Changing which side of a window opens

First check your decision notice for any conditions or informatives that may relate to this window. If there is nothing limiting glazing type or opening direction you can change the side by submitting what is called a non-material amendment - if you want to do it by the book. This will attract a fee but at least you are covered. Call the planning officer for advice as these are relatively new types of applications so some councils may be ok with giving direction over the phone. Louise UK Property Services

I agree with UK Property Services, if it was specified within the planning app. how they would hang, this could be an issue. However this is a minor detail for planning purposes and not likely to attract interest. As previously mentioned, you could gain peace of mind by contacting your Local Authority to confirm. I have submitted many planning applications where the 'as built' has minor changes such as this, and it's never been an issue. If you wanted to move the location of the windows along the horizontal or vertical plane, that would be a very different matter. Hope that helps. Chris