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Paint is the final "material" placed onto the construction of the wall and therefore is the "material used in the construction of the external surface". If the semantic argument being concocted stood then you would be able argue that the exterior could be "decorated" with timber shiplap or zinc...

I'm not sure on the technicalities but I would assume it would include overhangs. Somewhat insignificant though. As assuming this is PD for a detached/semi then your limit is 50 cu.m you will still be under even with the large box dormer option you have drawn. The smaller dormers likewise are...

Not sure 100% what you mean by this... but if you are raising the roof to the rear you can't then insert a dormer into it later under PD as it won't be the line of the original roof.

Any shared drains are usually public sewers and are almost certainly Thames Water's responsibility. Helpful guide: http://secure.thameswater.co.uk/cps/rde/xbcr/corp/building-over-a-public-sewer.pdf You can no longer build over a Thames Water manhole, you will have to apply to move it along the...

You don't measure roof/loft space, you measure added external volume. So anything you add above the existing external finish of the roof counts as added volume. A roof extension is usually in the form of a dormer, which wouldn't really have or need "overhangs", so not sure what you are...

Breach of condition for a house should still be 4 years. The LPA also only have to recognise its occurrence for the period to stop, I don't believe there is a fixed rule in the form that must take (e.g. it doesn't have to be in the form on actual enforcement action). Of course if they leave it...

To clarify many of the items being discussed... Planning - They first need planning - Daylight impact seems to be one of your main concerns. Has any daylight impact study been submitted with their application? - and if so what does it say? - If not submitted you could speak to the planning case...

I would guess a 10m long extension on a boundary line could probably be argued against using local planning policy.

This is generally the best strategy. Unless policy has changed they should approve. It will then give you another 3 years from the approval date and avoid any risk of questioning. Did the planning application boundary line include the neighbours property and did you serve notice on them that...

Depends on the cause. Assuming: 1. You haven't caused the problem (by say drilling in the chimney stack, in which I would say you are fully liable for the repair) and 2. Not using the chimney solves the problem (thereby suggesting it is the use of the chimney and not water ingress from the...

If the amendments are "minor" then they won't even need to reconsult. If the changes are more significant they may ask to withdraw and resubmit as they want to reconsult again. You get a "free-go" to resubmit without having to pay again.

Looking at this further you are probably easiest to argue the existing "coal shed" is not part of the house (can you even stand up in it?), or simply that it is a later extension and therefore the back of the original house is the main wall (and therefore you can swallow up the earlier extension...

My understanding, but no expert on this... The neighbour/adjoining owner (AO) should respond within 14 days. The response should be a consent or a dispute. If they dispute they should then either appoint their own surveyor, or appoint a joint/agreed surveyor within 10 days. In practice people...

The short answer is you may be best to try again to discuss with the case officer before going to appeal. Whilst some of your comments appear to be valid grievances with procedure it won't help you get planning if you appeal under non determination. Appealing under non determination just means...

As woody queries would depend if they are strictly their own dwellings or annexes to the main building which a granny flat usually is. I suspect Buckingham Palace hasn't subdivided and sold off small units. In any case its listed so PD wouldn't really be that useful. But yes, if you turned...

In summary the legal ownership and the planning view is not related. For PD you basically need to own all areas within a site with no-one else above or below. Usually this is a freehold house without any leaseholders (but you could say own a whole house under leasehold and have PD rights). If...

It sounds like from a legal point of view you own the freehold (as well as the leasehold) but for Permitted Development it still counts as a flat whether you own the freehold or not and therefore PD doesn't apply.

Its worth checking the LA's CIL charging schedule - as they drastically across the country and may even have other exemptions/rules. For instance one area in Chelsea for charges £750/sqm (plus the Mayoral/Crossrail CIL) whereas some areas are £0 so it wouldn't really matter. The self build...

The CIL form is terribly constructed and poorly phased in several places. But my understanding in summary: The levy threshold for applicability is based on the new build area being over 100 sqm (which at 104 sqm it is). The levy is however then calculated based on the actual net increase (so...

We're getting a bit beyond original scope, but thought it was important to highlight in case it is a severe problem as there are other routes away from planning, but as you suggest it is often hard to demonstrate overcrowding as the standards are very low as they are designed to be a minimum...