Building in progress- strange visits!
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I am currently undertaking some internal alterations & having a conservatory built. I applied officially & received a 'permitted development' (@£80) confirmation as the conservatory satisfied the rules. Also no building regs needed as I complied fully (eg size/glass area/external doors to house etc etc). My builder has had a few visits from merchants trying to sell stuff & I have been blitzed by companies selling furniture/blinds. etc etc as my details are on the plannning portal. Fair enough, they have a living to make. But also my daughter has seen mysterious people with clip-boards nosing around. Are they council officials or just taking a look to see what they can sell?!!
Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 17th March 22:07
Mr GrimNasty said:
Marvellous, being charged to confirm that you don't need to be charged! Kerrrrrching.
I was watching a restoration programme about a couple who had bought a derelict church to convert. They had very little money yet the some unaccountable body (Council or EH I don't know, missed that bit) insisted on sending in a team of archaeologists to dig the floor up, and made the couple pay for them!It could just be some council bods. When I applied for an extension my OH and me watched someone walk up our drive and go into our back garden and start taking pictures. She did have a bit of a shock when I walked outside and asked her what she was doing. Apparently there're not used to people being in when they pop round to check up!!!
It's all finished now, is anyone interested in seeing another building project??
It's all finished now, is anyone interested in seeing another building project??
37Flipper said:
It could just be some council bods. When I applied for an extension my OH and me watched someone walk up our drive and go into our back garden and start taking pictures. She did have a bit of a shock when I walked outside and asked her what she was doing. Apparently there're not used to people being in when they pop round to check up!!!
Isn't that trespass? Or are Council workers immune from the niceties that pertain to everyone else? At the very least it would have been courteous to knock first.Simpo Two said:
Isn't that trespass? Or are Council workers immune from the niceties that pertain to everyone else? At the very least it would have been courteous to knock first.
Well, I'm not defending the fact the a knock at the door to ascertain whether anyone was in first would have been nice, but, its very easy to gain access to the back of my home as there is only a small metal gate to open to get in the back garden. At least she did manage a sorry when challenged. Simpo Two said:
Isn't that trespass? Or are Council workers immune from the niceties that pertain to everyone else? At the very least it would have been courteous to knock first.
trespass is a civil issue generally , especially as I suspect the the BC people would argue that there is an implied right of access. mph1977 said:
Simpo Two said:
Isn't that trespass? Or are Council workers immune from the niceties that pertain to everyone else? At the very least it would have been courteous to knock first.
trespass is a civil issue generally , especially as I suspect the the BC people would argue that there is an implied right of access. For the first week of the build my wife would call me at odd times of the day to say there was someone in our garden. Initialy she was a bit worried, but i just told her to call out of the window to see if they wanted a tea, they normally then came over and introduced themselves, or at least told her what they were there to do.
You soon get used to it, especially if your builder has a few jobs on (so he's not always on site)
Simpo Two said:
I was watching a restoration programme about a couple who had bought a derelict church to convert. They had very little money yet the some unaccountable body (Council or EH I don't know, missed that bit) insisted on sending in a team of archaeologists to dig the floor up, and made the couple pay for them!
Probably the council and it's pretty much a requirement with many historic buildings or the chance that you may be building in an area that has significant archaeology. The developers have to pay for a team to do the archaeology but the level depends on the records for that area. From a simple desk based assessment, through a watching brief (sit and watch the diggers dig foundations) to a full dig. The team produce a report and then that is reviewed and you hope that nothing was found because if it is you are paying for a full dig.Sounds like with a lot of these developer programs they didn't do their research.
Bullett said:
The team produce a report and then that is reviewed and you hope that nothing was found because if it is you are paying for a full dig.
Sounds like with a lot of these developer programs they didn't do their research.
Indeed, it was an impoverished but idealistic young couple (as usual!) converting a church and they were hoping the digging team wouldn't find anything. Only one human bone was found and that wasn't enough to trigger the full bifter. IIRC they had £55K to spend and the diggers were costing £600+ a day... ulp.Sounds like with a lot of these developer programs they didn't do their research.
(Sorry for the OT)
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