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forgot to say there are 2 houses by ours that have had 2 storey extensions right up to the boundary and as we are only doing a singe storey and follow the rules in this http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/extensions/ we should be ok. thanks for all your help i...

thanks yes i will do that. would the BCO say if the extension was not permitted development at anytime. would he ask what it is we are going to be doing ? ( even though i am 99.9 % sure it is after reading up on the planning portal) sorry if all my questions seem daft.

i think we will be ok then the builder is a good one and knows what he is doing fingers crossed lol. the only issue there may be is the fact that the builder will have to be in the next garden for some of the build. i think the builder may well just do it then if they moan he will have to...

my builder is going to build the extension but i am getting my own electrician, plumber and plasterer in. would the building control officer check the insides of the extension ?

thanks for the reply sorry i meant i am to see a planning officer first then building control for the forms afterwards. the builder is going to build it correctly and so it matches the existing house. while keeping to the permitted development regs. our house is a semi detached house...

no proper plans have been done so think will go with the building notice. going down to the local council tomorrow with a sketch of an extension plan and dimensions to speak to a building control officer so will ask for some advice and if he thinks there will be any problems. but looking...

we are about to have a side extension built its a single storey side extension on a semi detached house which we have no neighbours on the side which we are building on and will be under permitted development. looking at the building regs there are 2 forms Building Notice Submission form...