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If the designer drew plans to ensure the work was permitted development and it subsequently turned out that the work was not PD then the designer has got some explaining to do! I would say that he is also legally liable for any costs you incur to resolve the situation with the planners. No...

If the planning consultant says it is PD and they have seen the drawings (unlike us) then submit a lawful development certificate application. Out of curiosity why did the designer who submitted the planning application say it wasn't PD. Simply being above the outrigger does not make it not PD...

I'm confused. How can a terraced house have a hipped roof and how can a "rear double extension" be original? Either it is an extension OR it is original. You mention an outrigger is that what you meant rather than an extension? To the best of my knowledge you can build an L shaped dormer on the...

That's a first for me! No risk of a conflict of interest there then? Normally if you submit a full plans application you are allowed to start work before approval but any work is done entirely at your own risk. The building inspector will still come out and inspect the foundations. What don't...

This explains the difference ..... https://www.labc.co.uk/homeowners/what-type-building-regulation-application

Is this a new build dormer bungalow? Can you do that on a Building Notice? Why is the private building control company drawing the plans? Normally they just check the plans? Normally if you submit a full plans application you are allowed to start work before approval but any work is done...

The cloakroom WC/shower will need a wash hand basin. The internal wall is suspiciously narrow. I don't think you will get a 250mm thick external wall to meet the insulation standards. Also I think you might be mixing up Planning Permission and Building Regulations consent, Woody mentioned both...

I don't see how you are going to squeeze a cloakroom WC and entrance lobby in a space 1.74 x 1.55m? Rather than compromise the design for the sake of avoiding planning surely it is better to design something that provides the space you need?

I think you're spelling it wrong, it should be Grindr. Apparently the 9 inch is much more popular! ;)

D'Oh! I completely missed that. That blows my theory out of the water.

I assume you have contacted the school and swimming club to ask them to keep the noise down? I would guess it is raised voices causing the noise nuisance as swimming itself is not a particularly noisy activity.

That's not how I read it but you could well be right. I cannot see where OP said previous repairs have been attempted and failed and it is the gate post pier that has debonded from the wall that is mentioned, not all the piers. Hopefully the OP will come back and clarify. I still maintain that...

It is not clear how the back of the cavity tray has been fixed, I suspect it has not. Therefore there is a risk that the back of the tray can flop forwards towards the outer leaf allowing water running down the cavity to get behind it and drip through the head of the window. That is the problem...

Not really, the use of the site is a school, the swimming pool is just ancillary to the school, it probably will not be taken as a separate use class. Lots of schools have after school clubs and community use in evenings and weekends but the use of the site remains as a school and the additional...

Looking at the photos in post #8 it looks like the front and middle window have a bizarre lead flashing hanging down above the window and the rear window has nothing. If this was an attempt to install cavity trays why have they left the lead hanging out of the wall by 4 inches and why does the...

The damage appears to be restricted to the brick on edge copings and one brick but all above the level of the railings so I cannot see that the railings are the cause. Looking at photo 4 it would seem that the bricks did not bond to the mortar. If the brickie is claiming the mortar mix is good...

I hope you are 100% sure you have complied with all the permitted development criteria or got a lawful development certificate from the council. Otherwise that could be a very expensive mistake. I'm not sure why anyone would want a loft conversion like that where you can't have proper windows.

Probably permitted development. It certainly is a thing to behold! :LOL:

I think they are clutching at straws to deflect from the fact that they made a massive mistake.

Chances are a 1947 house will have cavity walls therefore it is probably only the outer leaf of brickwork that is deflecting. I would suspect the inner leaf has a perfectly good concrete lintel. The only "L9" lintel I can see on Google is for a 9 inch solid wall and the fact they are quoting to...