Whoops! House too tall needs demolishing

[pilsbury]

2’ 6” too tall new build..... planning saying redo the roof or demolish. With the loft rooms, I’d say the option of a lower roof would bugger that right up.

Stoke-on-Trent house '30in too tall' risks demolition http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-44068562

 

[Nozzle]

Plus a pair of dormer windows that weren't supposed to be there - not exactly sneaky is it.

Edit - in light of Woody's research, I retract the above comment. Dormer windows are on the original plan, similarly sized too.

The phrase used in the news report was "...and there were complaints about the dormer windows." Which leaves ample room for red-top outrage without having to be exacting.

Nozzle

 

[tony1851]

In practice, the house will not be demolished; enforcement notices almost always demand that the offending structure is demolished, but they offer alternatives.
In this case, whoever does the job, it would be cheaper to re-roof than demolish and re-build.

 

[pilsbury]

Plus a pair of dormer windows that weren't supposed to be there - not exactly sneaky is it.

Nozzle

Should have built behind some hay bales

 

[pilsbury]

In practice, the house will not be demolished; enforcement notices almost always demand that the offending structure is demolished, but they offer alternatives.
In this case, whoever does the job, it would be cheaper to re-roof than demolish and re-build.

from the news article looks like the alternative to demolition is a new 2’6” lower roof. Which totally knackers the top floor. Unless you are a midget.

 

[^woody^]

LOL at the sob story "we spent all our money and have nowhere to go and nothing left to do any alterations".

Not wishing to say its a cultural thing, but this applying for one thing and building something different and then pleading this nonsense is a cultural thing in specific areas which I see monthly and really ****ses me off. Fuk 'em.

 

[pilsbury]

That bloke had to knock down his castle he built in Surrey. Looked rather nice I thought but it still got demolished

 

[Hot&Cold]

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.9...5s20090301T000000!7i13312!8i6656!9m2!1b1!2i25

2009-2017

 

[^woody^]

Yeah, with all those specialist components, that is certainly intentional and no way is it a mistake.

 

[^woody^]

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