The first step of the plan has started with emptying the Garage and Sitting Room for the following reasons :-

Electrics & plumbing for the utility room, sitting room and extension.
Insulation under the sitting room, utility room walls & ceiling.
Changes required for the wood buring stove.
Plumbing changes for future rain water harvesting.

So when planning the changes [...]

So far, its been intensive planning and lining up the various trades. The video below gives a quick summary.
However, problems on the planning permission front. Take a look here