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It's been named "Batmoral" we already have "Cluckingham Palace" where SWMBO's prized girls live.

Cheers for the thought, but just another thing to charge, have a lead for etc, when I already own a phone . Saw one on the bay for around £60, and another seller selling the same thing for £120. Gave up at that point and I'll just keep my eyes and ears open until a cheap 'I' flavoured one pops up until then I'll use my current inspection device.

Oh and we are currently having "shed wars". SWMBO has decided that the shed next to the chickens is "her" shed. A shed for a woman, have you ever heard anything so daft

The word "shed" doesn't really do it justice does it?

So more progress this weekend. PV panels are all ready to be wired up by the sparky on Thur. Slates all finished. Anyone thinking of using the GSE panels and all black PV's should definitely do it. They look so smart. They're also incredibly simple to install. Still numerous jobs to do inside and out but on we go

Gosh I don't want to be going up a 3 storey ladder every few weeks to clear some fluff - might need to have a think how to clean the vents from inside

I'd have knocked his fackin teeth out. What a complete prick.

That looks like a good plan. Do you have detailed or outline? Depending where you are, and considering the current uncertainty, and depending on the expiry date of your PP, and whether it is detailed or outline, you may want to get Full PP then lock it in by starting development, then take a look around as market conditions may have changed significantly in 3 or 6 month's time. Having given that warning, those look like the type of houses which will rent out economically in most places. Jeremy's incentive scheme looks good, but since an architect could expect 10% or so (that's a guess) I would incentivise them with 20-30% of the saving not 50%. Ferdinand

Just be very clear what you're getting for your money, as often things can be very fuzzy when it comes to what is and is not included from any plans-drawing provider, be they and architect or architectural technician, or even some unqualified plans drawing service. Building regs approval may well be something you can do yourself, depending on the construction method you're using and any potentially complicated parts of the structure. I did our own building regs approval, the documents I submitted are all here: There are fees for building regs that aren't included in the quotes you've received, I believe, so these need to be taken into account as well.

Success, I challenged the quote stating that the lines down the side of the house were subject to a Wayleave and that I didn't really want them so I sent in a e-mail, politely requesting their removal: I need more details on the exact breakdown as you are talking about replacing lines as we are re-building our house too close to the lines. The lines in question that run down (and slightly over) the side of our property to a pole in our garden are subject to a Wayleave that I own. They do not supply our house but other properties (so are not my problem). If it is these wires and beyond that need replacing then that would be at your cost. I personally do not want the lines running down the garden and could (if so inclined) require them removed (removal of wayleave permission) but I am not at that stage at this point. I would be agreeable to you replacing the lines with new insulated ones which could be tied in with our re-build schedule quite easily, we get the building down you replace the lines before we start the re-build, or you could, if you so wished, re-route them down a more suitable direction. The house they feed, with one exception, are all on a different street and the others houses(later build) on that street are fed from a different direction. I have 2 copies of the wayleave (1960 and 1974) Document no 64/7184 and 64/11062 they are from the North Western Electricity Board Electricity Act of 1947, but are still in force as we receive the wayleave payment each year. The result ENWL will now pay for the diversion work and my quote has gone from 15K + VAT to 5K +VAT. Still not insignificant but a lot better.

Alas no, I ran out of timber as I used the last length to beat my ecologist and the jumped up kn*b head from Natural England into a pulp.