DevilDamo

I wasn’t even aware you could build a new dwelling via a BN. Are you building over or within 3m of any public sewers? The main difference is the FP procedure means all your details are checked and approved. It’s that added piece of mind that the information wholly accords to the BR’s and there are no sudden hidden surprises when the BCO turns up on site.

Just work out what you can do without Planning and if the extensions/foundations can be done via PD.

You would need to check your LPA’s advice and guidance as each one is different. It is very common that Pre-application enquires are put to the bottom of Full applications.

If you print them yourself, how do they scale? You could also try using an online PDF measuring programme to see if that works out right.

“The CIL Regulations (2010) determine that the agreed definition of ‘Commencement of Development’ is in section 56(4) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 says that “development is taken to be begun on the earliest date on which a material operation is carried out”. A material operation is defined in the Act and can include any works of construction, demolition, digging foundations, laying out or constructing a road and a material change in the use of the land.”

The level of obscurity will be stipulated by the Planning condition. If the combustible balcony is at least 1m from the boundary with a neighbour, then fine.

Oh right. You’re referring to the actual eaves as opposed to the ground. But even that, the eaves is not always the lowest part of the roof element in PD terms.

Well of course it’ll be higher when measured at the lowest point. Don’t you mean the rulings have come back stating it’s from the highest point, hence no further action being taken? The PD guidance is very clear in this respect.

It’s the “highest” point.

You could indeed go about it that way. However, I have seen outbuildings with shower AND kitchen facilities be accepted via a CoL application. I’ve personally never done it as to me, that screams out self-contained. Outbuildings with toilet or shower facilities on their own are very common via PD.

If you wanted, but I don’t know why you would as it then starts to impact how you furnish the room. If you think about it, chalet bungalows or rooms in roof spaces with sloping ceilings have their perimeter wall heights ranging anything upwards of 900mm.

The only minimum height referred to in the BR’s relates to headroom over stairs. Anywhere else, you can do what you like. It ends up coming down to practicality.

There is no limit as to the amount of documents you want to submit. If you’re submitting the application via the Planning Portal, you will find it’s easier to have different drawings for the different information.

That is correct. That is on the assumption the LPA will not or have not removed your PD rights.

It’s irrelevant who has been allocated it as all applications are checked and signed off by senior planners/managers anyway. Tbh, DoC applications are not ‘as involved’ as Full applications and are seen more as a box ticking exercise.

Assuming you’re in England/Wales, then irrespective of how it’s constructed, it would require both Planning and Building Regulations.

Is this a three storey property?

Save now, spend later.

There was an automatic extension to approvals which had expiry dates between 31st March and 31st December 2020. Those EoT’s were (I think) until 30th April 2021. Nothing to my knowledgeable has been stated since.

As @Temp mentioned, that could be deemed as PD via the Prior Approval scheme.

Just a shame neither picked up on the issue the LPA refused the CoL application on…

But it isn’t original as you’ve stated the room was the subject of a garage conversion. The perimeter walls may have been original if that is what you meant? Also, was it a co-incidence that house was constructed the year after the GPDO definition of ‘original’ ? Or did you mean the attached garage was there prior to 1949?

This is an extension, so anything attaching to that would also be considered and dealt with as a side and rear extension. So it looks like you have two areas in which it would not meet PD.

Btw, your increase is actually 44% as confirmed by the Officers Report. Also Guildford B.C. do not have stated max. uplift figures as it’s determined on a number of different factors.

Because it’s true ? Pro’s and con’s with each LPA.