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Does the screed and will the stone run through doorways? Without an expansion gap this can happen..

No I mean the other wall like this.

Just seen 17A says...

Regulation 17 para 2 says... It sounds like they believe your occupation means the authority will consider it complete.

My reading of the letter is that... They are obliged to try and issue a completion cert within 8 weeks of occupation UNLESS a time extension is granted. If no extension is granted they will try but be unable to issue a cert due to the outstanding issues. They say at that point the council BCO takes over and there might be a fee for that. My reading is they are optimistic of getting the extension. The extension if granted only runs to the date in October.

I think at best they would allow a tall fence in line with the wall. Do some photoshop on this view.

If your title shows some is amenity land I think it's probably a lost cause. You would need to solve two issues 1. Prove its an official public footpath not just highway. That way bikes not allowed. 2. Convince them that you won't be absorbing the amenity land into your garden. Another option might be to ask them if they would consider a planning application for "change of use" for part of the amenity lan d to garden with a fence on the boundary between the two and no fence bordering the path. It's unlikely they would allow change of use for all of it. You would need to compromise to preserve the screen scene as they say.

You mean it is now going to be indoors? That can be allowed but you need a different cover for it and approval from the BCO. Example.. https://www.kentstainless.com/access-covers-manholes/tiled-resin-floor/solo-industrial-manhole/ https://www.drainagepipe.co.uk/manhole-covers-internal-use-c-282/

I think you would need to show its "garden" not "amenity land". Find that plan that mentions an area in pink or argue no such plan exists. Refer back to the original approval for you house. Check the title plan to see if there is any demarcation. Permitted Development rights are different for Amenity land.

If the Appeal fails you can still make a planning application but that's less likely to succeed because the issues they can raise are subjective. A certificate should be decided on objective grounds. For a Certificate the issue could be.. have PDR been removed or not? For a planning application it's going to be.. would the fence affect the use and appearance of the land?

If you have had an application for a Certificate refused it"s up to you if you want to appeal. But you need to make sure to refute all the reasons they have given for refusal. Literally point by point in the order they list them in the refusal. If they raise any new issues during the appeal process you need to address those as they come up. I haven't read back through the whole thread.. have you checked the council footpath map? If its a public footpath point to the highway code.

Easy enough to make a new wood frame.

I used a family tent for storage and painting doors for about 6 months once but it was totally ruined. All elastics for the pegs perished due to the UV as did the window which went brittle and cracked. Prefab garage?.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/prefab-garage/234592717460?var=0&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&siteid=3&campid=5338743056&customid=jkp_Cj0KCQjw2_OWBhDqARIsAAUNTTGpvIm5R5cBDeUc4rYoYTWsx4KjBnGoFV4SnUTydzM1rez_Qgcr2EsaApDMEALw_wcB&toolid=10001&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2_OWBhDqARIsAAUNTTGpvIm5R5cBDeUc4rYoYTWsx4KjBnGoFV4SnUTydzM1rez_Qgcr2EsaApDMEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&pageci=88a904be-f902-4cdd-955e-a281484eac68&redirect=mobile

There are adaptors for most situations available. Not sure if this is the right one but... https://directflues.co.uk/dinak-dw-twin-wall-stainless-5

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In case relevamt.. BC typically want to see the bottom of any foundation trenches before they are filled. Otherwise take lots of photos of anything they won't be able to inspect later.

If the stove is going outside the chimney then some planning needed for the bottom end. Typically would be a register/adaptor plate then cast iron pipe to the stove. The register plate may need a door in it for sweeping if not one in the cast iron pipe or it can't be swept through the stove. Bends would normally be 45 degree max. Should really be installed by a Hetas registered installer unless Building Control already involved. Builder shouldn't really have to ask you for the spec as he should know.

The planners may decide that the existing access is too dangerous to allow twice as much traffic. If so then stress that the planning application will not result in an increase in traffic through the existing entrance. This should be in the Design and Access statement you submit with the planning application. Can you provide a visibility splay for the new entrance? If so then I would include the new entrance on the planning application. If you can't provide a visibility splay then more info needed... I don't think you always need planning permission to form a new entrance. It depends on what class the road is? A, B, unclassified? However you may also need Dropped Kerb Permission. This isn't just to lower the kerb. It also includes legal permission to drive over any footpath. So what class is the road and is there a verge or footpath? Does the highway extend right to your boundary?

Note the bit that says.. My reading is that this refers to your intention. If your objective is to build for profit then expect to be taxed on it. However if you set out to build a house to live in then it's likely to qualify for the tax breaks that are available subject to some condition. Did you give your name your name to HMRC when you called? If so you can expect them to look more closely if you set out to build a house to live in but something happens to make you change your mind before completion. Do check out the CIL rules as well. That could be much larger than a CGT bill.

My understanding is it will be free of all CGT in the situation you describe.

As others have said... your Principle Private Residence (aka The house you live in) is exempt from CGT. My understanding is that if you don't live in the house or there is any question then HMRC will look at your intention at the outset. If you ask the bank for a loan telling them it's a "build to sell" then HMRC may well say its liable to CGT. However if you have a valid reason to change your plans half way through then HMRC may look sympathetically on it. For example if you get offered a job 500 miles away halfway through a self build they may allow the exemption to continue. I'm not sure if the same applies to the CIL. If you took a few years off work to do the project HMRC might say any gain was really your main source off income and tax it as income rather than Capital Gain. In case it matters.. You cannot reclaim VAT on "Build to let" like you can on most houses.

Ideally feed taps from above or behind so they can be isolated indoors and the pipe/tap drained for the winter. Water can expand 9% when it freezes. I thought plastic pipe was less prone to splitting than copper but plastic fittings more prone to failing than soldered copper?

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I suspect the recent tree removal is the main reason for the caution. Normally an issue on clay but possibly other types. Good database of soil types and more here.. https://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/ukso/home.html Click on the + next to "Add Map layers" and go down to "soil types". Expand that and select "Soilscapes for England and Wales".

I think I would try measuring the ASHP flow and return temperatures before doing anything drastic with the tank. See if the ashp is even trying to make >38C.