Bancroft

Site access is going to be our big issue - two tight 90 degree turns to get in. I'm going to approach the neighbour regarding access cross their part of our shared drive area but leaving that until a bit closer to the time when I have a better idea of exactly what's required. As far as site clearance is concerned the area is all laid to lawn at the moment so not sure my wife would be happy with me practicing my trenching skills until absolutely necessary. It's also the dog's playground and he gets muddy enough without me adding to the mess! We have plenty of space on site for materials but - because of the access issues - I'm also considering hiring an industrial unit further up the lane as a staging point. We can get smaller trucks on to site but Artics won't be able to make it but they can get to the industrial place about quarter of a mile down the lane. If they can unload there then I can shuttle stuff back and forth with a trailer or van. Not ideal but probabky going to be necessary.

Trying to do the opposite - access to the site is quite tight so need to keep sweet with them as favours wil undoubtedly be needed...

Planning permission for our new build has been applied for and we're now awaiting the decision which, due to being in a National Park and the planning team being run of their feet, could take a while. We've already done the bat/wildlife/ecology/tree surveys, had a percolation test done, and all the topographic bits are sorted. While we have the basic house design my architect has suggested we leave the detailed structural design phase until we hear back from the planners in case any changes are required. I'm attending shows, doing research on various bits of equipment we're planning to use and putting together some basic Gantt charts to follow the build but I still feel that I'm not maximising activity that will help smooth the build process and speed it up. What else can I be doing in the intervening period to keep things moving forward?

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