ToughButterCup

Yes. With neighbours who follow the rules, I have no issue. We would benefit from good neighbours. Not from the opposite. They are. His aren't: indeed, he has been refused permission. As so often is the case @Temp, you hit the nail on the head. Refused for policy reasons 9:4 at Full Council That was the niggling naggle. And thanks so much. I greatly appreciate your eye for detail. [ Full Application vs Householder Application]

@CC45 beware, here be dragons! How to say it in a few words? There's an in-built conflict of interest in this sector. Many producers employ designers It is almost always unclear what is meant by the term 'guarantee' After extensive research, I have yet to find a company that recognises the conflict of interest and earns all of its income from producing well-researched, competent designs in the same way as (say) Architects or Structural Engineers. I have spent many hours on this subject and my stomach is still full of dread. With an SE, for example I can say to mine (Tanner SE) 'Give me a fee proposal for xyz, please', and a week later they send me one, I accept, and two weeks later the design is in my In box. Their design is backed by qualification, licence and a fine reputation. The only fair thing to say in defence of the MVHR sector is that it's immature, as yet. Careful research is the only way of mitigating the risk. By the sound of it, you've already filtered one out of your net.

28 day rule it is baby.. I've had enough... raw sewage on the ground.... the works....

But @ProDave has suggested your brain should be engaged. I Likeee likkkeee vely much too, but. I'm thinking ...... occupancy sensors? wheel chairs?

.... go formal on this one. The first question is: in the context of a refusal for a domestic (householder) planning application, how long does the applicant have to lodge an appeal? I think the answer is 12 weeks for the following reasons https://www.gov.uk/appeal-householder-planning-decision https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/544036/Procedural_Guide_Planning_appeals_v8_0.pdf , page 10, 2.4.2 But I have a naggling niggle in my head, that there might well be exceptions that I have missed. The original refusal was several months ago. Here's the secondary question, not to say 'twist'. If the applicant despite the planning permission refusal continues to live on site in a caravan while building a stables, (nothing to do with the refused house application) , is it reasonable for the LPA to allow the applicant to continue to live on site while the stables is built? At current rates of progress, Hell will freeze over before the stables is finished.

Looks Jerry-Built to me mate. Ooops, I'll get me coat Ian

I am. I didn't. I'm grateful.

.... and from what I hear, see and what people tell me, that's the most common thing. But, even when you do pay a good deal of attention to H+S as I think I do, there's precious little that you can do against over-focus, tiredness and a dollop of stupidity. Add an angle grinder and trying to save as much money as you can on the build and you get a damaged thumb. . I feel so bloody embarrassed about it now.

I get round that one by saying that hard, non fluffy towels are excellent because they have become exfoliating towels, and they are very expensive to buy. That lie works for about 3 seconds.

Hmmm. You don't have to have a fully up to date file on site.... and since I know that by definition you have access to the Internet you could simply maintain it in the same way I do. PM me and I'll give you access to my H+S folder on Box for a short while so you can have a look around if you like.... Ian

Yep, One of these. Tops! Yer thumb fits in the wonky bit at the bottom.

