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I need to get hold of some material samples for a house that will never be built. Bear with me, it will make sense in the end! Earlier this year, OH and I bought a site in north Dorset with an old woolaway type bungalow on the plot. There was an attached full planning permission to demolish and re-build; the proposed house is fairly ordinary, 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 storey. We are in the throes of applying for a new permission to build the house that we actually want, but between the backlogs at the council and an architect with no sense of urgency or even speed, this is likely to take some time to be agreed, even if it goes through without any objections. I want to demolish the bungalow under the existing planning permission because it has been confirmed as a summer roost for bats and this needs to be done before the end of April, when they come out of hibernation and may take up residence in the building again. It's quite likely that we won't get the new permission in time to satisfy whatever permission conditions are attached and give notice to building control, hence my desire to use the current permission. To do this, the existing planning conditions require me to submit samples of the external materials that will be used in construction, as well as windows and doors. I have been advised by the planning department that the tech drawings supplied by window and door manufacturers in their brochures will suffice for that part, but I still need to get hold of some bricks and tiles, etc. Can anyone point me in the right direction for this that won't cost me too much and that the council will accept?