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Hi All Does anyone have any alternatives to kingspan that can provide psi values for a 100mm brick-100mm cavity (with 50mm insulation board) and 100 mm dense concrete block? I was first looking at QUINN/MANNOK as its about half the price, have all the relevant details except for psi values when using a 50mm insulation board. Essentially what I'm looking for is similar to the attached with a cheaper product so wondered if anyone had had any luck with this Thanks Jordan 1581676158_50mmCavityKoolthermK108(50mmin100mmcavity)StandardDetails-2ndIssueFebruary2019.pdf

I've mocked up a proposed elevation from road side which I showed to the Planning officer, I could do the same for rear and side elevations etc although the LPA seemed to be pretty dismissive of any proposal. I suppose my feeling is that its going to get rejected and if going for an appeal I thought having a planning consultant onboard for this would be beneficial.

Hi All, apologies for taking so long to post an update I only recently followed up the visit from the planning officer wit an email. In my email I tried to review the concerns of the officer in relation to the local planning documents and highlight there didn't seem to be any technical breaches of the requirements and received the response below: ''Whilst I appreciate you have made an effort to address policy/SPD guidance, there are still significant concerns regarding the proposals relationship with the surrounding dwellings. Given the already close proximity of these dwellings, further development will only act to intensify this and be of further detriment to the amenity presently enjoyed by residents. If you are planning on proceeding with an application, it may be worth providing scaled drawings of the proposed elevations/block plan/floor plan/garden in relation to the neighbouring dwellings so that a more detailed assessment can be made and more definitive answer given prior to submission. I must advise that I think it’s unlikely that the proposal will be supported for the reasons given previously and above and that whilst a proposal may ‘meet the requirements’ of the development plan, this does not necessarily mean it will be a successful application. '' I guess the next step is to start talking to local planning consultants for their opinion on the application. I appreciate it may be a 'how long is a piece of string' question, but does anyone know how much these applications generally cost and if there's anywhere to find recommended PCs in Exeter? Thanks Jordan

Thanks for your help Ferdinand. By careful planning would you recommend using a planning consultant? I've looked at supporting statements for similar schemes in the area to get a feel for the line to follow in pushing back against the obstacles of the proposition, I just fear that if a 2 story development is over bearing and a single story dwelling wouldn't fit in we'd be stuck with no options atall

Thanks bassanclan.The planning officer said theres no doubt wed get an extension (up to half the size of the house), but didn't like the idea of a single story dwelling as surrounding is all 2 story. Where should I look for info on PD?

Thanks for your reply. Couldn't easily find a plan but the total plots about 25mx 23m so roughly ~290m² in total, existing house is around 6m and the blue box where I've drawn the proposed footprint is ~ 6m. Its the proximity to the neighbours that seems to be why it may bee seen as overbearing but as I pointed to in the post the proposed building would be at a lower level and a step back from the existing footprint of the garage

Thanks for your reply, that's interesting. The plan is to rent out this house once renovated so I probably wouldn't go for an extension. The majority of the street doesn't have off road parking and the min garden size of 55m per house can be met ( assuming side garden is counted although not ideal, it really is quite a big plot). I completely agree with your suggestions for privacy, the main obstacle the planning officer who cam round seemed to point to was a second floor could be over bearing on the neighbouring property. Considering the new build would still be lower than the neighbours house and the suggested plan would pull the house footprint back away from the neighbours in line with the current house I believe there is a case to push back? Seems a mostly subjective objection

Hi All, has anyone had any experience with submitting planning permission for an end terrace? Had the planning officer round last week to run through our proposal and he said it was an awkward plot; putting another 3 bed house on the end would make sense and looks right from street side (already a single story garage in the footprint of the proposal) but the main detractor was that as the rear gardens of the neighbours all look onto one another building up another story above the garage may be over bearing to the adjoining garden. I'm planning to push back on this due to a number of reasons; -Privacy; all the back gardens look onto one another from the outset and if it comes to it we could use obscured glass on the top floor - Light doesn't seem to be a problem -View; the garden within the closest proximity cant actually see the open air view from the window, can only be seen when in the garden. Additionally he said a extension ( half house = 3m) would probably be allowed but the difference between this and allowing the new build really would seem negligible. Looking at other submissions in the area new infill houses and extensions have been built although not in the exact same situation apart from one up the road which was given planning permission due to an administrative error! The refusal was printed on a piece on paper which said PLANNING PERMISSION GRANTED and so had no conditions which is an interesting case. Does anyone have any advice on what to emphasise in the application? Pictures attached, thanks for any help given