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[RobG]

Planning permission is not required due to the fact that the exterior of the conservatory has not been changed

[Varche]

Tunnie

Might be a bit left field but can you not just "close off" the conservatory during the cold weather. e.g. put some heavy lined curtains between it and the room.

That way you save a lot of money, it is quick, no planning permission and it is temporary. How often do you actually want to use your conservatory in cold weather?

[TheBoy]

As the house has to have a proper exterior door between house and conservatory, by law, so the conservatory is little more than an outbuilding, just don't use it. Simples.

Saves effort, time, money and worry

[tunnie]

The conservatory is the dining room 

Someone will shoot me down in flames but I think when looked into this a conservatory has to have at least a partially transparent roof or it needs planning permission.

A friend had a house sale fall though because he'd improved his conservatory and when the house was surveyed he had an "extension"  without planning permission.

Don't need permission for even brick built extrensions now, many here have gone 15ft out. No permission needed.   

[tunnie]

Tunnie

Might be a bit left field but can you not just "close off" the conservatory during the cold weather. e.g. put some heavy lined curtains between it and the room.

That way you save a lot of money, it is quick, no planning permission and it is temporary. How often do you actually want to use your conservatory in cold weather?

Already has doors into it, we want to use the room 

[tunnie]

As the house has to have a proper exterior door between house and conservatory, by law

Just been researching this, if conservatory meets certain regs. Eg double glazed roof, not polycarbinate you don't have to have an exterior door. SIL house has this, can walk freely between kitchen and large conservatory.

[05omegav6]

There you go then, reglaze it

[Kevin Wood]

But even if they are double glazed all over they have the thermal properties of a greenhouse. Far too hot in summer, far too cold in winter.

[tunnie]

There you go then, reglaze it

Its already double glazed, hence asking about this insulation and platerboard solution. 

[tunnie]

But even if they are double glazed all over they have the thermal properties of a greenhouse. Far too hot in summer, far too cold in winter.

Yup. Which is why I'm looking at counter batterns + insulation + plasterboard.

Not ideal, but given I can't afford full beans extension. About the only solution

[05omegav6]

There you go then, reglaze it

Its already double glazed, hence asking about this insulation and platerboard solution. 

There's always solar reflective triple glazed...

Joking aside, have you considered the light aspect? How much light does it let in to the next room as it is vs how dark it could become

[05omegav6]

If cost is a serious consideration, wouldn't you be better saving towards what you ultimately want rather than such a significant compromise? Not having a pop, just playimg devil's advocate

[tunnie]

Light we have considered, but the end windows should let enough in.

I'd love to save up, but with a wedding towards end of next year that's taking the funds. Then need to start saving again, which would take a while. Hence this temp solution for now, as I'll prob get someone in to do counter batterns and plasterboard install professionally.

Would cost around £1k I think, which is far cheaper than new whole roof solutions and would reduce the issue we have now as we want to use the room all year around.

[Sir Tigger KC]

How would that look from the outside though Tunnie?  Would you paint the glass roof or something? 

[tunnie]

How would that look from the outside though Tunnie?  Would you paint the glass roof or something? 

Been considering that too, I'm considering UPVC cut to size on order. That are the same colour, width and length of the current plastic  pannels, then fixing them on top.

So from outside it looks neat and covered 

A bit like this, but with white plastic and not 'puffed' out, just flat.