Garrage extend front

[Vasile]

I am buying a house,but my car wouldn’t fit,so I am planing to extend in the front about 50cm,I still have about 2M to the front of the house,my question is if I am able to create like a porch and move the garrage door forward under permitted development?thanks.

 

[Ollyfp]

Always best to check with your 'friendly' planning department! Also, look for a precedent. Has anyone else done it in your road? You'll be digging new footings for the front wall and using a lightweight lintel of some kind, so it's fairly technical in that respect. I think it'll certainly need to be checked by building regs, even if it falls under permitted development.

Alternatively, you could cover it all up with a tarp and secretly move the wall forward, or maybe just cut a car bonnet shaped hole in the door?

Good luck with your project!

Olly

 

[Ollyfp]

Looks as if you've already extended 'garage' with an extra 'r'!
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[freddiemercurystwin]

Possibly https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/common-projects/porches/planning-permission you should also check your house has permitted development rights and is not restricted by an Article 4 Direction. Your solicitor should know this as part of the searches.

 

[IT Minion]

I don't believe it is permitted development.

Extending the front elevation is not allowed, except for a porch which has some strict rules and that wouldn't cover this as you'd be moving the internal door, not adding a second one. (And I'm certain that only applies for pedestrian doors, not vehicle doors).

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

The technical guidance says any external doors and there's no mention of having to retain the existing doors, that's Building Regulations.

 

[motorbiking]

proximity to the boundary is a restriction.