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the evidence from this forum is that many many many people do this!Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »Who would build an extension these days without Building Control approval?
My house was built in 1851 and has a perfectly effective dpc made of slate.
The original house does have air bricks. (And I'm told is unlikely to have a DPC due to date of construction.)0 -
the evidence from this forum is that many many many people do this!
Granted, but maybe it is getting rarer?
Or is it just that people with more recent work are less likely to sell and so we don't see as many newer ones?
When we first started buying, there never seemed to be any questions about building regs from solicitors. It seems to be standard practice now, if what we read is a reflection of what happens out there.
What do you think?Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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I think it is the educational system of no one fails at anything so they think they can do anything. Not only that but if you have a degree in nothing you have just got to know more about building an extension than a mere builder who doesn't have a degree.
Probably blame the quality of the bricks when it all falls down.0 -
Breaking the rules/regulations in different ways is endemic now because no one polices them properly.
I live among the last 4 properties before the border with the neighbouring authority. Of these four, all the owners have broken the planning rules in the last 10 years.
In the case of ourselves and our immediate neighbour, we've ignored a planning restriction because there's a strong financial benefit from doing so. Otherwise, we are the 'well-behaved' ones, because all building work in both properties has been council approved and inspected.
The neighbour on the other side has recently extended her stables without seeking planning permission, despite them fronting a B class road. She thinks no one will notice or care. She's probably correct.
About 300m further on, the owners of a recently constructed modern barn have added an entire residential floor internally, despite being refused council permission to do this in 2015. They are very well-off and, apparently, don't think or care that anyone will report them.
If we cross over into the next authority, the first 'building' met with is a commercial sized polytunnel. My commercial-sized polytunnel has planning permission, but that one just went up and no one questioned it.
If I can detail all this in a half mile trip along a rural road, just think what's going on in the cities!0 -
Thinking about it, you're right.
Our neighbours built their garage without planning - it doesn't qualify under PD.
And we have family with a listed building who think uPVC is a good idea. I voice myself constantly. What is the point of buying a listed house if you don't appreciate it? And they actually have two listed houses.Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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Yes, the survey does say it might work out cheaper to rebuild the extension completely.In your situation, the surveyor has identified a number of faults with this extension (lack of DPC, poor build quality), and is suggesting that there are problems with damp.
I suspect that he would recommend demolition and rebuilding with proper building control approval - It may well work out cheaper than trying to fix the faults and also improve the value of the property.
I am now inclined to walk away, but will talk to the surveyor first, and think about it a bit more.
Buying (for a price that reflects the work required), and then immediately rebuilding the extension, might make sense for some; but I am not looking for a building project.0 -
Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »Who would build an extension these days without Building Control approval?
Where I live is a rural area and even now I would say about half of the population have extensions built without any planning or building regs.
A lot of farmers have built bungalows for their kids on the land without any permission.
Not surprising when the local mechanic told me that most of the cars he works on are running on red diesel.0
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