Recent content by Scruffy37

Thanks for that - I'll give it a try & see what happens. I was hoping to get some sort of provisional approval so I could at least get a fence up & the perimeter secure but I think I'll just instal something temporary until the planning results come through. Thanks all for helping, I'll post...

Enlightening - good? Or enlightening - keep me away from sharp objects & make sure my jacket fastens up the back? My world is over!

Thanks for your reply Tony. He does appear to be slightly conservative in his approach (understatement). Do you know if he can actually block planning permission if we choose to go with an alternative to his suggestion? I think the thing that bugs me the most is that I cannot seem to find...

Yes, we think a neighbour grassed us up. Which is odd as we discussed what we intended to do and why with everyone concerned. And you're correct the boundary is a curtilage of a listed building and subject to article 4. We thought (incorrectly?) that this applied to the body of the house and...

Hi all, I'm new to this so please excuse any lack of forum etiquette & the rambling post. I am completely at the end of my tether & really don't know where to turn so am hoping someone knowledgable out there can point me in the right direction. The background....... We have 3 dogs...