There has been such a response to THIS POST on the Statute of Limitations and Planning Enforcement that I can no longer provide the response to specific questions free of charge. So, if you have a question on any of Read More …
I contributed THIS OPINION PIECE to the BregsForum last year concerning Part L compliance of the Building Regulations. In it I said: “The only way numerically (currently) to assess conformance with Part L of the Building Regulations is via the Read More …
This post has come about after the 2 I wrote for BRegsForum on: 1. Are specialist Part L Ancillary Certifiers required (Part 1) Part 2 Which in turn came about following the post by the admin team on: Design Certifiers Read More …
This is the biggest conundrum facing self-builders and architects in Ireland (forgetting about SI 80 in March this year!): In order to draw-down the last payment from the bank, banks & solicitors require the following documents: 1. Certificate of Compliance Read More …
This is the first in a series ‘Debunking Planning Myths’ so let’s get the ball rolling and start with an easy one: Planning drawings give you permission to build: There seems to be a big misconception with the building public Read More …
I am hearing this continually: “The world is a different place” In the context of the work that I do here are a few examples/stories to show the change from the boom years to now (no names): Probably around 2004 Read More …
I’ve written about compliance with Part L of the Building Regulations, DEAP and why you can’t rely on backstop u-values previously; and I’ve now summarised the requirements into a shorter ‘Advice Note’. Remember, IT’S NOT ADVICE – YOU MUST DO Read More …
I loved the idea of County Councils ending a request for Further Information on a planning application with an ‘Advice Note’ These ‘Advice Notes’ were far from advice, if you didn’t do them you wouldn’t get your planning permission. Well Read More …
The promised conclusion of the Blog Post on The Problem With Planning Compliance Certificates explains the role of the Planning Compliance certificate and when it’s required. In order for your solicitor to discharge his responsibilities regarding the deeds and mortgage Read More …
A further continuation of the ‘We need to build smaller blog post’ and follows up on James’ comment on the expense of resubmitting drawings when the bank lowers the mortgage offer and the house has to be reduced in scale. Read More …
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