Lack of Building Regulations for extension, options available

vkvp

lincroft1710 said:

vkvp said:

Thanks everyone for your quick replies. I should've placed my questions all together but can't edit now. I'm relieved about the council's voluntary enforcement action. But my outstanding queries are:
** We want to build an ensuite to the bedroom that hasn't got Building control certificate. Also the rear extension is 2 meters. We may want to extend it one more meter totalling 3 meters (permitted development). Will it void our indemnity insurance if we go council for Building regulations for the works we carry out? Will council building inspector notice of the missing building control to the bedroom where our new ensuite goes & & previous 2m extension? Can building inspector then go back to council to report on our property? **

Your (absolutely pointless) indemnity policy will not cover future works.

Your Building Control inspector will deal with the works set out in your Building Regulations Approval application

Your Building Control inspector will not investigate past constructions (unless, perhaps, on inspection it turns out you are trying to add your ensuite to a bedroom constructed from sheet asbestos cement walls and corrugated asbestos cement roof on a weak timber frame with MDF inner walls and no insulation!)

Thanks for your reply. I agree the indemnity policy won't cover future works. But will carrying our future works void the insurance cover on existing works?

davidmcn

vkvp said:

lincroft1710 said:

vkvp said:

Thanks everyone for your quick replies. I should've placed my questions all together but can't edit now. I'm relieved about the council's voluntary enforcement action. But my outstanding queries are:
** We want to build an ensuite to the bedroom that hasn't got Building control certificate. Also the rear extension is 2 meters. We may want to extend it one more meter totalling 3 meters (permitted development). Will it void our indemnity insurance if we go council for Building regulations for the works we carry out? Will council building inspector notice of the missing building control to the bedroom where our new ensuite goes & & previous 2m extension? Can building inspector then go back to council to report on our property? **

Your (absolutely pointless) indemnity policy will not cover future works.

Your Building Control inspector will deal with the works set out in your Building Regulations Approval application

Your Building Control inspector will not investigate past constructions (unless, perhaps, on inspection it turns out you are trying to add your ensuite to a bedroom constructed from sheet asbestos cement walls and corrugated asbestos cement roof on a weak timber frame with MDF inner walls and no insulation!)

Thanks for your reply. I agree the indemnity policy won't cover future works. But will carrying our future works void the insurance cover on existing works?

I think you're still missing the point - it doesn't matter whether it does or doesn't, because the insurance is against a risk which (for all practical purposes) doesn't exist due to the passage of time since the works were carried out.