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For ****'s sake. Such a ****er because you'd be forgiven if you'd checked the regs a month or two ago and thinking you'd be fine. I swear planning officers are just another form of tax.
I ran in to the same problem bud - I was going to ask about your planning but didn't want to open a can of worms!!!Unfortunately you might be waiting a while mate, just had the planning officer round to have a look at a ground beam for a small extension I'm doing to the house at the same time as this and he's told me to stop all work to the shed!
New regulations came in a few weeks ago here and he wants to check that it is compliant.
Sh1t thing is if I wasn't doing the extension at the same time he would never have seen the shed and kicked off.
He said the two walls facing the boundary will definitely have to be fire rated so that's going to put a hole in the budget! Will have to be Hardiplank or similar which will cost more but cut down on maintenance in the long run I guess...
This is definitely one of those days!!
so what is your finished internal height ? sounds tight for a pin with a topper ???
You would think that the rules that are enforced at the time your application is approved are the ones your building should adhere to too, not have to take into account changes in the rules once you've had planning permission and started work
That is a **** take mate, it is completely counter productive. At the end of the day it is a glorified shed not a nuclear bunker!!
Thanks for that but I'm based in Jersey which may as well be the wild west for planning regulations!
He said the two walls facing the boundary will definitely have to be fire rated so that's going to put a hole in the budget! Will have to be Hardiplank or similar which will cost more but cut down on maintenance in the long run I guess...
This is definitely one of those days!!
Unfortunately you might be waiting a while mate, just had the planning officer round to have a look at a ground beam for a small extension I'm doing to the house at the same time as this and he's told me to stop all work to the shed!
New regulations came in a few weeks ago here and he wants to check that it is compliant.
Sh1t thing is if I wasn't doing the extension at the same time he would never have seen the shed and kicked off.
He said the two walls facing the boundary will definitely have to be fire rated so that's going to put a hole in the budget! Will have to be Hardiplank or similar which will cost more but cut down on maintenance in the long run I guess...
This is definitely one of those days!!
Shop around for edpm. My sheet was a 6x5 and spent about £250, but that didn't include the trim, I just folded it over to act as a fascia. eBay wasn't the cheapest.That's a good price, I'll look into it quick as the roof is meant to be a job for this weekend!
It isn't your normal shed roof felt I'm using, it'll be proper house stuff. Worst comes to worse I'll stick some of that EPDM stuff on at a later date!
Thanks for the info
Fair comment @kevlar, But you've got to remember we don't all live in WalesThen it will last forever in this country!
This is what I reckon the planning office is thinking, we are going to rent it out as an Airbnb or similar...
Sadly the safe option, although I'd have thought any architect will know the correct way to fire rate the walls, should be as simple as lining inside with fire rated plasterboard, that's probably the cheapest option if you have to do it. I love councils, my business is a late night bar up a narrow passage. I've had an illuminated sign above the passage way for 12 years and its been there for 10 more atleast that we can prove but my local council have decided they don't like it and it was never approved apparently. As its attached to a grade listed building I'm breaking the law having it. 3 refused applications later, each one countering a reason from the previous application and we're still going no where fast.....I will have to chain myself to it when they send the troops! Still, at least the jobsworth c**ts can justify their salaries and sleep well at night ffs... anyway rant over, I hope you get it solved soon and can crack on as by the looks of it we're all taking notes for our future pin shacks!!
If its the same here in Jersey as blighty @Jsyjay they get very ****y once the shed is over 15m Square, which yours clearly is, so if I was you I might put roof beams on but go no further than that until they have had their say !!
I founf buying all the bits separetly was more pricey than the kits as those trims are expensive but really finish the job off. The glue is also expensive. But each to their own whatever the best deal is you can get
Sneaky doorway between the two?
