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I went to appeal after 3 failed planning attempts, did it myself. Found it easier and more user friendly than app.lying for planning permission. The appeal officer threw out all four objections even telling our planners they were not following their own guide lines. I even got what I originally wanted without the compromises I made for planning application no 2 and 3. Just do it ?

Ignore it?

I've typically limited my thoughts to timber stud partitions, but am warming to metal C studs. The timber option has felt like the 'better' option and metal done for speed in the commercial setting, but I expect that's outdated thinking. Strength is a major driver and I've felt timber has that one. A major win for Metal is no warping, twisting etc. Timber feels like it's the better choice should you think you may want wall mounted shelves etc. How do you mount skirting board to metal studs?

I've avoided my local builders merchants like the plague for my build, but might have to use them for some things soon. For me it beggars belief that I have to go in there not knowing what price I'm actually going to pay for a particular product without waiting to see if the person on the till is in a good mood or not, or having to go through the painful process of getting a quote. It's like something out of the industrial age and they haven't moved on since. I've recently found it amazing what I can get delivered on the various pallet networks, for not a lot of money. I got a quote for 19mm x 100mm interior cladding (cover of 86mm) a few weeks ago and it was £1.16/m plus the VAT at the timber merchants I use. Lucky you! I'm currently mid way and unlike @ProDave's rant, my daily tantrums can't be published. It now just takes something like nobody having some basic stainless steel screws in stock so I can finish a job to push me over the edge! I've also been sitting there looking at three different options for fitting out the first floor due to both price and availability problems - the original design looks like it's now out of the window unless I want to sit tight and wait to see if things settle down.

I’ve done both because I’m a twat . Once you screw osb to either it’s solid . Timber ‘ feels ‘ better but metal no warps …

Actually the other way round, tv on downstairs when trying to sleep !

RF remote. I hid one up inside my mates dash when we did his gates (finished btw ?) and got an OEM switch to go in a blank (Ford Focus). So he drives up and presses the dash button as he comes along the road. I just soldered the OEM switch wires to the push button contacts and gave it a fused feed from the car instead of the usual 12V lighter battery.

Stuff the objections. Seriously, stuff em. The only thing that matters is the Decision Notice. Address the issues listed there, and you stand a chance. Post the Decision Notice would you please (copy / paste). Thanks

I backed onto a woodland in my old place. Literally massive trees just at back of me. Big London plane like 7m from house. They have big leaves and I never had a problem with grids. It's always dry enough one day for them to blow off.

I would run the waste right to the end of the kitchen units in 40mm. It looks like there is a void or some insulation behind anyway. Run it to a decent fall. I don't know where the drain is outside in relation to your plan. 23m is not a particularly long run. if you know the invert of the drain we can let you know if you can let gravity be your friend.

Nearly. During that period, the caravan became a house. So the owner shot himself right in the 10 Year Rule (see below) The Notice is merely quashed. And Earlier the Inspector commented: Ah, thank the Good Lord for the 10 year rule, eh? I think I agree Ian. He is also, pending the outcome of that process, able to submit another Planning Application. But this time, I have a strong feeling that the Enforcement is likely to be as water-tight as @pocster's glazing or @Onoff's shower tray. In other words, he won't be able to live in the field in anything pending a successful planning application. The excellent thing about this decision is that the owner has had to allow the Inspector to have access. We now - six years later - know exactly what is there. And we know what truth claims were made about what is on the field.

100% appeal. If you post up the refusal letter and anonymise it you may get some useful suggestions for the appeal. The planning officer report can also prove useful.

I would definitely appeal Whist it’s frustrating for you These objections usually only delay the inevitable

You could glaze between them? ?

Object. I'd request a meeting with the planner and ask how much the letter of objection is impacting their decision, maybe they would refuse anyway. You said the neighbour is a developer? So how would he like if all his developments were objected to and blocked. You are a private individual trying to improve your house for your benefit and you care about your area - as a developer he cares about money. I think I would try and track him down for a coffee and a chat. I suspect that he has some ulterior motive, hoping you will move away because this house no longer suits and wanted to buy it for himself to develop? Is he planning on selling up soon and doesn't want to sell a house next to a building site.

Unfortunately, there's no obligation on the authority to tell you about any of the comments received on an application, so if the objection is incorrect then an appeal might be worthwhile They must have had enough information to base a decision on, but maybe this could add weight to an appeal if there's been no site visit. Not sure that a conservation officers comments are necessary on a small scale development so might have worked in your favour to not have their comments if you do appeal "out of character" is the planners get out clause for issuing a refusal, it's such a wide concept that it's impossible to disprove If the previous works were bad, the planners can prevent similar extensions because of that, but a good planning consultant can usually argue that one out! However, the existing house being to small is not an argument I'd be surprised if there's no alternative design - I can do hundreds of iterations of an elevation from the same floor plan, there's always alternatives If they've raised valid planning policy objections, it doesn't matter where they live or who they are, it's the magic of the "democratic" planning system! If you have no alterative design, just go straight for appeal it's the only route you have

@djcdan Hello, my builder ordered my steel beams from https://www.lemonsteel.co.uk. They just arrived today, and the order was finalised 26th May.

The Change of Use to resi can only happen after the "barn" has been there 10 years, and the Barn could only be built if there is Agricultural Permitted development to do so, which requires a viable agricultural business. I doubt he planned it, but he's been helped by the the Council making an error in their enforcement. ie. claiming the building was a caravan.

Yes @ProDave it is a different technicality. One brought about by the time it took for the wheels of the LPA to grind. I have a significant level of sympathy with the LPA and the person applying for PP. The orignal refusal of PP seemed to me to be spurious: there's that bit of Appeal-based legislation which says that decisions must be consistent. 25 meters North of this person's land is my place, and from the documentation, it seems that mine is more 'visible' than his planned house , yet he was refused. Micropolitics in play there, I suspect. And what does the LPA do about someone who is prepared to destroy the caravan they bought by building a house inside it? I mean thats the kind of thing @pocster would do innit?

Let’s hope so, despite having planning problems in the past myself (don’t ask) I still hate people who don’t abide by the law, frankly they should demolish it and fine him the costs. No excuse ?‍♂️

I woould say almost certainly yes but you could check by removing the drawers or extending the drawer and looking up through the door.

Yes, and it does not stick that well to GRP. I agree.

Get the hose out !

I like to hold posts up off anything that they can sit on outdoors, eg plate rebated into the end of the post

They are noisy buggers when you are trying to sleep . A common problem

Transvestite ?

Sounds like you do I bet! 5b2234b3-d10d-487a-974d-5901f2662722.mp4

Friday night after a few beers for sure

Dirty bugger !

Washing the clothes.

Crumbs @joe90 I’ll knock mine down and start again ?

Censored, hopefully. Or the bastard child of Paul Raymond and Dame Edna Everage.

Reminds me of a bloke my dad worked with (doing groundwork and fencing), he claimed the threads on screws were only so you could get them out if needed