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Thanks for replies all Just found this on the LA website HMO page: Landlords, if you own a house which is 3 or more floors (including occupied basements and attics) and let to 5 or more separate tenants not in the same family group, it must be licensed by the Council. My house is a 2...

Thanks for the reply keithsmith The standards the LA have to meet for a rented property are not in dispute here. My point is why are they picking on private landlords? Almost 99% of landlords I know don't have Fire Doors or a hard wired fire alarm system on a 2 storey 3 bed house. Why...

Thanks for that Inky The officer is wanting all the works even if it's a single occupied house (ie, a single family or 2 students). He only distinguishes on the Fire Doors to all habitable rooms OR only to the downstairs Living Room / Kitchen as the difference between single or HMO. So...

Afternoon all, recently had a Housing Officer around at 3 bed house we rent to Uni students. I've spent ££££'s on this place the last 5 yrs to get it upto scratch, and look after it well. For a bit of context.......this is a circa 1880's terraced, Yorkshire Stone + slate tiled house in a pretty...

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As a potential guide, locally we are allowed 3m depth on a semi and 4m on a detached dwelling? I take it yours is a semi? Local examples only give an indication of what maybe allowed, some examples may have been yrs ago + some maybe without any Approvals.

Agree, you won't get Approval on a dormer window structure higher than existing ridge. Lowering an exsting floor is a big + messy job.........the most suitable would be to raise the eaves level + ridge level. I know a few people who have done it, it can create HUGE amounts of room but there is a...

Just cap off the soil pipe, sink drain + tails? Then use as you want to. Then if the next owner wanted to re-fit a WC all the plumbing is in place (tbh if I were you, if + when you decide to sell the house put a WC and basin back in as it'll add value to your propoerty).

My advice is, for the sake of £75, get a Cert. of Lawfulness. It's clears all grey areas both for now + in the future. You Planning Dept. have written to you quoting the standard PD dormer rules + regs. But I have come across a case up here in West Yorks of been given the all the clear, no...

Out of interest OP.... Have you got planning approval or a PD certificate of lawfulness for this full width rear facing dormer? I presume you have a semi + your building off your leaf of the party wall + the the inner leaf of the gable external wall on the other side? Have you got Building...

Thanks for the advice, but that's just the issue........I'm not sure going full width (eg, building the cheeks off the internal leaf of the party wall + liklewise off the gable end wall, with a standard pitched roof) is acceptable. I had a case of somebody (who met all volume, height + 200mm...

Afternoon all When looking at a new dormer window on the rear of a dwelling, under PD rights, is there any guidance on the distances from the cheeks to party wall / gable end? I'm aware of the 200mm to front of dormer along roof line + the cubic allowances etc.....but can you build the...

My opinion....... Get a Technician (you don't really need one with PI tbh) to draw up the Building Regs dwg's, they can then be used for the Bldg Regs application. He can also use them for obtaining the Cert. of Lawfulness (PD Rights). I've just had somebody get approval for a small rear...

Is your recent garage wall in question a party wall? If so what is your neighbours room on the other side of the party wall? Is it a habitable space? If it's a garage space either side of the party wall, are you sure you will need thermal + sound insulation? THe BC Inspector will be happy...

A good starting point http://www.insulation.kingspan.com/uk/pdf/k18.pdf

I'm a bit confused with the relevance of that link tbh? Don't know if I missed it, but does it say if you need Planning Approval for a new window or not? It's talking about replacements etc. In my humble opionion....... generally if your going to put in a new window, on a gable end, that will...

Ground Floor's have to achieve a min. 0.22 w/m2/k value. for example a 80mm of Kingspan Thermafloor TF70 should get it.........BUT technically speaking you need a perimeter over area ratio + then take the relevant info from a reputable website like Kingspan. If you're working up against an...

100% agree that your Architect is at fault. I work in Architecture + do householder extensions all the time. If a tree is within felling distance of your boundary the Planners want to know + then require a tree survey. Why did he tick 'no'? for you (as the client) to potentially avoid tree...

You've just answered your own question mate, it's a side extension..........it therefore forms part 'the principal elevation or a side elevation of the original dwellinghouse'. Was that a trick question :wink:

An update again for those interesed + a question at the end? Now have a 'preliminary acceptance' for a reduced footprint extension in the locality of the tree. Also the tree has now been TPO'd, the neighbour / owner of the tree has been chewing the ear of Mr Tree Officer for the last few...