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I was in pre-spp for over a year. At one point we struggled to get anything from them for weeks. Eventually found out the conservation officer had quit and we had to wait for them to recruit another one. That took another month and she was immediately overloaded with work.

https://www.southernwater.co.uk/sewer-ownership-changes https://www.southernwater.co.uk/films-explaining-the-changes See the vid on semi detached properties. They are now responsible for the shared lengths of pipe.

If PP is already granted they can't now add a condition requiring you to retain the turning circle. So I would offer that and worry about the garage later.

Personally I would never go on a show. A former boss once invited a journalist to follow my team around as we designed an electronic product. Was meant to be a serious article and the journalist seemed fine, but in the published article they twisted everything to make it seem like there were loads of problems and wrote about nonexistent personality clashes and arguments. Was given a headline similar to "Five go mad in...". Total stitch up. Boss later apologised to the team and took us all out for a meal. Grand Designs isn't too bad but you might find yourself on the self build equivalent of Jeremy Kyle. Be prepared for the producer to be really nice during recording but the editor then twist things any way the want to make the story more interesting. Minor problem you have with the builder or trade might get blown out of all proportion. You might find yourself portrayed as being fussy/stupid/skinflint/unreasonable etc and they will run the clip three or four times during the programme. If it's not you then they may pick on your builder or his team making them less willing to help with snagging or maintenance. Be warned.

Check out... https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/easements-claimed-by-prescription/practice-guide-52-easements-claimed-by-prescription Note that to claim an access right they must have used it without permission for 20 year. The without permission part might be important. This example is in plain English.. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/advice/propertyclinic/8568033/Property-advice-Right-of-way.html Bear in mind that just because you may have established a right of access doesn't mean you can run new services. Good solicitor required.

Problem is gravity is quite a weak force so you need to raise quite a lot of mass to store lots of energy. This lot are proposing to use loaded trains on sloping tracks... https://www.aresnorthamerica.com/grid-scale-energy-storage

+1 to... Tan(angle) = rise/run or Angle = ArcTan(rise/run)

Instead of hollow core have you considered beam & block using insulating blocks? http://www.tetrisfloors.co.uk https://www.jablite.co.uk/technical-resource/beam-infill-suspended-floors/ Check they are OK for first floors?

Welcome to the forum. If you are planning to be in by Christmas you've left it a bit late :-)

Typically you will have to fill out forms requesting a quote for each service. They will usually want two or three copies of your site plan. One of these will be returned to you marked up with where the company plans to put your meter and the route to the main. Think about this before you send off the drawings. Do you really want the ugly electric meter cabinet on the front of the house? Do you want the ugly consumer unit in the hall above the front door? These are their default locations. Perhaps you have a cupboard against an outside wall you could hide it in? If so mark up one of the drawings to show where you want the meter cabinet to go and mention it in covering letter. Make sure that copy of the drawing is marked with a post it note or similar. The main rules on location are... They prefer not needing a key to get to the meter so think about plans for side gates? Its usually best to put the meter cabinet near the consumer unit but not essential. Likewise if you want a temporary site supply work out where you need it. Despite doing all this they still sent us a drawing showing the meter cabinet on the front of our house. However since we were responsible for installing the cabinet and duct we just put it where we wanted and they never said a word when they came to connect us.

What have you asked the ground works company to do? Is it just a site survey or are they digging holes and doing a ground condition report, percolation test or ? I'm wondering if they told the HMRC they are doing a site survey and the man at HMRC assumed it was just a survey? Architects, surveyors and planning consultants have to charge at standard rate and can't be reclaimed.

Adam - Do you have planning permission yet? My understanding is that you can only reclaim VAT on things that relate to a building that lawfully qualifies for zero rating. So until you get PP for a building that qualifies for zero rating you may not be able to reclaim or get anything zero rated for VAT. This principle has been upheld in cases where the planned use of the building changed half way through construction. For example someone half way through building a large extension got their PP amended so that it could be sold off as a separate dwelling. That meant it went from not qualifying to qualifying for zero rating. HRMC only allowed the VAT reclaim on goods purchased after the PP was changed. If you have planning permission for a dwelling then yes I agree with others. It should be zero rated.

I dissagree. Someone tried to make that point to Mark Carney (head of the bank of England) when he went before the Brexit select committee (on the 4th December i think). He pointed out that most of claims made by the BoE have indeed come true. Back in May he pointed out that the economy was already following the path predicted and GDP had shrunk by £40bn. Foreign investment in the UK is down 90%.

Story in today's Times reports someone bought a new house off plan in 2004 but the house wasn't built until 2010. They moved in and sold it two years later. HMRC has hit them for CGT on the gain during the 6 years when it wasn't and couldn't be their PPR because it hadn't been built yet. Any self builder taking a long time to finish their house and move in could also be liable.

Waste of time in my opinion. Just give them what they want and move on. Here is a list of the mandatory documents.. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/info/200126/applications/59/how_to_apply/6

What others have said. You could probably get an application rejected just by stapling two documents together so they only count one! I'd put each of the required documents (and the cheque) in a separate numbered plastic sleeve and include a document list in the covering letter.

How about asking the Tile Association if they can advise? https://www.tiles.org.uk/services/technical-inspections/ Might cost more than replacing them?

From £8.50.. https://www.ukplanningmaps.com/ Prices and examples.. https://www.ukplanningmaps.com/prices/ Edit: I think you just have to add the site boundary in red using whatever graphics editor you have.

320 degrees is 40 shy of a full loop. Did you mean 140 degrees so 40 degrees shy of back the way it came? The 2ft drop may not have to be vertical.

Why not. The footpath officer expected me to wait for some grass to grow :-)

Anyone else notice the glass is too tall so the corners dig into the ceiling?

Down the bottom of their web page it say they can be used on walls not just floors. Do you still have any of the packaging with makers name on? Perhaps try them?

Will you loose much pressure down 50m of 25mm?

If the CIL has been implemented in your area be aware that the 100sqm rule is applied in a strange way... Suppose you knock down a 200sqm house and build one 250sqm. The new build is 250sqm which is over 100sqm so the CIL applies. However they then deduct the demolished area leaving 50sqm chargeable.

It's very hard to get several utilities co-ordinated. Are they in the grass verge your side or under the road? If you don't know then perhaps your solicitor got maps as part of the searches? Typically you need to contact the utilities and fill in forms requesting a quote. Think about where you want temporary water and electric supplies. Does the barn already have anything? Meanwhile I would crack on and get the trees cleared. Perhaps also file the application for a dropped kerb if needed.