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Guess it will have to wait until Monday

I totally get the potential risks associated with fire and understand the reasons for strips on new installations but I have lessened that risk from what it was by fitting alarms and until the law demands that all doors must be kept closed except when walking through them, they are chocolate...

Agree. In general they fit where they touch around the edges and light comes through chinks in the wood. But that's nothing compared to the 0.75x1.9m hole when they are permanently open!

I will. Just wondering what the rules were and if I had misinterpreted his original statement.

They don't specify any change to the house below the first floor ceiling level except the addition of stairs (which with Building Inspectors agreement are nothing like the drawing)

We've had a new roof on our late Victorian house and have converted the loft including a staircase. Before the work started, I spoke with the building inspector and he said firedoors wood be needed on all doors. Many of them are original so he said that linked alarms in all rooms, hall, landing...

Haven't had chance to call the council, but expect I'd get the same 'pay for an answer' response. I did speak again to the building inspector and his view was along the lines of 'I've made you aware of the potential issue but it's nothing to do with me'. I'm just assuming I have PD and will crack on

I will try again tomorrow but the website indicates this is the only way to get any answers from planning

Something like "I would like to install velux windows, how can I find out if I have PD rights" The answer was that I have to submit a pre application form and pay £133 for them to say if I need to submit a full application

Your logic around what PD is for is correct but you miss the point; I have asked. According to the help line, the only way to definitively determine if I have PD is to pay them and supply drawings of what I want to do! Hence my cynicism.

Nothing on council website about Article 4 in this area and no conservation area here. I don't have the deeds but Land Registry entries have no mention of it or any restrictive covenants. TBH in the great scheme when a single floor joist costs £50, it is not the cost of an application that is...

We are having our very decrepit 120 year old roof replaced and are taking the opportunity to add a room up there. Building Control are involved, work is underway and all is good with them. It's a semi with a hipped roof and I want to put 3 Velux windows in (one per side). I'm aware of...

Fair enough and thanks, but I'll use 15mm because I already have the bits. Thinking about it a bit more, I'm sure the choice of 10mm pipe by the manufacturer is primarily cost based, but also, if there is a short length of narrow 10mm pipe to the internal vessel, the volume entering and leaving...

We have an Alpha CD24S boiler that has over the last few months, required regular top ups and expansion vessel repressurisation. The vessel cannot be removed because of the fantastic design so the solution is a new expansion vessel. Over the years since the boiler was installed we have added...

That's what I was thinking and the point about the internal wire colours is a good one. The way I see it is the outer sheath colour is an indicator and provides a measure of safety on a work site due to visibility, but ultimately it is the connector design that matters. In our case it is...

This is work related not DIY but hopefully someone can help. The background is that we are installing equipment designed to run off 110VAC or 230VAC supply. For this job it was originally intended to run off 230VAC and we have specified and installed blue arctic cable. Our customer is...

A 5p piece was too small and kept slipping but a 25mm penny washer with a flat filed on it fitted perfectly (and cheaper too:D). Tried boiling water, pipe freezer and WD40 in various combinations but it was still too tight to remove. I even cut a slot down the inside of the threaded bush with a...

I'll give it a go tomorrow but I think the inner edges of the 'slot' have been worn by attempts to move it so a round coin may slip. However a washer with a flat filed on it may be the answer. Whatever I try, I hadn't thought of using grips to hold something; many thanks for the hint. Mike

Again our (expensive) Blanco sink is leaking from its (expensive) waste fittings. Unfortunately this time I cannot shift the threaded bush that holds it all together. What's the best tool to use as even my biggest flat bladed screwdriver is too small to span the hole. This is the second genuine...

Many thanks for all the comments (Gmail spammed the email alert, so I've only just seen the replies). You have all confirmed what I thought about the Planning Department's left hand and the Building Enforcement's right hand! The revised plan does use the party wall with a new single skin wall...