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Thanks, it's refered to in Approved Document B.

Thankyou for the reply, we think it's worth a speculative punt - given it's 50% our land already and the puchase of next door would only be subject to obtaining planning. See what comes back from the planning officer and then approach BCO and/or fire service for their comments.

Thanks, so there may be some hope? Time will tell I suppose.

Thanks for the reply Dave, with regards to the bins - it's just been flagged up by the planning consultant as a potential issue prior to the planning consultation and then the applicaton proper in time. We will take not on bin day this week what others do. My next door neighbour appears to have access, the point of access being within the potential plot. Thanks.

Thanks for the reply, the single track unadopted road is around 80m long and we would be right at the end of it - there are 2 other properties built in the same fashion but slightly closer to the end of the unadopted road but still probably 50-60m from the main road. The other properties have been built 30+ years so presumably were built under previous, less strict planning laws and there is limited information on the planning portal in relation to them. We haven't ever noticed what the current residents do with their bins but we will make a note on this weeks bin day. I would agree that the planning consultant is guessing at this stage, until the applicaiton goes in we won't know for sure what the planning offices concerns are, we're just trying to manage expectations with regards to the likelyhood of being able to build 'our' house.

Thanks for the reply, I know it will vary from region to region but this is what we were hoping to hear! Obviously there will be cost to this but if this is the case for us as well it gives us some hope!

Hi all, new poster here - hope somebody can offer some opinions please on this situation. We have a fairly long garden and have agreed in principle to purchase a section of our next door neighbours garden with a view to combining them both into one plot for a self build house / bungalow to live in. Access to the gardens is via a single track, unadopted road that ends at what is currently my neighbours garden (but will be part of the plot). We have asked a planning consultant to review the site and he has advised that the main issue is likely to be access for a fire engine as the track is around 80m long and there is no room for turning and the wheelie bin collection. They have suggested we put in for a pre-planning consultation with our council for their feedback. My question is, does anybody have any experience with finding alternative solutions to mitigate the lack of access for the fire engine in the form of either sprinklers or fire hydrants - my consultant used to work for the planning office and he thinks he has approved one previously but can't recall the details. Information online seems fairly vauge but approved document B suggests we 'should' have a turning circle of 19m - but it doesn't seem difinitive and our local fire service don't offer any information. We are also confused as to who's decision the fire engine access actually is, is it the planning office or building control? Is there any chance that if somehow we actually get planning permission, build what is approved but then the building inspector won't pass it? The plot itself is 33m x 17m so not big enough for an actual turning circle, but potentially big enough for the appliance to pull up the side and reverse back infront - unlikely this would be suffucient but once we have the initial feedback from the planning consultaiton we will look at appointing a highways consultant to do a full report. If by chance we jump the fire engine hurdle then it's on to the bin wagon!