kandgmitchell

Years ago my wife and I bought a plot at the end of a narrow road. The owner of the house opposite opposed our planning application on the grounds that deliveries would inevitably use his drive to turn around as there was limited space. We of course explained to the planners that it wouldn't happen and not being a planning issue we got approval. The first thing we did was to get some concrete barriers delivered to prevent a certain demographic from using the plot as a caravan site. The lorry had reversed so it demonstrated that it could be done! However, the blocks had not been placed as per my drawing and they projected onto the highway. I asked them to move them and the driver reversed the tele-handler onto the neighbours drive to get a swing and hey presto it stalled and couldn't re-start. So, within an hour of starting I had a very irate neighbour complaining loudly - "I told you so" !! and filming it all with a promise to complain to the Council. You could not make it up. That was one of the longest half hours whilst they fiddled with the machine.... Eventually, once it was going again the blocks were quickly moved and we all scarpered. We decided that going through with the build after all was going to be too much so we sold the plot on and even made a little bit of profit!

Have a read of the this document published by the government. You house is on what is known as Article 2(3) land as it is a conservation area. You still have some permitted development (PD) rights i.e development that can be done without obtaining planning permission but those rights are more restricted than those for the rest of us outside such areas. If you find what you want to do cannot be done under PD then planning permission will be required and you will find that your local authority may apply stricter controls over your proposal because it is a conservation area. If you are still unsure then take professional advice. 190910_Tech_Guide_for_publishing.pdf

Sorry thats the clip to join lengths together but the cill is the same and you get the idea. Should have gone to specsavers!

That's awful, surely they don't think this is OK? If no joy what about this aluminium type(but the door version)? It'll need the frame coming out to do it properly but it would avoid taking bricks out.

Well it's stopped briefly, drain trenches flooded and the clay is just Somme like! Those fuses are 80A. Sparks suggests 25mm 4 core for 3 phase 100A.

That's interesting.... especially as my wife has taken to the Bora version she was shown in the kitchen show room.......That'll be a kidney and half your spleen please sir....

Did I see somewhere on the site about an extraction hob being vat claimable or is age getting to me............

Not sure - I'll have a look when it stops raining! (again!!)......

I'm at a similar stage, new supply goes to a cabinet with the meter. It's a three phase supply (because it was only £300 more) but only one phase is being used at present The kit company want me to run the cable from the cabinet via the duct I've laid through the insulated raft. That distance is about 20m. The house will have a 7kW ASHP, a car charger and then the usual induction hob, ovens etc. As far as I am aware the house will be wired onto that phase but I want to keep the flexibility of having the second phase available. So am I looking at a 5 core cable with the spare ends just made safe or is that too simple?

Never seen that approach either. Wouldn't a steel plate the size of the bit of stack being removed sat on B1 and B2 do the job with the pots capped.

We did ours last year as well. It was the District Council that had a form to fill and cost £175. They notify the Post Office who issue a postcode. That then feeds most address databases. It seems some services/retailers don't update their database very often and we occasionally find the address missing, but that's less common now after 6 months.

We are currently living in a static and I was prepared to fall back on this part of the permitted development rights PART 4 Temporary buildings and uses Class A – temporary buildings and structures Permitted development A. The provision on land of buildings, moveable structures, works, plant or machinery required temporarily in connection with and for the duration of operations being or to be carried out on, in, under or over that land or on land adjoining that land. Development not permitted A.1 Development is not permitted by Class A if— (a)the operations referred to are mining operations, or (b)planning permission is required for those operations but is not granted or deemed to be granted. Conditions A.2 Development is permitted by Class A subject to the conditions that, when the operations have been carried out— (a)any building, structure, works, plant or machinery permitted by Class A is removed, and (b)any adjoining land on which development permitted by Class A has been carried out is, as soon as reasonably practicable, reinstated to its condition before that development was carried out. However, the Council have been fine. We got an address registered, pay Council Tax with the account listed as Caravan at...... , our bins get emptied and no-one has raised an eyebrow. This is within Part 4 of the GDPO, however in your case they appear to have removed Part 1 rights (the normal PD for dwellings) so would still be available.

Normally, you will have a protected stairway all the way down to a final exit. That route is separated from rooms by minimum FD20 (realistically FD30 doors as they are easier to source) doors in 30 min. FR partitions. That would include the ground floor.

