Ferdinand

They are usually contactable. Usually you just contact the Duty Planner. The issue I would think is being taken seriously. For something whacky like this I would start with a relevant voluntary organisation, such as a relevant museum or recreation society, which will probably have had interesting people at least fantasise about it before. Or perhaps a University. Is this permanent? What did the BBC do in the 1970s TV series? Planning existed then. I think there may be more opportunity if it was in the grounds of eg a small holding, and perhaps done as 'glamping', or an annexe with the main house rented out.

This is another arrangement. This is a setback I have on a rental. The road here is the old A38 with lots of traffic - could be 5-10k per day. That's only about 13-14ft long, so my new estate sticks out. At the time it was to let the T pull off and open the gate afterwards, and for ease with visitors so callers for the home business did not need to pull in. I think the only reason I can see for doing the big gate now (if you are unsure) would be to protect materials or privacy. I would probably just say not to make a premature decision that might be wrong, unless it is cheap or can be reused (eg front gate now and carport gate later) ? . F

With that pipe and angle you could make a supersoaker howitzer.

Strange not to be in the deeds, but by now they will very likely have the right by 20 (?) years usage, anyway. I quite like the 'increase width on your side' option. Personally, as an LL I would stump up 1/3, or a share, and it something I do quite often.

Tricky question. I think other relevant questions are how secure is your hedge? (Can somebody push through it easily to avoid going through the gate, in which case there may not be too much point). And how much does the hedge down the side of the drive stop you spotting anything going on in the parking area? I live on an old lane into town which is a cut through for bikes, walkers, and also cars / vans, which means that my front is surveilled a little. I have essentially no gate, and 5'6" high stone walls. I think I had a spade nicked when I left it out, but things like building materials waiting to be used have not vanished. I have no gate (but a power supply) because the bloke doing the conversion ran out of "getting his money back" when he would come to sell it. I am really in two minds in my situation. I have two neighbours with powered tall wooden gates, intercoms and external post boxes etc, and they are not sure of the benefit - it keeps people out of the front, but also is a bit of a flag as to when people are in or out, as they rest open when at home. In yours if I put a big enclosing gate on it I would look at that dividing hedge, as I can see "garden" uses for the paved area - kids paying ball, BBQ etc. Do you need it for a garden (my front faces South - so I entertain outside there). I would also want to consider things like whether visitors can park on the street, how busy the road is (will it be an advantage to pull off the road first, or can you sit in the car for 30s while your blipper opens the gate?), will it reduce interaction with neighbours or is there a walking gate etc. Hope a bit of that is useful. F

More likely here

@AliG I think wrote a full and detailed account of his pool project; it may be here In any case you need to read it. F

It all looks rather expensive. If you replaced your farm gate with a metal farm gate .. say 6 bar ... it would cost about £100, and be surveilled from the road. Is it worth doing that this to see if it s good enough before you lay out oodles?

Lilac wheelbarrow .... trendy.

If he has a right of way over your half of the path (95% likely I would say), then if you build on it he can remove the obstruction.

Have you checked the deeds for the other house, and what rights that gives them over your land? eg Right to walk on your half of the path.

I am not at all sure that "Greenbelt" qualifies as suitable for Para 79 - I thought it was for "in the open countryside", whilst greenbelt is a corset for urban areas. The one thing about Para 79 is that you do not get what you want, you get something somewhere between what you want and what umpteen planners and experts think is suitable for the site. And it usually takes a lot of time. And usually costs a lot of money. Allow 100k budget for planning expenses. I am not going to even try and answer, but: Read through the articles on here: https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Abuildhub.org.uk+pararaph+79&oq=site%3Abuildhub.org.uk+pararaph+79&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i58.13037j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 And watch the Grand Designs episodes that have them (there are several). And talk to the Council in general terms. And read the few reports that are around. Then take a view using your skill and judgement. Ferdinand

They cost a couple of £.

The last one I did was a little different - I pur a leanto conservatory over a Victorian brick wall, but it was a lounge space not a kitchen. With that it was wire brush to remove the dust plus a couple of coats of diluted PVA to keep the dust down. That has been fine for 6-7 years now. In your case, I would look at the external clear waterproofers. Ferdinand

Yep. This development is of an old bus station, and involves a 100 bed hotel, attached restaurant and 3 others, and 100+ parking spaces. As far as i can make out, there is due to be precisely one charge point. Suspect it needs 5 now, and provision for 1/3 to 1/2 of it to have charge points in the future, as the regeneration plan runs up to at least 2033 and the lifetime of it will be until at least 2060. F

i use floor polish on leather sofas ?

File under slightly off-topic. I am about to comment on a planning app for a gateway site into a local town centre. Does anyone know a bit of detail about how vehicle spaces with chargers are managed wrt making sure that they are used, stopping blocking, how much money they pay etc. eg Do individuals book them? Are they required to be using the charger all the time they are parked? Do they book in for X kWh etc? Unfortunately the active policy document is a guide written in 2005, so it needs a bit of pressure to get something more appropriate. Ferdinand

In a kitchen I would also consider how you will deal with grease, if any is likely to land on it.

Can you not just give your lift bigger feet? Not tidy but might do it.

In terms of your neighbours, not very ....

Putting the ufh pipes themselves in the the slab is not *that* expensive in the scheme of things. As to maitainability long term, if I have ufh in the slab, I thinnk of the lifetime as one generation, and if it breaks it would be replaced by something else (eg a ufh 18mm mat system, or rads, and a ASHP). As notes, the bits in the raft are like a long hose pipe - very little to go wrong, which would usually be joints and gubbins - which are not buried.

"Not us, Guv - see BCO"

I'd be using one, or paying someone. Don't sit on it and swivel, even if so advised ... you would be stuffed, or even stiffed.

No - I need sine; I don't have any ! Does anyone have any plans if face coverings are to be mandated for shops etc. I think I may just pick up a couple of snoods (neck gaiters) that can be used for cycling later. Like this: Snood Ferdinand

Welcome. Suggest you start with a couple of blogs. Try this one, which came in well and relatively cheaply (for a self-build - 200k buidl cost I think). Though think @simplepimple just just done a build that is both smaller and less costly.