Congratulations and well done. First big step completed. I was similarly optimistic on timescales. It took 9 months from walking onto the plot to completing then another 9 months to get planning and warrant. We start kit erection in April so a few months shy of two years since we first saw the plot. 

26 minutes ago, Kelvin said:

Congratulations and well done. First big step completed. I was similarly optimistic on timescales. It took 9 months from walking onto the plot to completing then another 9 months to get planning and warrant. We start kit erection in April so a few months shy of two years since we first saw the plot. 

Slow down man !

Took me 5 years to get planning . 7 yrs into build . ETA is ……

Welcome! Glad to have a bit more girl power. It will give you some sleepless nights and push you more than you thought possible, and yes there will be issues, plenty of them. It’s great to post challenges on here and discuss things with people who know or have been through the same, rather than a bemused partner. Keep on to every little thing, because they get out of control quickly. You have to make a lot of decisions with the best info to hand. You can save shed loads by living on site, and remove the time pressure as rent can blow the budget with an unexpected delay.

 

Always protect the downsides. 

Edited December 22, 20223 yr by Jilly

56 minutes ago, pocster said:

Slow down man !

Took me 5 years to get planning . 7 yrs into build . ETA is ……

We’ll be in by next Christmas 🎅 😂 

41 minutes ago, Kelvin said:

We’ll be in by next Christmas 🎅 😂 

That’s what I said 

Well done on the purchase of some mud topped off with grass !!!

the hard work and increase in stress levels.....starts now.

 

Nice crimbo present you've brought for yourself. 🥳

Yes! That's what I thought, the best Christmas present ever... 

 

@JillyJilly sadly I'm not permitted to live on the site, which is a shame 

1 hour ago, DevonKim said:

 

@JillyJilly sadly I'm not permitted to live on the site, which is a shame 

Interesting. Self builders usually get the automatic right to this. My architect didn't put into the planning permission, as is common, but I chatted to an uncharacteristically friendly planning officer and she told me that as it was normally allowed, to just to let enforcement know and get on with it. It looks good for site security, so even a tourer for your site office is an idea. 

 

Is it a planning condition because there are several sites and they don't want the place littered with caravans? 

5 minutes ago, Jilly said:

nteresting. Self builders usually get the automatic right to this.

Who says you cannot live on site?

37 minutes ago, ProDave said:

Who says you cannot live on site?

DevonKim on the comment above.

51 minutes ago, Jilly said:

DevonKim on the comment above.

Sorry the question should have been addressed to @DevonKim

It is part of the planning permission unfortunately. I suspect it is because there are several sites. We also must be complete in 2 years, which could be quite tough. 

 

There are a couple of other quite restrictive planning clauses; as Jilly says, it is probably because there are 9 plots on the edge of a housing estate and they don't want the site to look an eyesore. 

13 hours ago, Jilly said:

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planning officer and she told me that as it was normally allowed, to just to let enforcement know and get on with it. It looks good for site security, so even a tourer for your site office is an idea. 

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Oh how spectacularly that can explode in the LPAs face. 

 

As has done 25 meters away from us. 6 years later, similarly many thousands of pounds,  our 'neigbours' are still defying eviction. Yet another appeal hearing happens in February next year. 

If you can get a caravan on site, do so. Keep it out of sight.

3 hours ago, ToughButterCup said:

Oh how spectacularly that can explode in the LPAs face. 

Not seen that film .