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I made a distinction between WiFi and the Internet because the stuff I mentioned is a faff to make work without WiFi, but you might have the internet out there via an ethernet cable or something like a Power Line adaptor. If you do, you'll need to turn that Internet connection into a WiFI...

If you've raised the roof I don't see how you can add a dormer to the new roof under permitted development in any sensible way. I don't think your issue is the volume and whether the volume of the new part of the roof counts towards your 50m3 limit, because you created the new volume under a...

To answer your question, yes anyone can apply for planning permission for anything. You don't have to own it. There's a box to tick to say that you don't own it and there's some requirement for you to notify the owner, but it's possible. In theory you could agree the sale subject to planning...

If you don't have the Internet (and WiFi) in your shed, your best option is to get a bluetooth enabled amp, or a bluetooth receiver to plug into the amplifier, then let your phone transmit sound to the amplifier that way. If you do have WiFi out there then a much better option is to use that...

No idea if you can ask for two connections, but it should work if you can. What you describe is essentially the same as one house and it's neighbour both running sprinklers at the same time, unlikely to be a problem.

If the application covers only things that can be done under PD, then it should never be validated as it's effectively already approved. This won't happen every time, but certainly where they're not filtered out they should all be approved if the Planning Officer does his job properly. Which...

The way to avoid screws pulling out is to use machine screws instead. MDF taps a thread brilliantly and gives a very good fixing, certainly better than anything you'll achieve with screws. If you have to use screws, plasterboard screws are better than wood screws. But use something with a...

The application as whole *should* be judged against what is allowable under Permitted Development, so the impact for the Planning Application should only be the second story part. But the reality is that your application is unlikely to be looked at by a genuine Planning expert unless either...

How are you plumbing the sprinklers? If you take the supply from the tap to one sprinkler, then to the other you'll struggle to overcome the fact that it's simply easier for the water to exit the first sprinlker than carry on to the second. You'll get too much pressure drop at the first...

That's frustrating, because if it went to appeal it would be dealt with by someone that would take into account what Permitted Development allowed. They wouldn't take into account that you could build something bigger and uglier, but for example if you required planning because you wanted a...

Perhaps, but you said it is essential, when it clearly isn't.

There's no requirement for a fire protected escape corridor for two story houses.

Not if the process runs correctly. In your example the planning decision should take account of what Permitted Development rights are in place and be judged only on it's impact beyond the impact that a PD compliant build would have. I'm sure what you describe does happen, but only because the...

Does look good, I was worried when I scrolled through that BC would insist on the doubling up of your trimmers top and bottom of the Veluxes, so I was glad to see it's all been signed off.

There's no VAT on new-build residential housing.

There's no such thing as a refurb from a Building Regs perspective, they see each element of the work individually. For your roof there's a percentage of area I think that triggers the requirement for regs, it doesn't matter what it is for your purposes because you're replacing the whole roof...

Not really, a thermostat will keep the rooms below at the set temperature, but the heat will still rise into the loft, which will lead to the central heating coming back on to raise the room to the set temperature. The problem is that the loft becomes the trap for the heat across two floors and...

My engineer suggested similar padstones for my loft floor, I had the same issue with not wanting to hack into the wall below, particularly as the padstone, when compared with the super hard bricks we have are unlikely to do anything that the bricks can't. Anyway, I asked about steel plates and...

Depends on your supplier, if your supplier stocks C24 then they'll charge you about the same for C16, but most cheap suppliers don't stock C24.

Sorry, I thought it was obvious we were both joking. Not sure I could get them down safely again without getting some lifting kit in anyway, gravity would want to get involved and speed things up! That's a good point about the failure mechanism. Given that I suppose the only real risk is that...