Hello there, anyone got any experience to share about planning permission? I?d like to turn my flat roof into a roof terrace, but the original planning permission for the property (a conversion from outbuildings 15 years ago) explicitly forbids ?sitting out? on it. It?s one storey high and surrounded by taller properties, though on one side, it has a view along back gardens of the road. Since the property was originally converted, other properties in the area have added roof terraces, and our immediate neighbours are doing a loft conversion, meaning that lots of neighbours can look into each other?s gardens - and indeed onto our roof. So I don?t think there is any valid argument that turning our roof into a terrace would invade others? privacy. I?ve no experience at all with planning permission, and I?d be interesting in learning how much it might cost and how difficult it usually is. I?ve had a look at the government?s planning portal but there doesn?t seem to be anything useful on there about roof terraces. Many thanks for any advice you might be able to offer!
