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Can you wait 3-4 years or would you rather put the application in sooner? Instant 1.7m beech hedging but £140 a meter even on special offer.. https://www.hedgesdirect.co.uk/acatalog/Instant_Hedging__Trough_Grown__Pre-Clipped.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiAuZXQBRDKARIsAMwpUeQfhwGR19eQtctH5r8i-HdDNQKbaXxV1Cgm5s6-7OJv08IH8lFGTggaAh8HEALw_wcB If not tall enough and money no object you could plant a row of semi mature trees. They call it hedging in the sky... https://www.best4hedging.co.uk/pleached-limes-p193

Well you might get lucky. I think we got the paperwork in two months before completion and were in 4 weeks before we finally got a working phone line.

Will you have to dig up the road for other reasons? If so might be worth running a duct all the way to the original pole? We applied for a connection then without telling anyone we just ran our wire to the bottom of the pole. Left enough wire coiled up at the bottom to reach the top and a few meters spare. When the engineer turned up to connect us he found he has a slightly simpler job than he was expecting.

Has anyone else like the Parish Council objected? What happens if he fails to withdraw it until after the consultation period ends? Your objections won't be recorded. The planning officer might be able to agree a minor change with the developer and approve the scheme using his delegated powers. (Sometimes it's objections that determine if he has to refer it to the planning committee).

Google can find fancy cable/duct marker posts but perhaps cheaper to use a concrete fence post or similar? https://www.cablejoints.co.uk/sub-product-details/centriforce-cable-covers-centritile-stokboard/concrete-cable-covers--marker-posts-blocks

You can get a wide range of duct access boxes/inspection chambers.. http://www.draindepot.co.uk/plastic-underground-ducting/duct-access-boxes.html http://www.metroflow.co.uk/duct-boxes-/-chambers.html If the soil isn't very free draining I would extend the duct into the chamber and perhaps seal the end with expanding foam leaving the draw rope coiled up in the chamber. As for depths of electric cables see bottom of page 11 and page 12 for the tape... http://library.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/library/en/g81/Installation/Cables/ECS+02-0019+Installation+of+Underground+Cables+-+LV+to+132kV.pdf That suggests 450mm is deep enough but I though most were laid at 600mm.

Might be better to partition off the plot and look for any buyer for the house. If they are happy to rent it back to you then all good. If not find somewhere else to rent.

The tech data section says they are 120V lamps.

Typically they want 3 bricks which would be under £3 even from BnQ. I would take a drive around and see if you can find a house being built nearby. Ask them what they are using as their bricks and tiles will already be "approved" for that location/village. Might even give you a few if you ask nicely. Failing that contact the manufacturer and ask for samples, you will probably find they are more than happy to send out a box of three bricks for free.

We have a plastic one used above ground on an allotment. This type would need to be encased in concrete otherwise the soil would eventually crush the thing. Not sure about the stainless steel ones. Problems occur when they are empty. The soil can crush the thing or it can even "float" to the surface.

You can get modular bits.. https://www.amazon.co.uk/CDL-Micro-F-Connector-Female-Faceplates-White/dp/B01MQPXPPZ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1509782163&sr=1-1&keywords=CDL+Micro+2+x+F-Connector+Female https://www.amazon.co.uk/CDL-Micro-Module-Keystone-Networking/dp/B006641PGC/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1509782195&sr=1-1&keywords=CDL+Micro+rj45+module I think these fit in the same faceplate but check.

Google earth and streetview can also be very handy for that sort of thing.

Quite a bit of info here.. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/furnished-holiday-lettings-hs253-self-assessment-helpsheet/hs253-furnished-holiday-lettings-2015 Google "tax treatment of holiday lets"

I've not seen this site before. Looks like it's intended for HMRC staff dealing with VAT reclaims. https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/vat-construction/vconst24000

Regarding VAT on the sale of a holiday let.. I expect you plan to hang onto the place but I've just found this which says it's zero rated if sold after three years, standard rated if sold before.. https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/vat-construction/vconst03410

Also found this.. https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/vat-construction/vconst24400#IDAELEWB

I don't think it matters what it's called, just if its on the same invoice as the materials or separate. Previous thread..

Seek professional advice as there are confusing VAT issues associated with new build holiday lets: This might also be of interest.. http://www.rossmartin.co.uk/sme-tax-news/418-vat-reclaim-opportunity-for-holiday-home-owners However reclaiming VAT on building materials might have implication for VAT on the rental income... https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/any-answers/vat-reclaim-on-furnished-holiday-let and here.. https://www.taxation.co.uk/Articles/2015/06/23/333276/holiday-home One reply suggests the future sale of a holiday home could be liable to VAT. So if it's subject to a planning condition it would be well worth getting that removed before any future sale. Another suggests that (unlike a self build for your own use) you can also reclaim VAT on non-building materials as it's a holiday let. Given things have changed over time I would strongly recommend getting advice in writing.

When you push the WC up against the wall it tends to push the flush pipe back into the wall. I'd recommend a brace behind the flush pipe to prevent this. Likewise the soil pipe.

Same reason workshops are always a bit too small.

Lot depends what you will be using the workbench for. Any kind of hand sawing or chisel work needs a really solid bench that won't move. Last house I built one out of 2*4 bolted to the block garage walls. Don't make it full length of the wall, you need somewhere for timber to overhang. If you expect to do a lot of work with sheet materials (eg 8'*4' sheets of mdf or ply) then free standing movable bench and or trestles at better.

Well that seems to have worked.

Test This is text I typed after the end of quote tag.

Yes that works ok but it's not what I did... What I did was copy and past a block of text from another web site (I think it said it was inserting it as rich text). I then manually added the quote, un-quote tags before and after the pasted text. I then typed more text after the quoted block. All looked ok so I clicked submit (or whatever) and it seemed to put my text inside the quoted block I tried to edit it but it wouldn't let me select the text I typed. I see jack has fixed it. How did he do that?

Tricky one.. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-notice-708-buildings-and-construction/vat-notice-708-buildings-and-construction Edit: What's with this editor? I only put quotation tags around the bit I was quoting and it's enclosed the lot and added lots of white space. So if it's part of your alarm system then yes. If it's a gate opener then no. When I did my VAT reclaim the text I put on the spreadsheet didn't always exactly match what was written on the receipt. This was the case where I thought that what was written on the receipt was difficult to understand or open to misinterpretation.