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Lawful development Babergh

Drawings for a garage-to-office conversion in Brantham

We drew up the plans and elevations for a lawful development certificate to turn an integral garage into a home office in Brantham, which was granted.

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Brantham, Babergh

  1. Designed
  2. Submitted
  3. Validated
  4. Approved
Proposed front elevation with a bay-style window in place of the garage door

The question

The owner of a detached house in Brantham wanted to convert the integral garage at the front into a home office. They planned to apply for a lawful development certificate themselves, to confirm the work didn't need full planning permission, and asked us to prepare the drawings to support it.

The evidence

We drew the house as existing and as proposed. The floor plans show the garage becoming an office of about 2.5 by 2.7 metres, inside the existing walls, with the utility room and hall unchanged. The elevations show the only external change:

  • the garage door replaced with a white uPVC casement window
  • the window matched in width to the old garage door, and in height and style to the front bay window
  • bricks and detailing to match the existing house below the new window

Showing the change clearly and accurately, with no increase in size and a matching appearance, made the owner's case straightforward.

The outcome

Babergh District Council granted the lawful development certificate, so the owner can convert the garage into a home office with confidence that the work is lawful.

The drawings

Proposed front elevation with a bay-style window in place of the garage door
Existing front elevation with the garage door
Proposed ground floor plan with the new office
Existing ground floor plan with the garage
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