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Hello Ferdinand I know that you said the same yesterday ?, but I couldn't find the 'Contact Us' so thought I would try again. Now I realise that it is at the bottom whereas I was looking at the top.

Hello After taking a number of years to get planning for a barn conversion and now waiting for the phase 2 contamination survey we are going to start proper soon. I see there are blogs on this site and I want to create one. Can you do this through this forum or do I need to create one and just link to it. Also, what blogging software do people recommend. Most of the ones I've looked at are aimed to selling something. I also investigate journals, which is more what I want, but they are not accessible by our family and friends and other individuals who want to know what's happening. Any help greatly received. Thanks

The architect has drawn plans that meet class Q, I had given him my ideas, but he said he couldn't do them because of the roof height. The problem with Class Q is that the dimensions, up down and round about must not exceed the size of the barn, that includes upwards, i.e. the roof line. The architect may be over anxious and planning wouldn't care if I built a cave dwelling. The planning delay is not due to this, but due to possible contamination. What I'm wondering though is can I change the internal layout to what I want after approval or do I have to submit a change of application.

it's a barn conversion and on one side the roof is a bit low at only 2.1m without any insulation. Our architect has said that we may be refused planning if we use this part as normal rooms, but we can use this space by putting non-living rooms at that side, such as bathrooms, walk in wardrobe and even the utility room. We are going to try and dig down, but class q planning says that you must use the existing foundations, even though the barn doesn't have them as such. We must leave the walls which also means that digging down might end up with us needing under pinning. All things to think about. A lot of this is to get the planning, the architect says that we can then put in an amendment to make that part of roof higher by changing the pitch of the roof as the other side is over 3 m.

I have been asked to list each room to say what is living space. So, the snug is 100% living space, but what about the following. Walk in wardrobe ensuite pantry utility bathroom wc office hall just trying to work out size of living space versus size of the whole barn prior to conversion. TIA Jill