DevilDamo

The drawing will need to be amended to indicate and specify the insulation to be at rafter and not ceiling level.

You will need to provide existing plans and elevations. If the elevations do not change, just provide a copy of the existing and note them up as proposed. If you think you can do them yourself, then crack on. You’ll soon be informed by the LPA if they’re not sufficient.

Did they also tell you the application will require parts of those previous works needing to be exposed, inspected and calculated? I wouldn’t agree to this if I was the current owner.

Do you need the gable ends? Could you not revert to hipped roofs and still achieve a good amount of second floor space?

Proceed with the purchase without any documentation from the current owner. If it’s picked up at a time when you come to sell, do what this current owner is doing or take out Indemnity Insurance. As the works carried out appear to be minor, I personally wouldn’t worry about it. It it was an unauthorised loft conversion, then that would be a different conversation.

How about chimneys to the Study/Music and Lounge areas?

Planning and Building Regulations are different things. The alterations should not have required any form of Planning approval (unless it’s a Listed Building). The alterations may well have required Building Regulations. It would be down to the current owner/seller of the property to prove any works that did or did not require approval. It would therefore be them who would consider a Regularisation application. However, as the works appear to have been carried out so long ago, their best bet would be to take out Indemnity Insurance. They hold little to no weight should anything be wrong with the property, but it’s accepted as a legal document for the sale to proceed.

You cannot Appeal a withdrawn application as it has not been formally determined. You can therefore only Appeal Approvals or Refusals.

You can trim out trusses to accommodate wider rooflights, so don’t think you’re limited to 600mm wide units. I assume you’ll be insulating at rafter level then?

No as you can only Appeal a determined application. I think Joe was stating that he thought the support team at the Planning Inspectorate were more helpful than those at the Local Planning Authority.

If anything, it’s a positive as it will help with the positioning of waste pipes in relation to your kitchen layout, e.g. having a sink located within an island.

What does the BCO say?

What angle is the roof?

But the regulation wasn’t there for that purpose, but for the fire brigade to put a ladder up to that specific window.

So…? 🤔

Although it can help, each application is determined on its own merits. Third party comments are noted and if they don’t relate to Planning policies and/or not material Planning issues, the comments will be disregarded. The only thing multiple comments can have is the formal determination being made by the Planning Committee and not Delegated Powers. Some LPA’s require a minimum number of objections in order to trigger a PC decision. And the “number” of objections relate to a property and not the person. So for example, a HMO would be deemed as one objection.

The archaeological condition in the OP’s case isn’t requiring information to be submitted in stages. There also isn’t a contamination condition.

Can Potton therefore assist in providing you with the required information for submission?

Why couldn’t you have done numbers 5 and 6 at the same time? Condition 5 would derive from a topographical survey, which one would assume you already have? Condition 6 would require input from a SAP/thermal consultant. Some applicants may already have that in place prior to going into Planning On the assumption you’re the applicant, do you not have an agent who can advise on what is needed for each condition and when?

Do you have any consultants on board as a civil engineer would usually be best placed to deal with condition no. 10? You try and discharge as many conditions as you can and at the same time. Not only does it save you money but also less admin later down the line, especially when some condition information gets forgotten.

If you’re considering any flat roof extension, they may well require Full Planning as the majority do not meet the PD requirements. Don’t be limited on what can be done via PD. Your decision should be made on what you want, what can be achieved and the build costs.

Sorry, but what?

Not sure where or how the 300mm derived from but it’s to prevent overlooking.

As @joe90 has just pointed out. It’s mentioned on Page 44 and asks you refer to Page 29 of the Technical Guidance.

If the proposals don’t comply with the PD requirements, then of course an LDC application would be refused. There would be little point in trying to Appeal the decision as the requirements are clear. It’s not a matter of policy or judgment. If you’re adamant in an external but enclosed area, you will require Planning.