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We have a rooms-in-the-roof house. Roof stick built using 200mm deep rafters filled with PIR. It's not enough insulation. Too hot in summer as well. Fitting PIR between rafters was a nightmare job that was too easy to do badly. If building again I would either build a conventional two story house with insulation at joist level or, if it has to be room in the roof, a warm roof with the insulation above and between the rafters.

From memory I think it actually says they want VAT "Invoices" on the claim form.

I'm thinking its a combination of not enough fixings and no expansion gaps between the boards.

Seems odd to define the area using a schedule. How do they deal with land that's not got an address (eg like a paddock or field)? Does the schedule have grid references?

We have one sliding door and I would only use them where absolutely necessary. You typically need a wider door to achieve the same opening and they are slow to open and shut compared to regular doors.

If you think £20 is bad check out the new fees for getting probate.

I was involved with two groups fighting plans for large developments near two conservation areas. I discovered not all conservation areas are created equal. Planners will fight hard to protect some conservation areas and others they won't. Planners sometimes take an interest in the view into or out of a conservation area, in some cases this can affect plans to build some distance outside the conservation area. My council appears to use maps to define conservation areas.

Can you still apply direct to the council to discharge or do you have to use the portal?

Here it say it's for the "financial transaction"... https://www.planningportal.co.uk/info/200247/professional_portal/145/financial_transaction_service_and_payment_nomination So how come the Land Registry can charge £3 for a title plan with no fee? If they can do it....

Easting & Northing are coordinates for a point on the plot. Ideally you use a GPS to accurately find that point on the ground (unless the surveyor picked a landmark like a tree or or marked its position with a stake etc). I also recommend buying a 60m tape and double checking the dimensions of the plot vs the survey plan and title deed.

Make sure you get ALL of the CIL exemption paperwork sorted before you start any work on site or you may loose the exemption. If in doubt ask.

If you are going doing a Building Control Application you normally send them a full set of plans and other documents with the application. The BCO will look over the plans and write back with a request for any extra info he needs. That might be anything from evidence that soakaways will work (soil percolation test required) to engineering calculations for steel beams (Structural Engineer might be needed to do some sums). Eventually he will agree that what you have submitted is ok and you can start work on site. He will usually want to inspect the bottom of the foundation trenches before you fill them.

The pooling restriction applies to all areas regardless if they have introduced the CIL or not. However I'm not 100% certain if the pooling restriction applies to ALL planning obligations or just S106 agreements. As I understand it the pooling restriction could apply to any planning obligation if it is a "reason to grant planning permission" but they don't usually say its a reason to grant.

Good question. Which is it?

Just to add to my post above... Googling formwork tiles finds there are quite a few makes.

These tiles might be an option... https://tile.expert/en-gb/tile/Energieker/Formwork I'm on my phone at the moment and it's hard to see the images but they look like tiles intended to produce the shuttered effect.

PS This change was meant to encourage councils to adopt the CIL to which you would be exempt.

Regarding the Section 106 agreement... The government changed the rules in 2015 so that councils can only collect ("pool") 5 different section 106 contributions for the same thing (That's five after April 2010). It seems very likely your council will have asked for more than 5 unilateral undertakings for "open space" since 2010 so how can they still be insisting on more? That said I've read here that some councils are bending/breaking the rules. More on this here.. https://www.ashfords.co.uk/news-and-events/general/pooling-contributions-regulation-123-of-the-community-infrastructure-levy-regulations-2010 I could probably find a link to the legislation if needed.

I think that fireplace works because they apply a texture first then press in relatively sharp/low area grid lines. If you wanted to get a wood grain effect you would have to press in the larger area of a flat board. The force required would be a lot higher. I guess it might be possible to press in a small board? Give it a try.

If we assume each pour is 0.7m high (about 2ft) the average pressure is.. H*Rho*g/2 Where H is the depth and Rho the density of concrete = 0.7*2400*9.81/2= 8,240 N/sqm. That's a force equivalent to 840kg per square metre pushing out sideways. If it moves or bends then the concrete pours out of the bottom. Make sure the shuttering is well designed. Your carpenter might not be the best person to do this.

One possibility, but a lot of work, might be to make your own concrete "paving' slabs and then "tile" the wall with them. Each slab would have to be made in a wooden mould. I made coloured paving slabs that way with my dad about 1970.

Beware that any kind of form work for liquid concrete has to be very strong. The pressure at the bottom doesn't depend on the thickness of the concrete only the height. The density of concrete is high so the forces on formwork can be huge. Manually pressing large areas/planks of wood into cement/plaster that is dry enough not to slump off the wall would also take a huge force.

Also found this from NICEIC.. https://professional-electrician.com/technical/changes-code-practice-emergency-lighting/

Google found these but they might be out of date? I would have thought any good installer would have their own similar forms? https://www.elecsa.co.uk/Documents/Public-Documents/Contractors/Model-Fire-Alarm-Certificate.aspx and http://www.shepleyelectricalservices.com/Emergency Lighting Completion.pdf Is that what you are asking for or are you asking about which parts of the standards apply?