Hi, I maintain an, as yet, incomplete file. It's a work in progress. It isn't perfect and probably won't be. My status as Admin on this site should not be confused with expertise. I am not an H+S expert. First, the file doesn't have to be printed. I maintain a Box account (others providers are just as good) because I expect the vast majority of people with whom I work to and who need documentation to be connected - through our WiFi if needed . It works across the whole site, and as luck would have it 4G is occasionally available in line of site. (Why occasionally only?). Putting it all online saves my sanity. And where we need to print, we do. This answer is not definitive: please treat it with 'respectful disbelief' and cross-check my answer with others and refer to other H+S guidance available online. The most useful direct answer to your question is to reproduce the Index to the file I maintain. INDEX Sections 1 to 6 - General & Hazard Information Section 7 - Fire & Emergency Information & Records Section 8 - Operating & Maintenance Information (Electrical) Section 9 - Operating & Maintenance Information (Mechanical) Section 10 - Operating & Maintenance Information (Heating, H & C Services, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning) Section 11 - As Built/As Found Drawings 1 General Information 1.1 Site Location 1.2 Summary of Works carried out 1.3 Description of intended use of the facility 1.4 Existing H&S Files / Building information for structures, services, etc which tie into or affect this building 2 Hazard & Risk Information 2.1 Emergency Shut Down & Isolation Procedures 2.2 Residual design risks & controls 2.3 Safety data sheets 2.4 Building hazards & surveys 2.5 Permit to Work Requirements 2.6 Critical Structural Information affecting future works or demolition 3 Key Personnel 3.1 Building and Maintenance Managers 3.2 Design Team 3.3 Contractors & Principal Suppliers 4 Commissioning, Test & Inspection Certificates 4.1 Project Completion & Handover Certificate 4.2 Building Commissioning Certificate 4.3 Electrical Services 4.4 Gas Services 4.5 Water Services 4.6 Fire 4.7 Mechanical 4.8 Building Control & Planning Permission 5 Services & Utilities 5.1 Electric 5.2 Gas 5.3 Water 5.4 Waste 5.5 Communications & I.T 6 Construction Information 6.1 Design Criteria 6.2 Construction Methods 6.3 Schedules 7 Fire & Emergency Information & Records 7.1 Emergency shut-down procedures 7.2 Emergency call Systems 7.3 Register of fire/emergency plant & equipment 7.4 Operating & maintenance manuals & instructions (Fire/Emergency) 7.5 Maintenance schedules (Fire/Emergency) 7.6 Equipment Warranty Contact Details 7.7 Test Certificates (Fire/Emergency) 7.8 As Fitted Drawings (Fire/Emergency) 8 Operating & Maintenance Information - Electrical 8.1 Safety Provisions 8.2 Emergency procedures & isolation procedures 8.3 Register of electrical plant & equipment 8.4 Operating & maintenance manuals & instructions (Electrical) 8.5 Maintenance schedules (Electrical) 8.6 Equipment Warranty Contact Details 8.7 Test Certificates (Electrical) 8.8 As Fitted Drawings (Electrical) Where the content refers to large documents, I merely hyperlink to it, or where that isn't possible I create a subfolder with the same number - for example 2.6 above. A good deal of work and money has gone into reducing the build risk by doing a Topographical Survey, a Soil Investigation and Structural Calculations. Copies of those documents are just 'dumped' into 2.6. Where I can easily add information to the main file, I do so. Hope this helps, Ian

Pub tonight then?

Candle, Mount Everest, top of......

Got one. And it's OK (ish) But soooooooo expensive. I have built myself an outside hard standing / work area. And I'd like to light it well. Looks to me like I'll have to use an off-road /SUV fog-light bar

Oh no they don't...... Die dumme arsche.... (not too hard to guess the English)

Yep, I know, another set of chargers will be needed. How many have I got so far? (I got bored counting the chargers I already have) Ideas anyone?

Just this minute come back from having done exactly that to our dog's favourite ball. I never knew that collies could give dirty looks.

But folks; is the CIL the issue? And not the contamination? If the contaminated land is the issue, can I suggest it's the study's findings that are important. I expect I'm missing something here. My LPA doesn't know what CIL is (yet )

@nod, your post refers to contamination doesn't it; the CIL isn't the issue - as I see it. We had a Contamination Study done because we are on 'made ground'. ('Made Ground' is code for the spoil from an old quarry which supplied clay for the local canal). A tiny amount of Lead (Pb) was found. An old bloke used to wash his paint brushes out in a shed on the ground on which we are building. A contamination plan was submitted, and accepted. What did your survey find? If it found nothing, I'd be tempted to suggest (not advise) 'get-on-with-it'

Did the mum do an hour or two on the Naughty Step then? Or maybe the daughter did?

Ah stop being so damn reasonable man!

Mmmm. In the long and winding road that lead (to my door?) to discovering the proper authority for our package digester discharge, we found that the EA isn't. That's because we will be discharging to a small stream. And the EA have transferred responsibility for small waterways to the LPA. We already have one land drain which simply discharges to the neighbour's field as surface water: the pipe invert is above the level of the neighbours field. @PeterW can you point me to the relevant bits of paper, please?

The end in mind : connect the surface drainage to the discharge side of our package treatment plant. Is that allowed? Our foul drainage goes into a digester. That discharges via a 100 meter pipe to a stream I'm about to sort out our land drainage. I want to have a simple French drain - or two. Can I connect up the surface water discharge to the pipe on the discharge side of the package treatment plant? I've looked at H3 Section 3 and the relevant paragraphs of H1 and find nothing to prohibit it. But then I may have missed something. Advice please! Ian

It's a context thing. We bought ours at least in part because I want to enjoy my retirement. And my time is mostly priced at zero. But if speed and accuracy is what you need, then don't get one. The key thing for me is that now I factor the digger in to my thinking; before I had one I'd never have given it a thought. Need to move that hibernacular (newt refuge) ? - Digger, 10 minutes. Need to move those slabs from a to b? Digger 5 minutes. Need to change the wheels on my Land Rover? Digger 15 minutes. (Strops under the bumper lift and chock) But as @Declan52 and @Construction Channel will confirm, you can do soooo much damage in a few seconds. On the other hand @MrsRA is really good at it - and far more careful than me.