and they said we have to go through a full planning application

Please note the garage is away from both neighbours so not blocking any light and it cannot be seen from the front (or road side) as is covered by trees. We use the garage as a gym. No one has complained.

We are concerned that we may have to change the roof from pitch to flat. I wondered if anyone has gone through this process and the likelihood of success especially considering we were not the owners at the time the garage was built.

No it was in the right place just around 20cm too long too.

I think the seller could be liable as they should have mentioned any breaches in the Property Information form. No way the solicitor could have picked this up.

Hi @sasha100
Just wondering if you got planning permission?
Trying to console myself that retrospective planning permission is possible! I’m trying to sell my dad’s bungalow who passed away 16 months ago. 3 years ago his flat garage roof blew off and he replaced it with a pitched roof. The council is now asking me to submit a planning application.

Retrospective PP is definitely possible. The application will be determined in the same way as an application for a proposed development.
If no-one complained when the roof was replaced, I can't imagine that it has had a bad impact on neighbours or the appearance of the area which would be the main concerns.

Wouldn’t they? I hope my conveyancing solicitors would. Vendors could say any old thing!

@Seeline thank you.

No one complained at the time and it definitely looks much better.
Unfortunately dad’s bungalow has been empty since he died and I wasn’t aware that the guttering was leaking into a neighbour’s garden. The neighbour reported this to the council who came to inspect and realised that the pitched roof is 3.4m high and the max height allowed is 2.5m if the garage is within 2m of the boundary. Dad would never have done anything to upset his neighbours.

This!

I can't believe your conveyancing solicitor didn't bring this up as a big red flag.

@CrotchetyQuaver
@NewFriendlyLadybird
Apologies, I’ve resurrected an old thread because I was keen to know how the OP got on.
I didn’t mean for it all to be debated again for the OP.

Why not just message them and ask

@Lurkingandlearning I didn’t know that was possible. I always thought unsolicited DMs were frowned upon.

Thanks for the message, Yes it went through without any issues at all