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Has the council actually served you with an enforcement notice? After seven months (and presumably a visit from a planning enforcement officer) the absence of an enforcement notice would speak volumes. Basically, the council wouldn't fancy its chances at appeal. As for for the Council...

I'm in agreement with Damo. PD rights are expressed in terms of the relationship of the extension to the original dwellinghouse. The current extension would not be considered to be part of the the original dwellinghouse.

Okay, okay, I know I'm going to get hoots of laughter because of my naivety but where have I gone wrong? If P=IV, then I=P/V 10500/230 = 45.65 Amps. BAS, you did O-Levels. I had the misfortune to do GCSEs in the early 1990s, which aren't worth the paper they're written on. Hence, why I...

In which case I apologise humbly to the OP. And to you.

Fair point. Just checked the manufacturer's spec and it's 43.8A at 240V. I worked it out using 230V as I know that the voltage here varies from 232 to 248V (measured by the Aqualisa installer). Also, my memory fails me. I got a Grade D in A-Level Physics, not a C. One good reason why I never...

It's a 17th edition 10 way MK consumer unit. The day MK fails to supply 45 Amp breakers is the day we all give up hope. As for Ban's suggestion of getting him back to sort it out, that's exactly what I'm doing. I could change it myself, but that's not what I stumped up £400 for. Before...

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I've recently had my consumer unit changed and I've only just noticed that my 10.5kW shower is now on a 40A MCB whereas it was previously on a 45A MCB. Even with my grade C in A Level physics I can work out that a 10.5 KW shower pulls a tad more than 45 Amps. But when I spoke with the sparky...

Please settle an argument for me. I've been told that MCBs eventually weaken if they keep tripping. Sounds like a load of guff to me but I'm in no position to argue the toss. What's the definitive answer?

Local authorities have to power to relax the Building Regulations where they consider there to be special circumstances. We regularly have a dialogue with Building Control about situations where sticking rigidly to the Building Regs would actually ruin a fine building. Examples include Building...

This isn't the definitive answer, but in your position I'd do two things. 1) Make an application for a Lawful Development Certificate on the basis that this was done more than four years ago. If granted, this will forever show up as a local land charge when future solicitors carry out their...

If more than four years old, it's lawful and immune from planning enforcement. You can't be served with a building regs enforcement notice more than 12 months after the date of completion of the building work. However, your Council could apply to the courts for an injunction for the same...

You need planning permission to erect a chimney, but you do not need planning permission to remove one. Even in a conservation area. It's a myth. As for building regs - not my area of expertise. However, I understand that you need only to comply with the Building Regs, not necessarily have...

A restrictive covenant is not a planning issue. You're not obliged to divulge the restrictive covenant either. Your planning application must be assessed on its own merits, using the relevant policies in your council's adopted local plan. If the Council does know about the covenant, it may...

HUGE can of worms, this one. The general planning rule is that two houses into one doesn't require permission because no change of use has occurred. But converting the new single family dwelling back into two dwellings at a later date does require permission. This is set out in Section 55(3)(a)...

FAO DavidWP: On the plumbing forum, you'll find professional plumbers and people who've DIYd it. On the electrics forum, you'll find professional sparks and people who've DIYd it. On the planning forum, you'll find professional planners and those who've DIYd it. People come on here...

Nick I think the point here is not that you're right and I'm wrong (or even vice versa). The point is that if the independent arbiters of the planning system - the Planning Inspectorate - can't agree on what it is PD, then what hope is there for any of us? And it doesn't really help the...

Imagine a wrap around extension as consisting of three distinct elements: 1) A rear extension 2) A side extension 3) An infill that is neither a rear nor a side extension It is for this third reason that a wrap around extension cannot be PD under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A. No...

Everything that falls within the definition of development needs planning permission. Some aspects of development are deemed to have been granted planning permission by default by virtue of the GPDO. So if the GPDO doesn't mention it expressly, the safe bet is that you need to make a planning...

Isn't that the feeling that you've met a Welshman before?