As to having lpg available during a power cut, are you sure? We have an lpg stove in the static we are in during the move. The stove has an electrical connection and during a power cut the ignitors wouldn't work and we couldn't get the gas to light with a match either as it just wouldn't stay lit. I assume there was some fail safe at work. Go induction - we can't wait to get back to electric, this gas lark is a real pain for control.

Well we are going DanWood and were asked for 2.0m width for scaffolding and "work space". Having got close to delivery their site guys seem to be more flexible and "can do". They are looking to use 1.0m scaffolding down one side as it's going to be tight for that and the crane. I recall seeing the Yorkshire Grand Designs "The Street" showing a DanWood on one of the plots, which were all very narrow. There couldn't have been more than 1.0m to the boundary on either side and they managed there! I think you may struggle to get any trades, TF or traditional to work at height without a decent scaffold for access. PS Danwood render so need to keep the scaffold off the walls.

Trouble is by lifting the base to fall the proper way and then lining it with say a single ply membrane you'll have to take the slates off the mansard in order to get behind them and form an upstand. It may interfere with the window cill level as well. Where is the current outlet?

So this is a "plumbed" in, fixed gas fire with a pilot light? I thought gas fires used piezo ignition these days - is it really old? Obviously the gas equivalent of standby on all those electrical fittings. Edit: Just remebered my parents had a gas fridge back in the '60's I guess that must have had some form of pilot

Well you aren't going to affect the new house as you would not project beyond it's rear wall. As to the other side, why would this be any different to a situation where the new house had never been built.

I'd be intrigued to see the wording of the original approval for the formation of the new dwelling. The condition would apply to that development and thus may possibly apply only to the new dwelling and not the host dwelling. You could also look to see whether the city council has amenity space requirements for dwellings in it's planning policies or supplementary planning guidance. Looking at your sketch it can surely only be lack of amenity space left for the original dwelling that'll be an issue for the planners in respect of your proposed extension.

My thoughts are the external anti-draught flaps on an extract fan being lifted and dropped by the wind. Some also have internal "non-return flaps" which can be sucked up by a partial vacuum caused by external air flow and they "clap" when dropping back. We also had a problem in one house of undertile felt being slapped against the tiles by a draught through the loft space but only during high winds. Took ages to work it out. 2nd floor flat - under a roof or another flat?

And they really can float upwards. Years ago I was working in the Daventry area of Northants and a colleague came back into the office and told us all that we ought to see the "submarine" on a building plot in a local village. Passing that way over the next few days (I think we all did that route) there was a large cesspool tank that had forced itself back out of the ground and stood like something Jaques Cousteau would use for all the world to see. More concrete and partial filling with water to ballast it was called for.

Be aware that many LA's and Approved Inspectors will require such a divergence from the Approved Document to be designed and argued for by a qualified Fire Engineer.

I would agree with you. Regulation 22 of the Building Regulations etc (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 states that "The amendments made to the 2010 regulations made by the provisions listed in paragraph (2) do not apply to- (a) building work which started before the regime start date (i.e 1st October 2023) (b) building work in relation to which: (i) plans were deposited with a local authority pursuant to section 16 of the Act before the regime start date. Paragraph (2) says: The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are:- (b) Regulation 6 (New part- duty holders and competance) It is Regulation 6 which introduces a new requirement under 11Q (2) (d) for a client to provide a signed statement that the work is complete and to the best of their knowledge it complies with the regulations. There is a long stop date for regulation 6 not to apply of 6th April 2024 for work to start. Thus if Regulation 22 disallows Regulation 6 because the work started before October 2023 or plans were submitted before then and starts before 6th April 2024, then the new requirement for the statement doesn't apply.

Yes you can build dormers under PD but they are subject to a volume limit (among other criteria). That volume is above and beyond the original roof. Other alterations to that original roof, say as part of an extension, eat into that volume and thus reduce the amount left for the dormer and may even use it all up so that all subsequent dormers will require planning permission. That is why PD works should be done first, before any approved works, particulary if they may impact on PD rights.

Or more - I have an appeal that was ready for an Inspector's visit as of last February and we are still waiting "for one to become available"....... If your application was validated on the 4th December the decision expected date must be around 4th February? Frankly, these days unless you are weeks over that date it's not considered a problem. If it does drag on then a polite call to their team leader may help at least clarify the situation and give some idea as to schedule.