Converting an integral garage to another room to be used in connection with the existing house such as a living room or bedroom will not require planning permission provided:
- There is no condition attached to the original planning permission for the house that prevents such a conversion (houses built in recent decades are often subject to such a condition: your council will have details); and
- the materials used for any exterior work such as a wall built in place of the garage door are similar in appearance to those used on the existing dwelling.
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