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Good question. My CC statement clearly shows I paid £297 and planning received £85 less than I paid

All of these suggestions are great, but they all seem to come at a ridiculous cost and given we are already struggling to balance the numbers it just keeps spiralling. We have been told that Solar glass is an 8% uplift so that is probably the cheaper option than fittings the blinds or AC/PV

Does anyone have a link to fan coils as I have never heard of them before.

It's a nasty shock, given that for said £85 they basically forward the application onto the LPA. As a software dev, I wish I could write an app that charges £85 to do very little.

Just got a nasty shock and wanted to make sure others are aware too. I had no idea that the Planning Portal charge an £85 fee on top of the Planning departments fee. I paid the £297 fee to discharge conditions and the planning department then write to me telling me I have only paid £227. The portal is not very transparent when it comes to how much they are deducting. LPA have informed me that you can discharge conditions directly and avoid the extortionate fee.

Given we are installing vertical timber cladding, these could in theory be added. without changing the appearance of the property. Downstairs could be achieved using some sort of sun shade.

Keen to understand more about UFH running in cooling mode and using fan coils. I understand the concept of switching the UFH into cooling mode, but interested to understand how you avoid condensation and do these 'fan coils' require some sort of condensation drain.

Our approved plans are as below. This is south facing and there is zero shading. The architect hasn't specified eaves and I am concerned that unless we go with solar glass (already baulking at cost just for DG units), then the whole house will be unbearable during the warmer months. Does anyone have any suggestions of things that we could potentially do. We are submitting a NMA shortly and we could always put something on then.

Can you elaborate as I don't fully understand what you are saying.

I did reach out to the planners today to try and ascertain what the ridge height is relative to, just so there is no ambiguity. Their response was "The planning permission is done against the original ground level. As per the elevation plans approved we would expect that from ground level, the lower ground level is 0.48m below that and the the ridge of the dwelling is no more than 6.4m above the ground level." When pressed what height is ground level, I received the below. "Unfortunately this is not something as a planning officer that I can advise on, you would need to speak to a building surveyor who should be able to help in this regard." So, it's still clear as mud. I think I'll just take the highest topographic point where the dwelling will sit. I am amazed that nobody requested the FFL ASL as part of the planning submission.

I appreciate that MVHR does not provide active cooling, but can anyone tell me whether it is adequate given the current warm weather. We are renting a Persimmon 3 storey property and last night, the bedroom was 29c. It's a timber framed house and as you climb each staircase, the temperature rises. I really want to avoid building a house that becomes a giant heatsink. With the revised insulation measures and glazing, I can see how it happens.

We had 4 objections, so I don’t want to risk making changes and hoping nobody complains.

Can anyone advise whether changes to the approved style, sizes and location of windows, door colour, garage door colour would require a section 73 or a 93a. It's confusing as we do have the condition below in our planning application. Not sure whether this will make the process more difficult. "The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: Location and Block Plan - Drawing No. 24-WLC-PA-01 Proposed Site Plan - Drawing No. 24-WLC-PA-10 Proposed Floor Plans - Drawing No. 24-WLC-P-20 Proposed South and East Elevations - Drawing No. 24-WLC-P-30 Proposed North and West Elevations - Drawing No. 24-WLC-P-31 REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning"

But we had to purchase Nitrate Mitigation credits. Said credits were calculated using Graf's certified value of 7.9mg/l and the Solido was 10mg/l No. But I will have a look. Thanks

The issue with the Graf, is the depth of the install. I am really liking the sound of the Rewatec Solido Smart. This is apparently super quiet and a shallow install. Only annoying problem. Our planning condition states we have to install the Graf One2Clean. Given the Graf has Ntot of 7.9mg/l and the Solido is 10mg/l, I'm sure any change will require me to shell out more ££ on their Nitrate mitigation taxes.

The architect specified a granite sett to the road, but I am unsure who can install this and whether it requires a drainage channel before the road. We live on a no through lane, but the council do appear to own a section back from the road edge (hence the not sure). There was nothing mentioned in our planning conditions and only the "hard and soft landscaping" condition might be relevant.

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If they say you have too many and you have to remove some of them. Does that mean you have to resubmit to discharge the condition, or is it merely a negotiation process between you and the planning department?

My aim today is to try and create a report to discharge the condition below. "No external lighting shall be installed on site until details of any lighting have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The equipment shall be installed before the development is first occupied/use commences and shall thereafter be operated and maintained in accordance with the approved scheme. REASON: Details are required prior to any lighting being installed because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard, in the interests of the visual amenities of the area, in accordance with Policies EM1, EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029." I am conscious that as we are in an AONB, any proposed lighting needs to be < 3000k and be directed downwards. I am concerned about fitting PIR lighting as I don't want it coming on when animals are in the vicinity. The only reason I thought about PIR was for when you arrive home late and it's dark, or you are going out and want the lights on until you get in your car. Are there wireless options for a key fob or a smart phone app that you can use. This would be ideal and you could then turn the outside lights on remotely and therefore negate having PIR sensors.

I am known to procrastinate!

A non extraction well next door has the water table depth at > 20 metres, so should be ok. But I take your point.

I am aware of that. But that is not what I am trying to ascertain.

Here are two different ways of installing a drainage field. The separate trenches requires considerably more space to create the same m2 field, when compared to the excavated rectangle. Question is. do they actually perform the same? I would hazard a guess and say that the separate trenches is a much better design to the other one.

I’m installing one shortly and as we are not in a high water table area, I’ll be backfilling with pea gravel. The concrete backfill is a terminal operation and cannot be undone.

The infiltration tunnels can store a large volume of treated water. I assume it then means the water can dissipate over night from the tanks, where as a conventional field can store a much smaller volume of water in the pipes. Maybe I’m talking nonsense, but I get your point.