Recent content by Brad Ninch

Sound advice (above) about checking with your planning department. If they say anything other than "It is OK, go ahead, you do not need to let us know," ask them why clauses (2)(a)(i) and (2)(a)(ii) in Section 55 of Part III of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 do not apply. Part III is...

Any chance of quoting the legislation/section/paragraph/clause that requires this please woody?

Also have a look at http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/responsibilities/buildingregulations/difference It includes the paragraph: "Planning seeks to guide the way our towns, cities and countryside develop. This includes the use of land & buildings, the appearance of buildings...

Have a look at the page from the Planning Portal http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/internalwalls/ If you are not making any changes to the external envelope you should be OK. If the consent was granted alongside a Section 106 Agreement or a Unilateral Undertaking it...

Because Clause B.1(b) of the 'Permitted development for householders: Technical Guidance' says that permitted development is not permitted if "any part of the dwelling house would, as a result of the works, extend beyond the plane of any existing roof slope which forms the principal elevation of...

There can only be one principal elevation. In most cases the principal elevation would be the elevation facing the road. If the architect (a professional) has told you that the gable end is the principal elevation you have a professional view to rely on. You could tell the planners that you have...

Not sure I understand the issue. If I am right from your comments and the illustrations that the planners accept that the elevation facing the road is the principal elevation (as one would expect) in what way has the loft conversion impacted on the principal elevation?

Paragraph 22 of the DCLG Explanatory Booklet seems to me as unequivocal as Paragraph 24. Para 22 includes the statement "......there is no right to build astride the boundary without your neighbour's consent in writing. I would be glad to know if there is a contradictory statement elsewhere in...

Do you know which Paragraph that is explained in please?

Obviously ensure that the new lintel has a minimum of 150mm bearing on each side of the opening.

Unfortunately the good old days of "deemed to satisfy" tables are a thing of the past. Your Building Control officer will almost certainly want to see structural calculations by a qualified engineer. An architect may be able to do it but so much hangs on Professional Indemnity insurance these...

The Party Wall Act 1996 - Explanatory Booklet published by DCLG describes the procedure for seeking to build astride a boundary and it is explained in Paragraph 22 and 23. If the neighbour is co-operative you are OK but as far as I can see there is no right to do so (as mfarrow implies) if the...

In the hope of putting this to bed and giving the poser of the original question and other contributors some comfort, please see paragraph 4.23 of Approved Document L2B which says, "4.23 In the context of this approved document the application of the term controlled fitting to a window roof...

I note the quotation from Regulation 23 but of course this does not apply to windows and doors as windows and doors are explicitly excluded from the definition of "thermal elements" under Regulation 2(3). Part L2B does indeed cover the replacement complete windows and doors but I still cannot...

Interesting perspective about Part L. I absolutely agree that replacement windows and doors are covered by Part L and FENSA requirements but the replacement of glazing within a retained frame is not mentioned (as far as I can see) anywhere in Part L but is explicitly provided for in Part K. It...