Can I remove inner door and extend into the porch?

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Hi,

My first post here - I am renovating my 1890s semi-detached which has a closed porch which I do not use.

I wanted to remove the inner front door (between the hallway and the porch), knock the wall down surrounding the inner door and extend the hallway out to the porch to create more space in the hallway/around the stairs.

Is this possible without planning permission/building regs?

All advice/comments/suggestions are welcome please :)

Thank you

Hannah

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Kay Moden
last month
Hi,

The wall is most likely structural so you need Building Control.

Also does the porch have enough insulation etc to work as an external wall?

Hope this helps
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i-architect
last month
Hi Hannah,

A porch is permitted development - this is a space that is outside any external door of a house. So this suggests that opening up between your hall and the porch would not be permitted development. In this case, yes you will need planning permission.

A porch is usually also not insulated or heated as it isn't considered habitable space, so to convert it you will also need building control approval. As Kay also mentions - the external wall is structural so removing that will also require structural calcs to be approved by building control.

So basically, no it isn't possible without planning permission or building control approval.

Hope this helps!

Jane

award winning chartered architect

eco-home and conservation area specialist

www.i-architect.co.uk
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This depends on the size of the porch and the construction of the porch.

Adding a porch to the space inside is basically classed as an extension to your livable space. So as long as the porch area if with in the permitted development allowance then you can do it with out planning.

Although it also has certain requirements within the construction too. You need a U value of 0.28 to meet the minimum building regs. Or an R value of 3.6. A single skin brick has an R value of around 0.44 so it wouldn't meet regulations. You would need to be looking at adding a second skin around a single skin porch or redoing with an external wall insulation.

You would be best to get a builder around to have a look and see what you would need to do (if anything) to add the porch to the property without a joining door.

I hope it helps a little.

Thanks, Gina

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