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We have a bungalow that we wish to replace with a contemporary L-shaped house, where one side will be single storey and the other double. We made a planning pre-application, which the planners responded to after nearly eight weeks, rejecting almost everything in our plan. They quoted that it was an area of special interest; [...]
We are restoring a grade II listed windmill and had all of our window lintels replaced with oak. Since then, we have had water ingress around between the top of the lintel and window and water is actually dripping in. Do you have any suggestions? The mill has been lime plastered inside and has a [...]
I purchased my plot of land in 2018 and it was registered with Land Registry as Hornbeam House with the full address and under our names. However, Land Registry only shows the plot of land, even though I have now built a house on it. How do I go about advising Land Registry that I [...]
Hi, I own my own house, estimated at £500,000, I am thinking of buying some land and building on it. I will be funding the land purchase and the first phase of build with an interest-only mortgage on my home. Then would need to sell it to complete the build. My question is, will I [...]
Tried contacting Mike Dade for planning advice. Replied now retired and suggested contacting Build It to point me in direction of a planning expert. Your help will be appreciated. Thanks
Good morning, We have built a residential self build house which is completely water tight and is ready for plastering. What we urgently need now is an estimate of how much it will cost to complete the rest of the project. We were wondering if this is something you can assist us with, or if [...]
We have a single skin brick garage, for which we have planning permission to take the roof off, bring in some extra height before replacing the roof and making the upstairs a storage area and office etc. We want to insulate the outside walls before covering with black wooden shiplap cladding, but we’re finding it [...]
Hello, As an avid reader of Build It magazine for many years, I would greatly appreciate some planning advice. I have a site in Sheffield with planning permission 22/00455/FUL and 22/03778/FUL for four self build plots, accessed via a private driveway. With the current state of the housing market and economic uncertainty, in order to [...]
Does a change of use from non-residential to a dwelling require amenity space or garden? The proposal is within an existing residential area with on street parking and municipal waste collection, but no land attached that could be used as a garden. It seems that there are contradictory outcomes in the immediate location. An old [...]
