A big box with a pointy lid and some windows - Planning part 1
By Nelliekins
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But I am getting ahead of myself here...
Whilst the purchase was ongoing, I was assuming a number of roles in the project. One of which was the "architect" (and yes I know I am not an architect, and not allowed to call myself such, hence the quotemarks).
So, I bought a piece of house design software and spent a week playing. I came up with what I thought would do nicely... a big box with a pointy lid and some windows (and doors).
On paper at least it ticked all the boxes, and fixed all the problems we had with our present house (poor flow, not enough space, the usual reasons people dislike their present house and want to move).
So, having designed a house, we submitted a planning application for it (the plot only had outline permission). I spoke to a planning officer and was told the sort of things they wanted to see. That included:
- a full EPC calc for "as designed" and "as built"
- borehole records because there might have been shallow mine works under the plot at some time in the past
- an arboricultural study because we were going to have to cut down a few wonky goat willows that sat close enough to the build area to be a problem
We did all that, at a not insignificant cost, and bundled it with my designs for the house, shown here for your amusement...
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