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    2.5m max height for PD outbuilding

    Thanks all. The 2.5m is usually enough I agree, but I would need to dig quite a lot on the high side to get 2.5m, if measuring from the ground at the fence. It's a reasonably large room at 24 sqm, so a lot to excavate if measuring the height from the fence. Thanks for all the links. I've...
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    2.5m max height for PD outbuilding

    Hi everyone I'm planning a garden room and was left a bit confused over the maximum overall height, if the building is within 2m of a boundary. I have a sloping garden as per the picture. Fence at the back with a public pathway over the fence. I believe that path land is registered to the...
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    Deeper retaining wall in front of existing one.

    Im going about 450mm lower. Existing foundation is about 200mm deep, so I could underpin the extra 250mm (dirt next to the red star), in sections, maybe in the same pour as the cavity fill.
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    Deeper retaining wall in front of existing one.

    Certainly an option, thanks for the idea
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    Deeper retaining wall in front of existing one.

    I’ll tread carefully. There are a couple of places where I could put some braces. I could maybe do it in sections to reduce the chances of compromising the old foundations? then include some horizontal rebar in the new foundations to hold the sections together?
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    Deeper retaining wall in front of existing one.

    Many thanks for the reply. Yes, one concern I had was digging so close the existing foundation. I’m not really sure there is much of a horizontal pressure on it. When I initially excavated the area, it sat quite happily for a couple of weeks with no wall there at all. I suppose it is retaining...
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    Deeper retaining wall in front of existing one.

    Hi all, Hoping someone can give some advice please. I built a retaining wall a few years ago. Its 6m long and 600mm high. Made of 9" hollow blocks filled with concrete and rebar through to foundations. Usual drainage behind it and it's holding up well. Thing is, the mrs now wants to make the...
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