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Your flat roof is already joined to the flank wall of his house. What is the difference? Have you spoken to the original roofing company to see if they could do the necessary work to seal the new junction and include it in your original warranty? Obviously the work would be done at the...

It is rather sad that neighbours can't get together and agree a mutually beneficial arrangement. It is possible to build a parapet wall detail on the boundary or a tapered box gutter that doesn't allow rainwater run off to spill down the face of the wall. From the photos the OP hasn't got a lot...

In my opinion the best solution is to allow the neighbour to butt the extension up to the existing wall and ensure the existing flat roof is made good and sealed against the new extension. It is unreasonable to expect the neighbour to step his extension away from your wall just so that you can...

And yet that is exactly what the neighbour has done with his car port and fence and now expects the OP to leave a clear gap so he can have access? How do we have semi detached houses and terraced houses if building up to the boundary is so problematic. The OP should build up to the boundary...

A line of junction notice under the Party Wall Act entitles the neighbour to dig a foundation over the boundary and can grant access to do the work.

I just thought I would jump in as this is very misleading. If there is a Party Wall Award in place a fundamental part of that is a detailed condition survey. So if done properly it will be very easy to identify any damage present before the work commences and therefore quantify any damage...

Potentially you are making the situation worse by having the stairs discharge in to the kitchen. So assuming it is a 2 storey house I would say you'll need to ensure all the 1st floor windows are fire egress compliant (min. 450 x 450mm opening casements, sill height not above 1100mm etc.) and...

Yes they do if it is considered to be a dangerous structure. That wall looks exactly like the sort of thing they would be interested in. Edit - Grinchy beat me to it!

The Building Regulations does impose a requirement for ventilation although it is rather vague ...... "There shall be adequate means of ventilation provided for people in the building." There is some guidance in the approved document. Whether it would apply in this case is debateable. I would...

Be careful. It is very difficult to get a flat roof extension on a bungalow under permitted development. The eaves height of the flat roof is usually higher than the eaves height of the existing pitched roof. (Under planning the "eaves height" is not what you would normally expect, from memory...

If it was me I'd move the bedroom to the front of the house (possibly with a new ensuite) and have a large open plan kitchen dining living room to the rear encompassing a full width extension.

If you need planning permission then any potential adverse effect on the tree will be taken in to account. You may need an arboricultural report to show that the root system will be undisturbed. If the tree is very close then the planning application could be rejected. If the tree has a...

@freddiemercurystwin This is all very confusing and I don't really understand what the OP is going on about but I'll throw in my tuppence worth. I think the building inspector has raised the issue under regulation B3 fire resistance of the structure. Because the building is timber framed with...

From memory generally a flat above ground floor level should have a protected escape route to main stairway or final exit point. Therefore if the boiler cupboard is directly off the main circulation space/hallway then 30 mins fire separation would be required. If the cupboard is in the kitchen...

Also it helps if you step down the roof ridge and eaves to the side extension. That with the front elevation being stepped back gives a visual break to reduce the potential for terracing.

It is complicated and will depend on local planning policies, local planning history and the appearance and character of the area. I had a similar project a few years ago. Local planning policy required side extensions to be inset from side boundary and set back from front elevation. However the...

Generally there is no permitted development allowed to extend or enlarge a previous new extension or enlargement. (Unless there is some unused PD allowance such as enlarging an extension from 2m deep to 3m and still be within PD limits). I cannot see how you would get a hip to gable conversion...

I think that needs a bit of clarification. A new party wall can only be created with the express consent of both neighbours it cannot be imposed or "allowed" under the party wall act. The PWA only provides the procedure by which the consenting parties can proceed. If the OP refuses there is...

It was quite common from around 1920's upto around 1950's but I've mostly seen it in non-residential buildings. Plasterboard was available at this time so you tend to see that in smaller residential properties. I don't know why, maybe the lathe and plaster was cheaper or maybe the plasterers...

The trouble is there is no clear definition of a "house" so you can get pedantic planning officers who can argue that a garage is not a house irrespective of whether it was original. We see plenty of examples here where planning officers have made bizarre and often just plain wrong...