Hi,
We applied for a hip to gable loft extension, plans have been a approved by the council, with a certificate of lawfullness issued.
Sadly our architect hasn't done the best job - and since being allowed up scaffolding on an identical house up the road - I now see what our architect should have done (ie used the spine wall instead of 7 steel girders, allow a window in the new 1st floor hall, allow velux windows in the sloping face wall, increase ceiling height to take advantage of the 50 sq mt's volume allowance - which also allows us to go flush up on the flank wall - rather than have a reduced dormer width, again wrong volumetrics from the architect).
We went for a full plans application.
If we wanted to make these changes away from the approved plans, how does the planning process allow for such changes, cost, time etc.
Can building control can allow certain parts of a development to be revised without new plans being submitted, I guess the big are the Structural Calcs - which I'm looking to buy from the architect who did the loft extension I viewed up the road, again how do i stand with these if submitted to the council, house is identical, and council has approved that development.
Our Party Wall Surveryor is happy for us to not re-issue any papers, as no changes are 'material'as he puts it.
Many Thanks
We applied for a hip to gable loft extension, plans have been a approved by the council, with a certificate of lawfullness issued.
Sadly our architect hasn't done the best job - and since being allowed up scaffolding on an identical house up the road - I now see what our architect should have done (ie used the spine wall instead of 7 steel girders, allow a window in the new 1st floor hall, allow velux windows in the sloping face wall, increase ceiling height to take advantage of the 50 sq mt's volume allowance - which also allows us to go flush up on the flank wall - rather than have a reduced dormer width, again wrong volumetrics from the architect).
We went for a full plans application.
If we wanted to make these changes away from the approved plans, how does the planning process allow for such changes, cost, time etc.
Can building control can allow certain parts of a development to be revised without new plans being submitted, I guess the big are the Structural Calcs - which I'm looking to buy from the architect who did the loft extension I viewed up the road, again how do i stand with these if submitted to the council, house is identical, and council has approved that development.
Our Party Wall Surveryor is happy for us to not re-issue any papers, as no changes are 'material'as he puts it.
Many Thanks