PeterW

Looks like an Ideal crimper - S’fix sell them as do others.

Tbh things like this are never “lost”, they are forgotten for a reason ... roads being unadopted are sometimes that way because the owner doesn’t want to be saddled with the bills for maintenance and potentially insurance so they quietly forget they own them. I would point the council at the last PP and state that as nobody claimed it, and you’re not building on it, it’s irrelevant to your application.

Sorry but you can’t claim planning permission over an unknown plot of land, and include it in your permission ... The plot most likely has a right of way that has been created by usage - all you need is an indemnity policy just in case the owner comes back and claims you don’t have rights ....

That’s not an article 13 requirement is it ..???

I thought the wording was an advert OR a site location notice ...? They can’t make you do one from memory..?

Sorry - what was explicitly agreed in the arb plan ..??? Did it include a board or not ..?? Did you submit a design for it ..?

30m of Heras is OTT unless you are building along the whole tree line or have a non permeable driveway planned..? Was the timber edging in the design ..??

Yes seen it as a dry lining technique but normally to cover walls that aren’t square, blown plaster etc. can you do a sketch plan of the room as I am struggling with the layout tbh

That isn't an issue. The issue would be if the stone had become compacted and driven on during construction. If its under the fence then ignore it. Moving the concrete may be worthwhile but only because it shouldn't really be there anyway.

Chill..... Tree Officers have changed in the past few years and used to be ex-arborists or others with real tree knowledge. Nowadays they are more likely to be graduates with degrees in Norwegian Studies and Aardvark sexing, and try to do things "by the book". I've come across some that insist that the RPA design in BS5387 has to be followed, yet if you look in 6.2.2 it clearly states that these are examples...! The main paragraph about RPA barriers is as follows : 6.2.2.1 Barriers should be fit for the purpose of excluding construction activity and appropriate to the degree and proximity of work taking place around the retained tree(s). Barriers should be maintained to ensure that they remain rigid and complete. The bold section is key here - appropriate to the work taking place. I've seen scaffold poles used to mark the area, I've also seen Heras and specialist fencing similarly used to form a continuous barrier. In some circumstances, even scaffold net on pins is acceptable especially on long driveway runs. Got any photos..??

What doesn't the tree officer like about the protection..? They can't just say they don't like it..! Has it been done to the recommendation in BS5387:2012..? Photo would be useful here. And unless the concrete has been left inside the RPA, he can't comment on that either...

@recoveringacademic as the wall plate at the bottom isn’t supporting any weight, it’s just for compression purposes, you could ask the BCO if just adding a lower piece - bolted to the wall and screwed up into the wall plate above - would satisfy the request.

Legal definition of a tree is where measured at 1.5m above ground level - anything less than 75mm radius doesn’t have to be in a tree survey and cannot be protected by a TPO however they are covered by Hedgerow regulations and potentially by a conservation area. BS5387:2012 has the definitions and rules for RPA too.

Needs a picture here. You don’t need to do the traditional waste out of the wall into a gully as long as there is a method to rod or clean the waste from one end. You can take a waste underground if you want but the recommendation is min 50mm and better 110mm. You can also use a bottle trap for the wastes outside - as long as there is a water seal, that is 75mm of standing water in a bend or trap - then smells can’t get into the house or out from the drains.

Thats a reading of 4.6 cubic metres so it’s correct on the calculation. The blown air units are pretty hefty - a 200kw fan unit in a single medium sized industrial unit wouldn’t be surprising so it’s about right. Bear in mind these units and the heating systems are designed to keep them above 12-14c, not 18-20c. There will be no floor insulation, very little in the walls and roof so you’re trying to heat a very big volume that is losing a lot of what you pump into it.

Photo would be useful .. ? first question should be - are they structurally sound ..?? If not then it’s roof off time anyway. You could use a variety of replacement truss designs based on the width of the space and what your plans are - a raised collar truss will give you more height without the expense of purlins or steels for example. Depending on the work needed and the requirement to keep the existing tiles etc you could be talking £6-10k to strip and replace with existing tiles but increase internal height.

Should be some sort of cavity wall insulation ... or a cavity closer, older houses sometimes had a roll of fibreglass like a sausage in the top of the cavity.

Saw something similar to that and they built a pair of slide out shelves below them for the basket to stand on. Brilliant idea ..!

The only issue I have with that balcony is that you can only access it from the bedroom. You’re unlikely to then use it for entertainment, so it’s somewhere for you to have a coffee etc in the morning. That would mean that needs a couple of chairs and a table perhaps, which doesn’t need a balcony that size ... I would steal 2m from the balcony, move the entry door back so you come into a lobby/dressing area and then into the bedroom. That means anyone getting up at an odd time goes into the bathroom / dressing area only once and then out into the hallway and not via the bedroom. I’d also square that bathroom off - you can always have a sliding door into it, or create a “wet end” and a “dry end” to the bathroom.

Thats pretty much what I’ve said - using a direct element is counter intuitive and has issues with localized hot spots around the resistance heater

Makes you wonder .... Product engineering would have said that a single module type was the way to go, and then modify the heat module per “charge type” so that you reduce the variations. With this arrangement you would end up with some sort of “PV Boost Box” that could just hydraulically provide the heat into the units, and could even be provided as an add on to existing units where PV was added at a future date. It would only need a pump, valve and heating element, not exactly difficult to engineer ..

Ask him to state the reason why... Are you close to the neighbours..??

Easy cut with a Stihl saw then - how far below are the pipes..?

How thick is that concrete...?? I'd be cutting that out and moving it

What is the insulation and floor build up, and what direction does the main pipe run..? You do not want a double S bend for a No.2 to be heading down before it gets to the main run...