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This is the brief summary; The proposed development, by reason of its siting and layout, would represent a tandem (backland) development with no street frontage that would be at odds with the pattern and grain of development in the locality, where dwellings generally front onto the highway and...

Yeah I can understand why a neighbour might object, think it's more the council in this instance. Probably would devalue existing house, but would be offset by the gain in the new development. I've represented my case the best I can to the planning officer but it will get rejected, I'll see...

Yeah it's a bit of a joke, I would have thought that the rules would be a bit more relaxed now to get the more houses built that they need, but seems like it's the opposite.

Yeah I thought we were in a housing crisis and that the government has relaxed rules to get more houses built, doesn't feel like it at the moment, I'm wondering whether there is any benefit in withdrawing the application to not have a rejection on record. I was thinking with the front space...

Yes it seems an established policy, I mentioned the fact that several houses already park as per my plan but was told that this was probably done under permitted development and wasn't picked up under planning permission, no-one has even had a car in 2 years and you could definitely fit 2 small...

Hi, I have a 40 metre garden, i'm trying to build a 2 bed bungalow but planners have refused it. One of the main issues was parking for the host dwelling (house at the front) on the plans your see 2 cars facing the road, but the front garden is 4.87m in depth by 6.5m wide, apparently parking...

Hi All, I'm looking to do a 4.8m by 4.8m patio area, the ground level slopes off to the left (both concrete slab & earth). I've got about 800kg of earth which I removed from my front garden to use up and I've started using this earth after rotavating the area to try and level up the back garden...

Thanks for the guidance, I will return the leak sealer to the shop then, I have a corroded column radiator with a slight leak, I used a leak sealer on the outside, my thought was to sort the outside and put something in to sort out the inside.

I am trying to put some central heating leak sealer into a magnaclean. Unfortunately the magnaclean is in the very corner of a corner cupboard, I’m having to lay on my back and twist myself under the sink trap and have a very narrow space to work in. After much trial and error I realise there...

Perhaps I can get it rendered and use stormdry ontop and around the area, if anymore leaks to fit cavity tray after

Just noticed the video, very informative thanks

The tray can only be fitted underneath the window then after the window is removed, it can’t just wrap around the outside of the cill?

Hi All, sorry to come back to you on this but I’ve had to get a window fitter out and liaise with my neighbour upstairs. The fitter suggested rendering the cill with beads or to replace the window. The neighbour is keen on getting the cill rendered due to the lower cost. I’ve mentioned the...

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And yes your right about the builders, this is just one problem, the other issue I have is that they knocked down the party wall, failed to build it back up after, the gutter overhangs the neighbours property by 2 inches, the drainage pipe running along the side is kind of getting in the way of...

There was a flat roof extension previously and the walls that were close to where the leak is now, were all damp with water seeming to be coming down, So I think that this issue has been going on for a longtime prior to the open plan extension I had done, the only difference being that there is...

So Just to summarise, I need the neighbours window out and then refitted with a lead window tray flashing, a cavity tray above the beam at the level of the flashing with weep vents to eject water, and abutment flashing which needs to be chased in with a bell cast beam at the bottom of the...

I'm guessing this would be a shared cost with the neighbour upstairs, his window, but i'd benefit the most, so going 50/50 on the cost would be fair.

Thanks for the info, Myself and the neighbour have a history of disputes so my judgement is probably off, at least I've vented online and haven't added fuel to the fire, your right it's more sensible to focus on the issue at hand rather than point blame at anyone else. Yes the lead does overlap...

I’m also wondering what sort of tradesman would be best to use, a general builder or a damp specialist or someone similar. The original builders have been back many times for free to investigate but haven’t sorted it as of yet, so I’m running out of patience after all this time.