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You can always send evidence to the planners but apply to discharge that condition with others later. Saves the fee.

Definitely try and find someone he's worked for before. Any reviews out there? Consider stage payments and keep track. Eg at halfway you should have paid him less than half. You could consider hiring a QS to do regular valuations of the work done and pay accordingly but that might be expensive. At least it stops him arguing he has done more work than he's been paid for Get him to quote for any changes before agreeing he should do them. Get him to list what he's included if not already provided with the quote. Compare that list with other quotes for missing things. If you are buying the kitchen has he included fitting? Costs associated with Building Control Approval? Missing stuff is a sign of inexperience and/ or a future bill.

Thanks for the update. I guess first thing to do is have a friendly chat with them if that's possible. Do you actually want the land back or would you be interested in selling it to them? If they get all upset then you should write to them more formally asserting ownership keeping evidence you wrote and they received it. If they put their property on the market write to the estate agent an ask them to contact the new buyer as well. You might also check if you have legal cover included with your house insurance. It can be hard getting the insurance co to pay for a case but they might take it on if its clear cut. In theory you can remove it without permission under common law on "abatement" but be careful. If he later proves you are wrong it could get expensive. It sounds like the neighbour owns the fence so if the fence is damaged in the process then you might find yourself on the wrong side of the law for that. If he calls the police they won't be interested in the land dispute, just in the criminal damage to his fence and any breach of the peace. If you go this route best do it while he is away on holiday and get the new fence up at same time. You should avoid having to go to court if at all possible. I think legally they have created a trespass for which the remedy is an injunction, but where the trespass is small courts have been reluctant to issue one. Going down the legal route.. If friendly discussion fails I suspect the next step would be to agree to some form of arbitration or possibly a solicitors letter pointing out his liability for costs if loses.

I've been back over this thread and its intensely frustrating because so many posts are unclear. Earlier ProDave asked.... and you replied.. However you didn't say if those were the reasons given by the neighbour or by the planning officer? Then you said.. Can you cut to the chase and just post a scan of the formal decision letter (blank out the address and planning reference if you like).

Years ago I recall reading about someone that put expanding foam in the metal mast of a yacht. He did it by lowering a plastic pipe into the mast and pouring mixed two part foam down the pipe using a funnel. Someone else gradually pulled out the pipe as the foam went in. I would suggest doing a practice run outdoors somewhere to get the flow rate and pipe removal rate right. I tried putting expanding foam into a stud wall once. It didn't end well. The side I was working looked fine. Later discovered the other side was pregnant.

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Have you checked _both_ title plans from the land registry and compared them with the OS map? Ideally you want both title plans to agree you are right. Unfortunately title plans are not really definitive unless they show the boundary in relation to a fixed feature like a building or old tree. I'm not so sure about that. If the neighbour hasn't formally claimed it yet then I don't think he can do so now because the law on adverse possession was changed a few years back. These days the real owner is notified of any claim and has two years to object before they loose it. If I'm wrong then you can scupper his plans by offering to sell it to him for "a nominal £1 subject to contract". Ask him to accept in writing then immediately back out of the deal. Any subsequent claim for adverse possession fails because by accepting your offer he has accidentally agreed you own it. Regardless of the ownership issue he may have obtained a right of way/passage over some of the land.

Not if its done under permitted development and only "valid planning reasons" are grounds for refusal if you make a planning application.

I would just get on with it. If he tries to get his car out tell him you will move as soon as possible and do so. If he calls the police and they turn up (which I doubt) be exceptionally polite to the police and make sure they see you are rushing about trying to unload quickly. Apologise for them having to come out. Let the neighbour rant and rave. The police will soon understand who has the problem.

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I went to my local saw mill yesterday. Yard was full of green oak , big tree being cut on the mill. Said they were very busy. I was buying post and rail to fix a fence damaged by falling tree branch. They had lots of pressure treated timber. https://www.brigstocksawmill.co.uk/

Two things.. 1) You could work out the biggest most horrible looking extension allowed under permitted development. That might scare the planners into supporting something closer to what you actually want. 2) Remember that if you apply for planning permission you dont have to apply for the same thing you applied for under the neighbourhood consultation scheme. You could apply for something bigger or with a pitched roof or whatever you actually want.

Looks like Cornwall only introduced it in jan 2019.

Its about 5*6m. The right hand door is my wife's quarter ?

Sketchup design.. Finished shed..

Have you seen his latest design..

If the CIL applies in your area remember you have to live there 3 years to keep the exemption.

My understanding is that all parts of the outbuilding within 2m must be below 2.5m but the rest can be higher. It encourages you to put the roof pitch parallel to the boundary rather than a gable end against the boundary.

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Most planning applications have a 3 year life. If you don't start before then the grant expires and you have to apply again. How far have you got? Normally the planners like to know that some work has started on site. They commonly require you to have dug foundation trenches and for the Building Control Officer to have inspected them. However they will sometimes accept other activities as evidence work has started. Ask them what they will accept. If you meet that I would apply to have the condition discharged. Have you got any other conditions that say "Before work starts..." and have they been met? All the CIL stuff done?

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Railway sleepers? I mean used hardwood sleepers not the DIY store soofwood stuff. Bit expensive?

I think I would check out the pipe yourself - if necessary hand dig a hole and find the pipe to see what its made of and how deep. Many pipes are "only a few feet down". We have supposedly brittle asbestos cement water main under part of our plot. Builder put loads of hardcore down to make a small road around the house and it survived. Depending how deep it it it might pay you to send them away for the weekend while you dig up the whole thing and replace with plastic?

Does it have planning permission? If I had a plot for sale with planning permission I would get estimates for the likely finished value of the completed house. I'd take off 15-20% profit for the builder and subtract an estimate of what the house would cost to build. The figure that's left would be my guide price for the plot - put it this way I wouldn't pay more than that if I was buying it. I'd then check that against what estate agents estimate the plot is worth.

I think you need to clarify how you intend to get this passed by the planners.. Can you get a certificate of lawfulness on the grounds that occupation is incidental to the main house if its on a separate plot of land?