Happy Valley

Yes looked into this but it is not that easy being registered land.

Our neighbour who is trying anything to stop our new build has claimed that there is two metres of our garden that is his. There has been a fence and hedge for 19/20 years and the land to our side has been mowed and looked after purely by ourselves during this time. It is registered land. The neighbour has had a survey carried out by Survey Hub which shows a line starting at 2.35m wide narrowing to 2.02m wide over the length of the boundary. How accurate is this survey as I assume they take it off the land registry documents which are no where near as detailed?

An update on this for both water and electricity. We have been informed by Electricity North West that the power can come from our existing land so no issues there. The water supply is a problem but someone this morning mentioned a bore hole for water supply thus negating the need to connect to the mains. Will probably put things on hold until such time as a survey is carried out.

Is there a minimum depth to which a water pipe should be connected? The boundary which I am looking at with the neighbour has a row of low poplar bushes the trunks of which are about 50 cm back from the edge of the boundary. Will the utility companies wish to see this trench open before filling?

Not sure that the Access to Neighbouring Land act helps: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/23/section/1 as it is not the repair or renewal of a pipe but the placing of a new pipe for a new building.

Thanks for all the responses. I have another option which is through a neighbours garden for a about a meter or two before turning through 90 degrees across an adopted pavement and onto the road. I get on well with this neighbour and we go to the local regularly with other pals. We sold him some land a few years ago to facilitate an extension to his house. Some money his way may hopefully allow us a way to connect.

The connection from the end of our land to the adopted cul-de-sac is no more than 5 metres - can I connect by boring underneath the driveway and connecting without digging the neighbour owned driveway up or do I still require permission to go under? The deed does say that we are able to pass and repass at all times and for all purposes which I believe will negate the problem with the access for build vehicles.

We have a right of access over a neighbour owned driveway for our new build. It actually says that we have the right to pass and repass with or without vehicles over and along the driveway. The connections for the water and electricity will need to pass over the bottom of their driveway. The neighbour has objected to our build and will try and do anything to stop it. The question is despite the existing clause do we need their permission to dig up the driveway to connect the utilities?

Our plans have a mono pitch roof with approx a 10 degree slope. The plan is to use a SIP and then clad in metal (another discussion). We are seeking a high degree of insulation but are not building to passive house standard. I have seen Kingspan range of roofing SIPs. Any other recommendations please.

Thanks both - totally logical.

We have planning consent to build within our garden. We are lucky enough to own the current house outright and should not have any issues splitting the freehold. The plan is to sell our existing house and move into the new one. The build commences next month and likely to take 9-12 months. The question is when is the best time to instruct a solicitor to split the freehold title?

We have a right of way over the driveway owned by our neighbour for any reason to access all of the land that will be split in two. As to whether that gives us the right to dig it up to connect to services on the council owned road without recourse I don't know. Apologies to the OP for the thread drift.

Just put my initial application in today for a quote for the water connection plus sewerage and drainage. Being the North West we are under United Utilities but they have not asked (at this initial point at least) what diameter pipe we require. As we are building within the garden of our current home I am hoping that most connections can be done from this site without having to go to the road and across a driveway owned by a neighbour.

Well I lifted 3 flag stones, one by the meter to see the direction and dug in one closest to where I thought the connection might be which was furthest away from the meter. Electricity was just below the flag as was broadband. Had to dig a lot deeper but luckily I have found another pipe which I am presuming is the gas pipe.

Welcome. I am new here also but have planning consent for our new build. When we started out the first thing we did was arrange a quick free of charge meeting with the local planning department to discuss the location and basic ideas for our build. Whilst clearly they could not give a decision at that time they did say that they saw no reason why we should not pursue it further. They provided some pointers as to how it should comply with the neighbours etc. Whilst this might be currently difficult during Covid times for a face to face you may be able to get an online meeting arranged.

Not thought about external blinds before - shall look into this further. Most of the time they are likely to be open particularly the 5 meter span.

Thanks. Yes thinking of 3 panel slider for the bigger opening and 2 for the smaller - keeps the view uninterrupted. I think bi-folds will have too many panels and the width between the glass pains too much.

Our new build luckily will have fantastic views over the village (small town) where we live. We have two large openings in the living kitchen - one is 5 meters and the other is 3.7 meters at right angles to each other. We have decided that sight lines and integrated blinds plus thermal efficiency are the three most important aspects for their design. With this in mind does anyone have any recommendations for a supplier?

Our new build is approx 183 m sq plus an integrated 23 sq m garage. Our architect is proposing we use Warmerwall ICF. We have a quote from last year for the blocks and bracing for £11500 ex VAT (does not include garage, concrete or labour). We have a builder who has not used this before. Does anybody have any experience of Warmerwall and does the price seem reasonable in comparison to others?

Cadent surveyor turned up today unannounced - I was out!! They have said they will get their installation team to have a look before confirming the job. We had planned on our contractor digging the necessary holes to save on the Cadent prices!!

Thanks for all the answers. Yes I was coming to the conclusion that an investigative hole is required near the current meter to determine the direction of the pipe - the radius could be anywhere within 45 degrees but is about 30 meters to the adopted road.

We need the connection for the existing house which has GCH.

Apologies if this has been asked before - newbie here. We are demolishing an annex which has the gas meter and supply on it's outside wall. I am applying to Cadent Gas to move the meter but am having my own contractor to do the trench. The query: Is there a relatively easy way of finding out the run location of the gas pipe under the garden? Edit: we are not having gas at the new house.

Hello We have planning consent to demolish an annex to our current house and build a new 3 bedroom detached home within the garden. The new house will be for us to live in. We live on a fairly steep plot so it is built into the hill with great views from the living kitchen. Looking to construct using ICF - Warmerwall and clad in stone and K rend. Roof will be single pitch at about a 10 degree angle. Work is due to start this Spring and hopefully done by the end of this year! Have a few queries that I'll put in the relevant sections. As for myself - I am in my early 50's and am self employed (source and advise on residential investment properties) so work from home where the site is. Hobbies are walking the dog in the hills, sailing (trained as a Yacht & Boatyard Manager back in the day) Rugby and cars.