Lots of freedom when renovating your cottage on the inside
No special restrictions apply when renovating a cottage internally. You can renovate the interior according to your own wishes and ideas. In the section“Appendix L – Floor plans” we have collected different floor plans that you can use when planning to renovate your cottage indoors. Or you can simply use them as inspiration for your own floor plan. We have already renovated one cottage ourselves, namely cottage S13. Feel free to check out this cottage to see the metamorphosis this cottage has undergone. We hope it may serve as a great example of how you yourself can renovate your cottage.
Regarding outdoor renovation we would like to make a distinction between our cottages in our North & South Village, and our premium cottages F01-F10, S13 and N01.
NORTH & SOUTH VILLAGE
With almost 40 cottages, certain rules are obviously needed. We do not want any owner of any cottage to paint his cottage yellow or orange, or perhaps build a fence around his cottage, or do something that could lead to conflicts or simply do something that does not fit in our environment. We also must consider the rules and regulations that Karlshamn municipality has drawn up for this area in its area plan.
What is important in terms of the appearance of our South & North Village as a whole, is that all cottages should look the same on the outside, both in terms of color and construction. A terrace must comply with the construction drawings that we have made, and be built by one of our approved craftsmen, as well as built within the building board’s regulations from the Karlshamns Municipality.
To see how a renovation can be done, you can look at our model cottage S13. This cottage has received a new roof and facade (with insulation), new doors and windows, a large terrace and a heat pump.
You are free to decide whether you want to renovate and how you want to renovate. Basically, you have the freedom to renovate as you wish. But before you start your renovation, or perhaps build a new one, it is important to read Appendix D – Rental income & Renovation. In this appendix, you can read everything about what to think about when planning a renovation or new construction
COTTAGES F01-F10
Our cottages F01-F10 are all unique cottages with their own lay-out and location. This allows for unique solutions for each cottage. You can basically renovate each of these cottages as you want, if you have a building permit from the Karlshamn Municipality Building Committee, for which you can apply on their website. Even though we will not play an active role in your renovation or new construction plans, as this is something between you and the Building Committee of Karlshamns Municipality, we do want you to send us a copy of this application for renovation or new build.
When you want to make changes to your cottage that do not require a building permit, you are basically free to make the changes you want, if you are sure that these plans do not conflict with the municipality’s plan description, as described in their “Plan Description Långasjönäs.”
Please read this detail plan carefully to sure what you can and cannot do without permission. In case of doubt, you should contact the building committee for consultation or talk with us.
As you can read in this“Planbeskrivning Långasjönäs” (page 16), you can expand your cottage to a total building area of up to 60 square meters. You can also build so-called open spaces, such as a terrace (without a roof). These types of open spaces are not included in the total building area. Cottages F02/Ekudden can also be extended up to 90 square meters (provided that the cottage remains a wheelchair accessible cottage)
You will still need to share with us when you decide to renovate, so we can double-check that your plans do not conflict with the detail plan. An extra reason why we need to be informed by your renovation plans, is that we renovation leads to improvements in your cottage, which means that we can change the rental price of your cottage and take in extra rental income.
