Ian Walmsley

You will get conflicting information. Sadly. First of all check to see whether the garage had full planning in the first place and if it did was there any condition that it must remain as a garage. You can use any outbuilding for a use that is incidental to the main dwelling. Whilst many might say a bedroom is fine, the planning guidance says So I have tended to go down the line of a change of use is required, although I also accept in many cases that the use of an out building as a bedroom is just fine. I think what is fine is guest accommodation as this is not primary living accommodation in my personal view. What I will say is that I am aware of cases where the inspectorate said it was fine, after the council tried to enforce. And I am aware of councils not being worried at all about such circumstances. I know what I would do if it was my garage.

I don't see why not. But then I am not an expert in that. I wonder if @HowardHighwaysGuy knows....

Government to consult on the ability to split a house into two flats. My early thoughts on the ability to split a house into two flats and what was announced today. https://www.planninggeek.co.uk/2023/government-to-consult-on-new-pd-right-to-split-a-house-into-two-flats/

Planning fees within England are to be raised by 35% for major applications and 25% for all other applications from 6th December 2023 You can see various example of the new fees by going to https://www.planninggeek.co.uk/2023/planning-fees-increase-date-confimed/ We will also see the end of the 'Free Go', however this will remain for 12 months for any application made under the old fees (i.e submitted on or before 5th December 2023) Planning Geek is able to submit applications for you. Please use the fee proposal form.

Thanks for the message @Steve Wreford If the land qualifies for Class E of Part 6, then I suspect that it will not qualify for Class Q. Unless it was a different planning unit.

I would only apply if you need to. You will continue to build up evidence in the meantime. However if you would like us to assist you with the certificate you are welcome to fill in the form here

If the caravan has been on the land for 10 years beyond any condition (i.e. Expiry of the planning) then it might be beyond enforcement by the local authority. However that doesn't guarantee planning unfortunately.

Hi, Welcome to the forums. You will need to persue this with enforcement. Send them any evidence that you might have. You can also request the involvement of your elected representatives. This could well be on four levels - parish or town councillors, local authority councillors and county councillors, plus your Member of Parliament. I guess am email to the members of the planning committee as well can't do any harm If noise is a problem, then that would be environmental health at the local authority. Do a search for noise complaint <your local authority> Hope that helps

Thanks for the question, and welcome to the new forums. 'Height” - references to height (for example, the heights of the eaves on a house extension) is the height measured from ground level. (Note, ground level is the surface of the ground immediately adjacent to the building in question, and would not include any addition laid on top of the ground such as decking. Where ground level is not uniform (for example if the ground is sloping), then the ground level is the highest part of the surface of the ground next to the building.) Source of definition In other words wherever you put the outbuilding, the wall on the lowest part of the land, may well be higher than the maximum allowed under Class E of Part 1 as you measure from the highest point. https://PlanningGeek.co.uk/outbuildings

Hi, Thanks for the message and welcome to the forums. At the moment we do not know when the changes will happen or what they might be. I wrote an article back in August based on the information that I am aware of. You can read that at https://www.planninggeek.co.uk/2023/permitted-development-changes/ But until the legislation is published we will not know if all these proposals will happen or some of them etc. Once I do know, I will publish it on Planning Geek.

New PD right from today for RAAC affected schools - posting in case it is of interest https://www.planninggeek.co.uk/gpdo/temporary-buildings-uses/class-cb/ We are now at 27 updates to the GPDO 2015 if this is of any interest, the full details are on the page linked above.