Alan Ambrose

Out of interest why did the part 2 form need to wait for the land registry?

>>> 2400mm is the best ceiling height I think there’s a lot to be said for 2.7 or even higher - if you look at grand old houses, they look grand partly because everything is oversize compared with ‘normal’ houses. Sure it would take a couple of extra hours to plaster - not a big deal in the big scheme. Yes, I definitely agree with making an easy service channel - I’m planning to put a horizontal cable tray in around socket height.

So you start off with your plot which is a bit of grass. Somehow it drains to somewhere right now even though it’s mostly clay. You plan a house with a roof and a permeable driveway. With me so far 😀. What bit are you considering for SuDS drainage? The roof sure. The driveway? - Why though and what’s the point of making it permeable then? Surely not the grass, which is the same as before although there’s less of it? And can I get a credit for the grass that I’ve taken away and therefore doesn’t need to drain now?

I thought it was clear these days that the DNOs couldn’t make you pay for building their own infrastructure - only your own connection. Did I slip into a parallel universe for a bit?

Maybe double check that the lights run correctly in sequence - otherwise agree with the others - test data only and/or re-terminate.

>>> Boats are under mostly compression whereas baths are mostly under tension Yeah, I was trying to be slightly amusing, only slightly tho. I should confess that I’ve had a wooden bath for 25 years. My design and it’s a lot heavier duty than this. There were no calculations. Proof is in the pudding tho.

For anyone with a similar problem - I've taken to importing manufacturers drawings that don't have invert levels or falls into CAD, scaling the image to the largest dimensions shown on their drawing and then reading off any measurement I need.

>>> Good news is that my district councillor is calling it to planning committee. Nice, good luck Keep us posted.

Worth trying a mechanical method imo. Stainless or brass brush (not steel) by hand to begin with - may need some experimentation to find the right method. Do wear eye protection. You could just wait until the contractor gets back and ask them then. It won’t get worse over a few weeks.

To me, the bath sides look a bit thin if they’re not supported? You’ve filled it with water already? My dad was a boat builder of wooden boats (which are inside-out baths). I would readily hold up my hand to the accusation of ‘mr over-engineer’ though.

Yeah, agree. Receiving the cad files might be quicker for them as it allows them to read off detailed dimensions easily, but they'll have to reproduce and expand a lot of the detail so it won't same them that much time. They can read in the pdf or an image file, scale using a known dimension (or the scale bar which should be on the drawing anyway) and then take off any dimensions they need. Maybe an hour per drawing depending on how detailed it is and then 15 mins to re-create in their own CAD package. CAD files don't always convert 100% accurately anyway, there's often information lost along the way.

Great

>>> Would it be reasonable for me to conclude that there shouldn't be an issue here? Certainly my LPA seems to believe 'smaller is better', so yes.

Apolohies if I missed it, but what was the appeal turnaround from filing date to decision date?

I'm impressed by your fortitude.

Nice, thanks.

>>> Do you have some suggestions? Is it best to get someone who is used to dealing with a particular LPA As I said - a few hours on your LPA's planning portal and/or the appeals casework portal. Fish out appeals with similar characteristics (define this how you want). Note the adviser if there was one and the success/failure. Make a list. Approach one or two with the highest success rates. No need to use local, but a local might have relationships which may help (or hurt). I once used the author of a well known planning book.

Yeah seems not unreasonable to have a windfall tax.

>>> I can clearly see evidence of good and bad consultants Is one method to look at appeals in your area and see who gets the most wins? @joe90 - I'm super pleased for you that your appeal worked. But it's probably not good to extrapolate from a single data point. I've been slow to grasp this point myself, but is getting any new application booted to Planning Committee also a reasonable tactic?

Ta, you should be good on anything sandy. I hope Owls Hall are not one of them - I paid £100 for essentially a sales visit.

I'm on clay with high GW level, 250m^2 roof area, 0.13 ha plot, 627mm annual rain. I have the FEH13 & 22 numbers for rainstorms. I can see the uksuds tool but that seems designed for developments e.g. the 1st question is "Significant public open space (ha)"? p.s. and no particular restrictions / instructions from the planners re SuDS.

>>> the appeal officers are not local planners Of course, but I am disabused by the notion that they're a set of superior professionals with excellent planning judgement. To my mind they're just another bunch of people with random opinions. Of course, they represent 'the establishment' and I suspect they feel that unless the evidence is so pressing they risk they High Court, then they'll support the LPAs, who are also 'the establishment'. Just download a dozen or so appeal judgements as see for yourself. Or read:

>>> The moral of this particular part of the story is that as intelligent as you think you are, there are always experts in the field that have experience aligned to that intelligence that will trump you every time. You are rightly treating this as a logical exercise with rules, regulations, standards, arguments, precedents etc. The cynical part of me suggests that 'sustainable travel' is just an excuse to do what the planners want - which is to discourage development in some circumstances. My LPA often uses the words 'amenity' and/or 'environment' regularly as justifications for their decisions without bothering to explain which aspect of amenity or environment they mean - and they have 3 or 4 definitions of each in their local plan. That is, they use these fuzzy words to 'justify' what they want - at least to themselves. Maybe Labour will change things around a little and some of that might work in your favour - at least they say they will re-write the NPPF.

Jeez - "sustainable travel" doesn't include an electric car? You can bet the planners all drive to work (when they go into the office) from their pretty country cottages. Pretty much impossible to function as an economic element in the countryside without a car.

Suggest notify the supplier as a back stop and ask for their advice. If they say return and we will replace, fine. It could be that they have been improperly stored. Probably not a problem in practice. Assume you can (temporarily) remove the bow with light pressure? How are you going to fix? Glue?