Composite slate roof help!

[krog]

We are fighting the planners to replace a natural slate roof with composite. Timbers are weakened by woodworm so their suggestion of concrete tiles would be disastrous 

does anyone have any photographs of composite slate effect tiles used on an historic building please?

[Iceverge]

I suspect you are thinking of Tapco or similar. 

 

I would say the planners wouldn't notice the difference having seen them in the flesh.

[nod]

The very good ones are often more expensive than slate LC is right You can’ hardly tell the difference 

[scottishjohn]

must be me

surely iif beams are weakend then you should sorting that out not trying to save a bit of weight in slates 

and yes tqpco are not cheap 

[saveasteading]

I agree that showing the look on a roof is important. 

Concrete tiles looking like slates appears to be pretty standard and acceptable to planners but they do not look like slates. Perhaps a bad picture of them too.

 

Perhaps also emphasise that your proposal is the only way to preserve the existing roof structure.....list any planning  reasons why that is a good thing....profile, heritage,  sustainability. 

[krog]

Thanks for the replies.  A meeting with Planning and Conservation Officers has been booked to look at the options.  This info to discuss is very useful.

[Big Jimbo]

Please keep us posted.