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Yes the approval did have that condition. Thanks that is really helpful because it does have potential for conversion to a wide but thin usable space of some kind but they may get the benefit of the doubt as it is a thin but quite wide full height zone that then steps up the slope to the...

No - it is all finished wessex. Yes it was a full planning application. It is someone I am trying to assist, a nice guy who was building his own extension. I don't think he had bad intentions but I think what may have happened is the digger was there and he may have seen the opportunity so to...

Luckily it isn't me but I was looking at what these folk had done and what the planning answer might be. Nakajo perhaps you are right but I am not sure if it was the builder or the BCO who made the decision about the ground being 'bad'! In principle if it was the BCO say then it would be likely...

This situation has arisn due to a two storey rear extention being built on a sloping site to begin with (sloping down to the back garden), plus some poor ground that meant the founds had to go deeper. A basement has thus been created at the back. What happens in this instance? Are you...

Yes you are the 'host'.

I have heard these ceilings can come down all at once if you pull down on loose bits as there is a fair bit of weight with not a lot fixing them. Isn't it better to overboard it in such a way that it all gets resecured to the joists?

Sorry but I don't know the definitive answer to this one, maybe there isn't one as such. All I can say is it is worth investigating. It may well come down to the facts on the ground like how high your window is and the size of the window. A dining room ought to be stronger grounds than a kitchen...

If one of your side windows is a lounge window that would be reasonable grounds for objecting. Some councils aren't so keen on people building to the boundary line and prefer 1m inside, the lack of seperation between buildings can be an issue if there is no visual gap from when looking from the...

Thanks for the good ideas MB, it was the floor I was worried about yes so those are good work arounds.

No there is no UFH or skirting board heating or it would have been in the particulars I'm sure. I have been told the house has an NHBC warranty. Would they still issue one if two rooms were unheated?

I have just agreed to buy a house I really like. It was only built in 2010 and is a 3 bed chalet semi. The house has gas central heating with boiler in the kitchen. But both the lounge at the back and the master bedroom above lack a radiator and there is no other forms of heating in these...

Maybe you need to raise the roof another 2m and build some extensions, then the rear dormers might become subservient to the bungalow! Only joking but perhaps others have followed a different sequence for example. But alternately policy may have changed...

You only need to do a building notice if you are making structural changes. Just be aware than any future buyers will see the house has been altered, so any electrical work will have to be done by a "competent person" ie Part P qualified and you should keep a record of the work done.

OP you are saying above the roof is too flat for a loft conversion. However if you have the funds a new roof at a higher pitch is possible or if the foundations will allow it is possible to fit a ring beam and then add a second storey, subject to planning naturally. A feasibility study could...

It is a good idea to pay for a bit of architectural input rather than do what many do, which is get a drawings guy round to draw an extenstion without considering the rest of the bungalow. It would be a shame to do it all only to find your kitchen is too small for example. Perhaps you can go...

I don't know the answer but I think it is to do with achieving level thresholds so it might not be neccessarily wrong. It is nice to see a door entrance with no step. You can see the block paving is directing the water away too, it looks good.

Maybe this is the new version of crop circles :).

I think if their front door faces the other road then unfortunately you may be the victim of some poorly crafted planning laws. I am not 100% sure by any means though so wait to read what others say. It would be worth checking to see if their PD rights were removed when they did the extension...

I was only meaning to have a gentle joke James. I have seen oak look stunning with Viccy houses and am a fan myself. My point was you can use steel or wood to achieve that look, it doesn't have to be oak for structural reasons was all I was meaning. They even do frameless glass now if you want...

It seems a little odd that a mediaeval building technique is the only way to hang some glazing. I know the building trade moves slowly but is that really true???!!!