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The only way to answer this is by submitting an application to see. There are far too many variables for any meaningful response from us here. You could go in and speak with the local duty planner to discuss the matters and concerns they may have... but in my experience councils are less...

Most houses would have a principal elevation, but this is not necessarily the one that fronts the highway, nor is it necessarily the one which has the front door in. Sometimes, "principal" elevation can even be a "rear" elevation... even if the house fronts a highway and the entrance door...

Oh my, Lisa your neighbours are the pits. I concur that whilst you should allow access on your land for maintenance of buildings, they have no right of access to construct (though a PWA will often make arrangements for this it is not necessarily the case... ) The funny thing is, that your...

They are trying to cover themselves against liability. They have at least admitted that they made changes without your prior consent. You need to have this confirmed in writing by the way. Now you need to be able to demonstrate that they did not make you fully aware of the changes or why they...

depending on the total area involved, and the materials / drainage involved then you may be able to carry out the work under permitted development rights. there are situations where your propertys permitted development rights may be altered or removed, so you should check you have these...

Hi there, lets see if I can grab as many answers for you as possible; Raising roof ridges is something that would not normally be permitted under Planning Permission but does not normally affect building regs. So, the concern would be whether or not lead flashing is acceptable. It would have...

Technically he's wrong. This is because the restriction is on the original planning application which means that if you breach this it is a "breach of condition". AFAIK, the time period for this is 10 years, not 4. Also, just to clarify Jeds comment; you do not have to pay a fee for a...

You need to establish the boundaries of your property and any "community designated" land. Note that a pavement is usually considered the highway - so, for instance, in many parts of London (and other urban areas) properties front the highway directly (pavement). It sounds like there is a...

To the OP, you should note that it is likely that the property may be subject to the specifications of "Lifetime Homes". Much of this is covered by the building regs but these set of standards offer some more defined guidance over and above the minimum standard. Lifetime Homes standards also...

What a complete waste of time... So they are saying that, in order to see if your proposal needs an application, you need to make an application to the council first? and then another application if it does require one? How is this better than now? Absolutely ridiculous. What they...

You should look around your local area first to see if there are any planning consultants. Using a local firm is helpful because they would hopefully be more experienced with local issues and policies. Before you decide whether you should make an appeal you should speak to a few consultants...

Hi Lisa, First things first, I want you to set down and relax a little bit. You have done nothing wrong and are completely within your rights. You've not been unreasonable in any way and please don't feel upset for sticking to that. Stressing or getting upset over this will not help you, your...

If you are backfilling you really need to make sure that you appropriately blank off the end and pump concrete steadily to ensure a true plug and to avoid it spilling out and blocking waste connections that you need. This includes checking that no other connections are concealed and use the...

I'd imagine that you should get everything that is in the public file anyway, but it can't hurt to go and see it.

If your walls are solid or un-insulated you may be required to provide consequential improvements to the thermal performance of each wall worked on in this way. The level of insulation required, and how you do it will depend on the specifics of your wall type.

The reasoning for a freedom of information act request is to see if there are any in house e-mails or notes that are not necessarily part of the public file.

They are building in addition to the full foundations that already existed for the conservatory, so they would not have dug out the ground to find the sewer themselves.

I would have thought that they would have wanted you to provide softer compactable material to allow for ground movement of the new extension without potentially breaking the sewer as a result? You should query it with the water company, but ultimately, you are building over their sewer and...

Okay, you have someone dealing with the appeal - but you now want to try to gather information and evidence that the councillors decision was "unreasonable". You should try to go and see the file of your application, this should be a matter of public record, but may contain file notes and...

Yes, you are looking for a "Party Wall Surveyor". Remember, you can pick anyone you want, it's on your neighbour! You will often find party wall surveyors as part of other firms too - such as surveyors or engineers offices.