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Asking for a mate actually, he wants to knock down his existing garage, (which adjoins his neighbours and shares the central wall) the central wall is on the boundary by the way, and then build an extension in its place, I thought that there had to be a 1m gap, but he's rebuilding what's already there in effect, any ideas?
No need for a gap. Might need a party wall agreement as the footings may impact on the neighbours structure. All pretty easy if the neighbour is happy and pain if they aren't. You will need building regs which might mean new footings (which can be over the boundary) but then you'll be rebuilding the neighbours garage or under pinning.
No, you can build right up to the boundary, but make sure any gutters, window sills etc are still on your property...
you can build right up to a boundary, and even on it, but you do need a party wall agreement.
My uncle's neighbour is building an extension directly up to and on their bounday at the moment - rather insensitively - and my uncle is going to get his own back as soon as they need to access his property to do any maintenance.
Maybe make sure your uncle reads the Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992 before causing too much fuss.
If you're building 2 storey, the 1st floor usually needs to be stepped in by 1m.
Either way PW Act applies
If you're building 2 storey, the 1st floor usually needs to be stepped in by 1m.
Surely that can't be true otherwise it would be impossible to build a terrace or fill a gap between two houses.
If you're going over a certain height you need planning permission. Have a look at http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/