Is balcony closure illegal?

Closing the balcony is not an illegal building. Generally speaking, it is not illegal to close the balcony if you have property rights or the right to use it alone. But there is a major premise, that is, you can't change the appearance and function of the building without authorization. This is also for beauty and safety. So as long as the residential property allows, it is ok to seal the balcony in a unified style. Closing the balcony is not an illegal building, which is a common practice for safety reasons. Generally, many properties will also require the owners to close the balcony, usually by sealing the windows. The definition of illegal building is a building built without obtaining the planning permission of construction project. It is reasonable to seal the balcony, so it is not illegal.

Illegal buildings mainly include:

1, a building built without application or approval and without obtaining a construction land planning permit and a construction project planning permit;

2, unauthorized changes in the construction project planning permit provisions of the construction of buildings;

3. Do not change the nature of the building;

4, after the construction of temporary buildings over the period of validity has not been removed into permanent buildings;

5. Buildings constructed by forging relevant materials to defraud the permission of the competent department.

The practice of closing the balcony:

1, overall framework

Integral frame refers to the frame from the ground to the top of the balcony, which is an integral frame. Generally, the upper part is divided into sliding windows (translation windows); The lower part is a fixed frame, and the glass is fixed in it with an aluminum alloy frame.

Advantages of integral frame: elegant appearance, strong sense of integrity, safety and firmness.

Disadvantages of the whole frame: sitting on the balcony railing, the frame will occupy the use area of the balcony.

2. Splicing frame

Frame framing means that the frame is made on the balcony railing, which is a sliding window (translation window); The lower part of the railing is made of frameless 8mm tempered glass combined with silica gel, and 8mm tempered glass with frame can also be selected.

Advantages of split frame: it is economical and will not occupy the use area of balcony.

Disadvantages of split frame: poor safety factor, many hidden dangers, easy to cause safety accidents in the later stage, slightly less beautiful than the whole frame.

legal ground

Article 64 of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Urban and Rural Planning Law shall be ordered by the competent department of urban and rural planning of the local people's government at or above the county level to stop the construction without obtaining the construction project planning permit or failing to carry out the construction in accordance with the provisions of the construction project planning permit; If corrective measures can be taken to eliminate the impact on the implementation of the plan, it shall be corrected within a time limit and a fine of more than 5% 10% of the project cost shall be imposed; Unable to take corrective measures to eliminate the impact, it should be removed within a time limit. If it cannot be demolished, the real object or illegal income shall be confiscated, and a fine of less than 10% of the project cost may be imposed.