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Do you need permission for a new garage door?

Swapping one garage door for another rarely needs permission. Changing the opening, converting the garage or lowering the kerb in front of it can.

Replacing the door

The Planning Portal says you do not usually need planning permission for new doors of a similar appearance to those the house was built with^[1].
Checkatrade's answer on changing a garage door is that you don't usually need planning permission unless the house is listed or in a conservation area, and that bigger changes, like converting the opening to a wall or window, should be checked with the local planning office^[2].
The Planning Portal adds that you may occasionally need planning permission for this kind of work because the council has made an Article 4 Direction, and that leaseholders may first need permission from their landlord or management company^[1].
If you live in a listed building you need listed building consent for any significant works, and a conservation area may bring extra restrictions, so check with the local planning authority first^[1].

Scunthorpe is in North Lincolnshire, so North Lincolnshire Council is the planning authority to ask.

The Planning Portal says converting a garage does not usually need planning permission, provided the work is internal and does not enlarge the building^[3].
Some properties have had their permitted development rights for garage conversions removed, so the Planning Portal advises contacting the local planning authority first, particularly on a new housing development or in a conservation area^[3].

North Lincolnshire Council says you must get its permission for a new dropped kerb on an existing footpath, for example to let a vehicle cross the pavement into a driveway^[4].
North Lincolnshire Council says tenants need their landlord's permission, and you also need planning permission if the dropped kerb is on an A, B or C road^[4].
The council says the dropped kerb must be built by a contractor approved under the New Roads and Street Works Act, and that some property deeds limit what changes can be made, which is the homeowner's to check^[4].

If you want to drive into the garage across a pavement that isn't lowered, you need a dropped kerb.

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