link detached

[montypjs]

I have had a conservatory built using the dimensions as a detched bungalow, hence 4m maximum depth 4m maximum height maximum heiht within 2m of boundry fence 3m.
Next door have stated that I needed planning permission as the bungalow's are attched .
I purchesed the bungalow on the basis of a link detaced property and all of the sales details and EPC and reports refere to link detached.
Am I correcr in using detached dimensions or should I treat the bungalow as semi detached, and use the dimensions for a semi.
Is there such a thing as link Detached?

[ganesh]

I used to have a link detatched bungalow (just meant that it was not completely detached because it had a little covered way of brick joining the two) but I'm not really certain of the legalities.
I would say that the planning people always seem very helpful ( the ones I've dealt with have been) and they run "surgeries" where you can go for free advice. Worth giving them a try. Better than falling out with your neighbours!

[buildersmate]

Very good, Zac, but that is precisely the point Monty is making - those regs allow a conservatory of a different size depending on whether the house is detached or not (refer to bullet #4).
I don't know the answer and there seems to be nothing in the legislation that introduced it - but it is an excellent question.
I think the way forward to steal a march on the neighbours is to go and have a friendly word with the Planning department, explain honestly what has happened, but that you are now concerned because the fuss the neighbours are making.
The worst is that the Planners say the a Planning Application is required. THEN you can ask - 'and would such an application be within existing policy guidelines?'.
It is only if the conservatory is OUTSIDE one or more of the existing policies that you might then have a problem. Neighbous can bitch as much as they want about extensions next door - in most cases provided the proposal is within existing policies, you would get the permission.

[baytraderman]

Hi, this is the first example I have found similar to a legal battle I am having. I run a conservatory company and have built a 4m projection conservatory on a link detached property. To cut a long story short, the neighbour objected, the council took some time to decide the "status" of the property and decided it was not "detached", so when retrospective planning was applied for they refused it. We then appealed the decision which was refused on the grounds that the councils grounds were not unreasonable (although the definition didn't come into it), we then appealed an enforcement notice, pointing out that the statutory instrucment only defines "terraced" and "semi-detached" properties, and that there is no definition of "detached" in the Act. The Appeal was refused although they acknowledged that we had a good point. Next week we have to take down the conservatory. My client has MS and the whole process has worsened her condition. I am still grasping at straws to get a stop put on this. I have just found a post from the enforcement officer online asking in a local govt forum if anyone can define "link-detached" as detached dating back to when he looked at it. There is no guidance anywhere on the net for such a case, and I have yet to find a precedent. i hope this helps you, however, if your Local Authority has allowed yours as a "detached" property I would be delighted to receive details. I am sure in your case even if you went for planning it would be approved, in my case it was refused due to neighbouring properties being 2 metres higher than eachother!

Any useful comments from anyone else would be appreciated!!