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Spoke to architect yesterday. He says the BNG is killing the small scale stuff. Nobody has any idea about it including local authorities. Even on the self build exemption you're having to pay for unilateral undertaking. I've got a small bit of ground near me storing some gear on suitable for pair of semis. I'm going to wait till this scheme gets axed for smaller sites. Architect agrees and says others doing the same. This must be going to impact the pipeline of jobs going forward. Does it apply to extensions over the certain size too?

Thanks for detailed reply. Looks like heat pump is the winner for new build if you are on the right tariff. I will consider for my next place. Maybe bottled gas is the way forward for cooking. In those articles are they saying that the price difference between gas and leccy is growing? To me it seems like the more renewables they turn on the higher energy prices go. Subsidies and linking the price to gas is killing us on these. I remember years ago jeremy saying how the gas price was only going to increase relative to leccy. My argument was if it went too high the govt would end up subsidising it. When the Ukraine business happened and energy shot up this is exactly what happened. It's stupid because we're only subsidising our energy bills with debt or future taxes but that's how daft politics can be.

I just came across a post on x and it had both these articles linked

While browsing online this afternoon I see this crop up. Apparently govt chef scientist says heat pumps won't save money. I'm sure there are nuances and I know that the high performance houses being built by members on this forum would be more suitable than others. How does this link square with what was being said here @JohnMo? Are they referring to cop with the figure of 2.8? Are they saying that it would have to be 4 to match gas? Excuse my ignorance I've never never ran a hp before. https://thegwpf.org/publications/new-paper-reveals-governments-heat-pump-plan-as-uneconomic/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/net-zero/not-clear-heat-pumps-save-people-money/

Get a good brand of pipe. I've picked some cheap ones up which feel half the weight of proper brands. Also make sure they come straight I've sent some bananas back once. Mustve been stores wrong for ages in sun or something.

Lightweight dpm and feathered screed upto it. Break out after sign off replace with preferred solution.

Not sure what the regs are but if a straight ish run with no branches I imagine it would be pretty long. The way drains are jetted nowadays what's to go wrong?

How bad do you want this plot? Is it keenly priced? I know where I'd be telling them to go with to 30% markup on water. Aren't even static home sites regulated in what they can make on you for utilities? The second piece doesn't sound great either. Hopefully it's a buyers market where you are and you can say no thanks to these.

Durability is a concern if you have kids, or anger issues, or even worse kids whose behaviour gives you anger issues!

I've done exactly this for a connection to purlin before. There was no detail on any drawing but had these hangers and the height of the purlin was dictated in line with the rafters. Was where a cut roof met trusses. Not fell down yet.

Another consideration. Aren't walls a lot more durable with skim on too? Like you try denting a normal sheet of plasterboard with your knuckles or a hammer versus denting a board that's been skimmed. For some reason its alot harder than you would imagine 3mm of skim makes it. Don't ask me why, science!

When the lady stung me that time they said first fix onwards. Does anyone know the official stage they can charge at then it might help with a way forward.

You can discharge all pre conditions at once saving multiple app fees. If its outline at this stage can you not just submit these docs as part of your reserved matters and kill 2 birds.

Do people ever worry about thermal breaks with soil pipes? It seems we go to a lot of trouble to minimise and then have a network of pipe running thru the house. I suppose they sit at a higher temp than outside air.

If they've not inspected it how do they know what stage it's at? Scare tactics I think