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    Garden office, permitted development or formal application?

    Sadly it's not an option - there's a massive tree right next to where I want to put the office so I'd have to cut through all the roots which would likely destabilize it. It's already mis-balanced so I don't want to risk it.
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    Garden office, permitted development or formal application?

    I'm thinking about building a garden office and I'm aware of the 2.5m maximum eaves height. Problem is I'm a very tall bloke and that's just not going to be comfortable. So, I'm toying with the idea of not building it under permitted development but applying for formal planning permission for...
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    Soldier course collapsing

    That's interesting. We learnt that the windows were installed by a friend of the previous owner, which is why we couldn't get hold of a FENSA certificate when we bought the place, so our solicitor recommended we took out some kind of indemnity or policy (can't remember exactly). I'll dig...
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    Soldier course collapsing

    OK, thanks for the advice guys. (y)
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    Soldier course collapsing

    Hi all, some advice please? The soldier course above our living room (ground floor) window is collapsing downwards. You can see from the photos below that an approx. 10mm gap has formed between the soldier course and the course above it, which is exposing a DPC, and that there is a crack in...
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