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thanks for your insight and advice, the plans were submitted and passed initially without any upgrade or mention of fire alarm, i was planning on putting 3 battery operated ones (kitchen/lower hallway/upper hallway), the building is pre 1950 and i planned to put back the original door, there is...

I have managed to pay for retrospective consent now and have arranged a date for the council surveyors to come and inspect the works, hopefully, all goes well. I wanted to ask about the Building Control guys, they came last week to sign off the extension roof, which is fine, they also started...

Ive completed the landlord alteration form and handed this in, council called to take payment of 249 pounds today and have arrange a visit for first week of May. I have listed all the works I've had done, including changing the layout of kitchen as I've added a oven housing, which is classed...

I dug out the lease form storage today, the good new is the lease states I need to get landlord approval for structural changes, it doesn't mention anything about not being able to build an extension. I will complete the form for landlord approval and pay the ££££ they want once they have sent...

Ive got the application to list all the works being done, once i submit this list i will be sent an invoice, once settled the council surveyor will attend to inspect the works, I need to find my lease to see if i am allowed extension ( i just read about this online that since i live in a...

Woody, thank you for your input, it is very much welcomed. With the extension, I have also done work in the house, I have refitted the kitchen, replaced old boiler to new combi system, replaced bathroom, plastered all the walls in the house and also lowered the ceiling to install led spot...

Department was home ownership Southwark council are the landlord I have a 125 year lease, 100 remaining. I have the planning and building regs have visited and signed off dpc and roof for the extension.

I got planning and building regulations for a 3 metre rear extension into the garden on my 3 bed masionette from the local authority back in 2014, i started the build in March 2016. I also decided to complete internal works like new kitchen bathroom and painting deforating the whole house. I...

Hi, saw your post about piling, i have a extention happening right now and have the building regs say i need piling, can you assist me with the company you used? save my life, im pulling my hair out! thanks

I got my planning for a extension approved last year, to build out into the garden from the living room. I recently did a search and found out on boarholes listing that the area is PEAT. Now i am speaking to builders to do the work but they say 2 metre foundation is all i need, i am not...

It's southwark council. The architect was referring to permitted planning at first and then said due to light blockage to neighbours I wouldn't get the planning approved if I went for resubmission. Can you tell me what the process is to go an extra 1.5 m? Do I need to go through whole process...

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I have planning and building reg approval for a 3m extension into my garden from the the livingroom Since having builders in, they are telling me it would be ideal and worthwhile to make the existing kitchen at the front of the house into a bathroom and move the kitchen into the back of the...

Ive just got planning to build a single story extension from by living room into the garden, its a very simple one going out by 3 metres, since i live in a masionette I had to get planning, this has been approved. The drawing approved show double doors leading out into the garden and also 2...

here is the picture, i have been twisting the bulb in now that it doesn't come on at all, whats my best option to get it sorted? the shop i purchased it from is closed down.... is it repairable?