Material Finishes...

[Mulberry View]

How much detail do you need to go into at planning stage for specific material finishes?

Our build design is not at all street-facing. In fact one of my biggest bug-bears is that very few people will be able to see it!

 

Our architect is advising us to decide on pretty much every aspect of external finish at the point that we put in for planning, but what are the planning implications of changing things like what cladding option we choose and what render colour etc further down the line? Particularly with a property that doesn't need to fit into a street/village scene?

 

We feel a bit overwhelmed with external finish options at the minute and remain hopeful that we might get to go to a self-build show at some point this year, where we'll get to see lots of finish options in real life. Even if we don't get to do that and we force ourselves to decide now, there is every chance we'll change our minds over the course of the project.

 

Also, with doors and windows, is it a fair assumption that if you put in for the biggest option, then opt to reduce the size (for whatever reason), planning aren't likely to have an issue with that?

[nod]

He is right that they will want details of  external finishes and window openings But you only need to do a materials submission just before you start to build 

On your planning you can be quite general Stating things like cladded external walls Riven type roof covering Al the specifics are done with your material submission 

[Onoff]

I'm mulling submitting plans for a hip to gable conversion and to bring the front and rear dormers out just a tad. Plan is to show a warm roof, ewi, solar pv & ST. (Trying to up the "green" credentials

to get the physical extensions / changes through). 

 

Do "they" set a time limit for when the e.g renewables, rendering on the

 ewi have to be finished? What happens say if you lost your job, ill health etc and couldn't finish. Does it just not get signed off or do you need to apply for extensions?

 

(Or if you just happen to be one of those people who take their time... ? 

[PeterW]

29 minutes ago, Onoff said:

Do "they" set a time limit for when the e.g renewables, rendering on the

 ewi have to be finished? What happens say if you lost your job, ill health etc and couldn't finish. Does it just not get signed off or do you need to apply for extensions?

No - once you start there is no time limit on planning to completion. 

[Gone West]

47 minutes ago, PeterW said:

No - once you start there is no time limit on planning to completion. 

Ok for normal planning but for Class Q conversions, after 15 April 2015, the GPDO said that development must be completed within a period of three years from the approval date.