Ferdinand Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 On 23/09/2020 at 23:01, the_r_sole said: That's interesting and bizarre in equal measure! I've never seen that wording before (thankfully) Belt, braces, underpants, and a jockstrap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Where we are, if you submit the application online it is validated within a couple of days but normally the application received date. Once validated it cannot be undone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishjohn Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 On 22/09/2020 at 08:14, joe90 said: Don’t talk to me about fecking planners!!!! and me tempting to start crowd funding for a hit on the local planning officer .LOL I know it would be over subscribed in a day by all the local builders . and enviromental health is not much better , not as though they had an excess of staff before --and to cut them down to 2 days working is a joke -- we really need a salomonella outbreak to go with the corvid been trying to get my water (house supply)tested for 3 months now - and sepa tell me no -go to council All I get is --"we are too involved with corvid " and labs do not have time so as pubs and eating places are now open again water testing should be working again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 @scottishjohn Can you not do it privately? https://www.ivario-hometest.co.uk/Well-Water-Test-Kits:::23.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishjohn Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 (edited) 27 minutes ago, joe90 said: @scottishjohn Can you not do it privately? https://www.ivario-hometest.co.uk/Well-Water-Test-Kits:::23.html I just looked - even the best test does not test for arsenic and I know a well locally had to have an arsenic filter fitted CORRECTION -I must be going blind --looked again and it there on their most expensive test kit £249 a go Edited September 24, 2020 by scottishjohn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishjohn Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 (edited) n I, m not going blind --It depends which way you look at the premium test kit on their site one way its listed ==the otherway it is not how much do i trust a testing company that cannot get simple things like this right not a lot time for a snappy email to them Edited September 24, 2020 by scottishjohn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 My late father in law lived on our plot fir many years and drank the ground water (not aquifer) and it contained iron and arsenic and he lived to a ripe old age ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 (edited) Just looked and the “water testing plus £129” tests for arsenic but as you say the premium £249 appears not to. The “plus conforms to ISO 17025 which from my tinternet search is the water standard required by the authorities “ (you can tell it’s raining hard here and I can’t get on with my landscaping ?♂️) Edited September 24, 2020 by joe90 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 13 minutes ago, joe90 said: you can tell it’s raining hard here and I can’t get on with my landscaping Clearing up my end of the country, so I can stop working on the window surround repair and go out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_r_sole Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 1 hour ago, scottishjohn said: and me tempting to start crowd funding for a hit on the local planning officer .LOL I know it would be over subscribed in a day by all the local builders . and enviromental health is not much better , not as though they had an excess of staff before --and to cut them down to 2 days working is a joke -- we really need a salomonella outbreak to go with the corvid been trying to get my water (house supply)tested for 3 months now - and sepa tell me no -go to council All I get is --"we are too involved with corvid " and labs do not have time so as pubs and eating places are now open again water testing should be working again There's a few consultancies that can test the private water supplies - some local authorities don't do it the tests for new supplies, dm me if you need any contacts... and if you ever see a news story of a number of planning officers from different local authorities going missing in the same week, you'll never hear from me again ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Just got this from above company.... several of our tests will test it as part of a larger array of parameters. Examples for this are the Water Analysis Plus as well as the Premium Water Test. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshine Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 So after 3 weeks of toing and frowing with the architect and planning officer, with what i consider 'minor' amendments to the drawings, the planner is now satisfied and the drawing have been uploaded to the portal. I presume that this is now the start date of the application, FFS. After such a major ball ache just getting the drawings submitted i am expecting an absolute hell of a application process! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishjohn Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) On 24/09/2020 at 09:22, joe90 said: Just looked and the “water testing plus £129” tests for arsenic but as you say the premium £249 appears not to. The “plus conforms to ISO 17025 which from my tinternet search is the water standard required by the authorities “ (you can tell it’s raining hard here and I can’t get on with my landscaping ?♂️) got test results back ==water is fine however although the lab complies with all required codes I still might have to get the council to do a test -- why ,because I do not have the qualifications to take the samples !! anyway water is fine which what we needed to know for now last email from head of planning was to say that due to covid he can give me no time scale as to when a planning application or site visit can happen my spies tell me it could be next year before they are working normal --and that is measured on a glacial time scale Edited October 16, 2020 by scottishjohn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Tell me about it. I am trying to get a temporary habitation certificate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recoveringbuilder Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) 34 minutes ago, ProDave said: Tell me about it. I am trying to get a temporary habitation certificate. Good luck with that! We got ours just before lockdown and were told then that we wouldn’t get a completion certificate while covid was on the go , apparently they will not come out which seems odd since you can have a workman in your house doing work! AND I’ve just discovered it has run out last month so will need to get on to them and see if they’ll extend it ? Edited October 16, 2020 by recoveringbuilder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishjohn Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 34 minutes ago, ProDave said: Tell me about it. I am trying to get a temporary habitation certificate. aty leats yuo have a house Ican,t even get started at this rate i think i should ask planning to include a mausoleum in the grounds --in case i never get it finished +build that first 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishjohn Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 pity my hill faces s/w ==or that could have a been a good usage -- select country jewish cemetry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshine Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 It's all getting a farce now!!! Planning has been submitted with revised drawings for about 4 weeks, the application is still not validated and the case officer keeps fobbing the architect of. The head of planning is now involved apologising for the delay and that the case officer will be touch next week (we have heard that before)... I am not counting my chickens. I have also chased up my drop kurb application with highways submitted months ago. They have replied that the to covid they won't be looking at applications until the new year!!!!! Feeling hacked off with it all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilDamo Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 It may be quicker to just build what you want and deal with any applications retrospectively. You can guarantee any works that are in breach of Planning will soon move up the queue at the Council ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Who submitted the application you or the architect ? If the latter I would be having strong words. It's their job to proactively chase it up not fire and forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 @Moonshine why don’t you start digging foundations (or something) that might get their attention, get a neighbour to report you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason L Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Unfortunately this kind of thing happens too often and its unacceptable, but realistically there nowt you can do about it and simply have to do as they ask and it things moving. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 55 minutes ago, Moonshine said: It's all getting a farce now!!! Planning has been submitted with revised drawings for about 4 weeks, the application is still not validated and the case officer keeps fobbing the architect of. The head of planning is now involved apologising for the delay and that the case officer will be touch next week (we have heard that before)... I am not counting my chickens. I have also chased up my drop kurb application with highways submitted months ago. They have replied that the to covid they won't be looking at applications until the new year!!!!! Feeling hacked off with it all! Any phone calls with planning record . If you can arrange face to face even in current situation, do that . Buy a quality recording pen !! . They will fuss , lie , mislead , contradict - anything to avoid stamping ‘approved’ on it . It is a long play Tactical game I am afraid !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Moonshine said: I have also chased up my drop kurb application with highways submitted months ago. They have replied that the to covid they won't be looking at applications until the new year!!!!! Feeling hacked off with it all! Don’t use the council for this - just get a registered streetworks contractor to do it (which is all they will do) and save yourself the money and the hassle. They can apply for the permit on your behalf and they go via a different route. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshine Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 On 14/11/2020 at 12:14, PeterW said: Don’t use the council for this - just get a registered streetworks contractor to do it (which is all they will do) and save yourself the money and the hassle. They can apply for the permit on your behalf and they go via a different route. i haven't heard of this before, can you give any more information? All i read from my local authority is that i need a licence to create a new access, so i would be interested in who could do that via another means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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