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Theoretically, you can add a storey to a block of flats under PD, but not an individual flat. In practice, there are so many caveats, that I wonder if it's ever actually been implemented.

Who says they can't be faulted? They can be faulted, but they first have to be caught.

The HSE will go after the highest available duty holder. That could be you (as a leaseholder)

Imist relies on a frangible bulb, which I imagine means there could be a significant build up of smoke before activation. Plumis is heat *and smoke* activated (but not by burnt toast), so this would be my preference.

Which system? A 'double-knock' one?

Just decide carefully where you want the water feature.

Are retired dead quieter than working dead?

Yep, that's what it says. And good news, the area relates to the internal floor area. Note that, ordinarily, and where applicable, you are obliged to satisfy the regulations as they stood at the date of commencement of the works.

The use of safety glass would relate to Part K(4), but I'm not aware of any changes to Part K since 2013. According to the Approved Documents, compliance with part K can be achieved by the provision of safety glass as you've described. This is not new.

Why didn't you measure it? What if it had been 5.7m!?!

I refer you to my previous reply

I'm not a lawyer, but it's my understanding that Permitted Development and Lawful Development Certificates belong to two separate pieces of legislation (GPDO 2015 and TCPA 1990, respectively - there's also LBCA 1990, but we can ignore that one for the purposes of this discussion). So, it's not...

I expect they'll take it, so don't worry about it.

Architects are ARB registered.

By all means, carry on back pedalling, but in planning terms flats and houses (and their amenities) remain fundamentally distinct.

If there was a further complaint on grounds sufficiently different from before, or if the Council was found to have erred in law then it's possible that a case could be opened. FWIW, I think this scenario is extremely unlikely. Save the screenshot, and just move on and don't worry about it.

What do you have in writing?

In general, it's better to build out the permission, but YMMV

These days, we don't do demolition, merely dismantling.

Just make sure it's Building Regs compliant