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There are a lot of variables in your question. Underfloor can be wet (central heating (assumed gas)) or dry (electric). Gas heating is generally more economical than Electric because of the supplier's p/kWh price. You need to consider how you are using the room. As it is poorly insulated you...

General Permitted Development Order (GPDO) relating to householder's permitted development rights. These can sometimes be withheld by condition or by Article 4 direction.

As above, I'd apply. Normally the informal chat with the officer will only give general feedback and carry no weight.

Just get on with it and dont do anything daft. You'll be fine

That still hopefully stands true essentially I read this as "if you submit something within normal PD it will be fine". The problem lies in that someone should have checked that you had an Article 4 direction removing your PD when permission was given in 2003. This does not mean the answer...

There is no law against having two kitchens but there are laws relating to subdividing a dwelling woithout planning consent. Your situation sounds grey and the Enforcement team is acting in response to concerns received. Discuss this with them being clear and transparent about the truth and...

If there is no planning permission and the proposal falls outside of permitted development as it appears is the situation here then if you have concerns speak to the owner and/or to the Local Authority's planning department enforcement officer. The enforcement officers do not go and check all...

They could have at least given you some decent pointing to look at, its horrific for face brickwork but I guess they thought no-one would see it. You have no right to view but you do have right to light and there are specific calculation for this. However as it is a stair/landing and not a...

Good luck with getting that much specific information out of the OP!! This thread is hillarious, great to see all the regulars trying so hard to help but getting no help from the OP.

first question: yes - it is calculated with regard to the ORIGINAL dwelling house. second question: that depends on the roof design, wall construction etc. You may be best to leave a pier or buttress but best to get an engineer's opinion. In theory you are also into Party Wall etc Act territory.

I've never come across this on England/Wales regulations for single dwellings, only when worrying about compartmentation between units. I'd ask the Architect to check the regulations to be sure that he is correct, he may well be but you are right to not just take his word for it.

You want to start by finding a planning agent to discuss your proposals. They will normally come and visit your property and advise of the process and their costs with no fee for the initial visit. You can find Architects, Architectural Services, Architectural Technologists on Google and...

I feel there should always be a contribution with a development as many small ones have a big impact, but the mechanism of doing it needs some further thought. Perhaps a new home sales tax for the developer to the local authority, therefore proportional to the sale price of the property and...

........another tax that disincentives landowners and developers to build, further fueling house price rises. The developer takes all the risk and the Local Authority takes all the profit. Thats deemed fair :?

Its a standard detail with the inner leaf rising past the outer leaf. Insulated plasterboard would work well but you'd have to do the whole wall to overcome a perculiar high level detail inside. You can insulate this soffit area but it depends on how your roof void is ventilated. If...

The dormer may well be permitted development but accessing the roof to use as a balcony is not. The doors at the rear should have a juliet guarding to prevent use of the roof (unless planning permission is given for use of the roof as a balcony (which should then have 1.1m high guarding)).

As Freddy says the Planning Obligation is normally paying money to the local authority so that the local area can have improvements to cope with increaed use/demand by an additional dwelling. It is standard on all new developments. So it sounds like it may well get approval. If the planning...

*******s Is the porch still there? If it is you will still need a flashing detail. Please advise.

http://www.helifix.co.uk/products/remedial-products/retrotie/ I do not know what is best but they all seem similar.

Helifix?