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Spot on. So I think it's what i'm going to end up doing, despite me not really wanting to. Though i'm finding the Planning Portal site infuriating! Has anyone else used it? it seems impossible to correctly calculate the fee I need to pay (£86). It says the Planning Portal will calculate it...

Thanks for ypur replies - appreciated. Will get hold of the council and see what they say. :)

Ok, i'm getting increasingly confused by this situation. We are wanting to build a single storey rear extension on our 1940's terrace. It will be 4m high at the house end, 3m high at the eaves, 3m deep and span the width of the property. To me it seems fairly simple that this is is allowed...

I thought about it. But that will then raise the height of the extension a little at the garden end, which admittedly making the end when it meets the house a little lower. Was also trying to avoid flat roofs if possible though.

Morning all! We will shortly be building a rear extension on our house, in place of the existing conservatory. It's 3m deep and is being done as a permitted development. Our neighbours are pretty unhappy about this and say they will oppose it. I've tried to politely explain that as a PD we...

Not where I used to live (in a terrace) oops north. Anyway ban, I'm interested to know whether you get a reply back from your LA regarding whether "certificate of lawfulness" was a requirement? A friend who's an engineer suggested that I apply for one anyway and if work is going on then it...

Thanks. I'd come across similar websites last night though was slightly dismayed about paying out yet more money before i've even started. Though this could happen anyway if I don't get consent. There is none. Seems quite often the way in London - only access to the garden is through the...

So, i'm currently in the process of planning an extension and am reaching the final stages where I hope to get some quotes from builders. My AT has mentioned the Party Wall Act and said I will need to get consent from my neighbours regards works i'm doing. I am building a 3m rear extension...

So TW have given me buildover permission. Initially they said they required more information on the type of foundations along with a cross sectional drawing. I rang them and explained i wasn't too sure exactly what they needed so they emailed me an example. I removed their name from it and...

Many thanks Ban. This makes me actually want to wait the 6 working days to see what your reply is! My guess is some washed out sort of answer that doesn't really provide an answer, just more questions... Such a cynic I know! :mrgreen: Via the Planning Portal accredited suppliers it is then...

So, as I type the very basic drawings are with Thames Water for a build over application. I now have another couple of questions regarding the certificate of lawfulness if anyone's able to help. 1. Do I need a certificate of lawfulness. Ok, I know I don't need one - my extension is single...

Sorry about the delayed reply. I finally managed this yesterday. The conservatory (well hot tub to be precise) has been built on top of the only manhole, although the cover has been wedged in the pit at about 45° I have some sort of access. There are no other inspection pits though. Am I correct...

Thames Water first then. I did see the other thread on here on such issues and thought it would indeed be frustrating to get so far and then find our plans must change. Thanks all. Will update with what happens from here. Edit: Hmmmm annoyingly the Thames Water website says... "Please...

I've seen you make this very point to many a DIYer through previous years when on this forum - though agree many don't seem to want to listen! :lol: We know pretty much want we want to build. I am terrible at drawing (far beyond just bad) though am happy enough to have a bash. Fully agree...

That's what I would like to do. Unfortunatley i'm an unconscious incompetent in this field in that I don't even know what I need to know about, let alone understand it!

Thanks for all the updates people. Much appreciated. :D I have to admit I'm still pretty confused as to whether I need to go to the expense of getting drawings sorted but I should probably have provided more information about what exactly we're wanting to do. At the moment the rear wall...

Thanks both for the sage advice. I know roughly where the sewer runs as it runs in a line behind all of our houses, approximately 1 metre from the current outside wall of the property. Thank you. Where would I find a technician (as opposed to an architect) listed?

Bit of advice please if anyone can help... We would like to build a 3 metre single storey extension with pitched roof on the rear of our property. This is to replace a conservatory that is currently there. I understand from LABC, Waltham Forest in my case, that the conservatory did not have...

Thanks for that gents. Will call a gas fitter in the morning. Thanks

This is the instruction manual. I wondered if it might be a fault with the DHW sensor - maybe not detecting water flow?