Good afternoon all...
I have a split level house which has separate entrances with one downstairs and another upstairs along with an internal door that links the two parts of the property.
I have recently let the downstairs area out to a single mum and her son on a 12 months lease. The only alterations that have been made are the addition of a kitchen and I have positioned a shelving unit to hide the internal door.
All the utilities are unchanged and come to me as a single bill.
The council have just been round to inspect having been advised I had completed an unauthorised lower level conversion to a 2BR unit.
They are threatening all sorts but, from what I can tell, whilst I may need to get a permit for the kitchen, I shouldn't need any planning permission so long as the internal doorway is in place.
Can anyone direct me to more information on this or throw a little light on the key aspects I need to be aware of here.
Thanks in advance and as always, thanks for sharing your insights and experience.
Cheers
I have a split level house which has separate entrances with one downstairs and another upstairs along with an internal door that links the two parts of the property.
I have recently let the downstairs area out to a single mum and her son on a 12 months lease. The only alterations that have been made are the addition of a kitchen and I have positioned a shelving unit to hide the internal door.
All the utilities are unchanged and come to me as a single bill.
The council have just been round to inspect having been advised I had completed an unauthorised lower level conversion to a 2BR unit.
They are threatening all sorts but, from what I can tell, whilst I may need to get a permit for the kitchen, I shouldn't need any planning permission so long as the internal doorway is in place.
Can anyone direct me to more information on this or throw a little light on the key aspects I need to be aware of here.
Thanks in advance and as always, thanks for sharing your insights and experience.
Cheers