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Well, that's refreshing

Are there any conditions attached to your planning permission?

Yep. It's a bit of a mess. Nevertheless, that's how things stand. The notice gets sent to the town hall, and the clock starts ticking. If the notice only gets to the desk of the planning department three days later, then tant pis; There are 39 days left. The works must comply with the relevant...

Note that their 'notification' is irrelevant. The clock starts from the date of submission.

1. Maybe. 2. Sometimes. 3. Cup of tea.

There's no fraud here. Ownership Certificate A allows an agent to sign on behalf of an owner.

You mean the internal face of external walls?

In a spirit of neighbourliness, agree to set the extension back 75mm, and crack on.

Seems eminently sensible to me

Why not ask them?

I can't remember the last time any of the local authorities I deal with determined anything within the statutory timeframe, but good luck.

The problem with these rules of thumb is you end up with something like a 390 beam for a 7.8m span - where a couple of (e.g.) 210s might be better.

Paraphrasing the legislation (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/595/article/13/made)... an applicant must notify any owner of the land to which an application relates by serving notice on every such person or (where owners are unknown) by publication in a local newspaper

Note that anyone can apply for planning permission, regardless of whether or not they own the land.

...so they swing out onto the landing

ptlb?

I agree that things should be done properly, but "NHBC"? "Requirement"? Eh?

Ask the planning officer to provide the policy reference

A Party Wall Surveyor acting for a neighbour has quoted the following figures (as 'market rates') for the formation of a 10m x 3.5m reinforced basement wall in central London. The figures seem a bit steep to me; just want to see what others think... underpinning £500/m2 excavation £200/m3...

You lost me at "the approved drawings"