A new life - irving reborn after near fatal accident

[Clive S]

Great news Irving over the years I have been through a few planning appeals and they all cost a lot of time and money. Some of the planning officers look as if they are fresh out of college. ..Clive

[Wobblycogs]

Congratulations, that must be a real weight off your mind.

The builder we use on our place also works in London, he does good work at a fair price, would you like me to PM you his details?

[irving2008]

Yes please, can't hurt & we might re-tender. 2 quotes came back close but 20% over-budget and the third was £150k more!

[njhussey]

That's great news Irving, lets hope you can get a decent on budget quote and get things moving now!

[GEOFFREY]

Well done Irving. It pays to be tenacious and stick to your guns. Keep working on the builders and I am sure you will get the job done for your budget. G.

[irving2008]

So, some further news.

At the planning committee meeting on Nov 20 as reported previously they voted to overturn the refusal - actually because of procedure, now its recommended for grant its open again to objections. So it had to be deferred till this months meeting on Dec 18 for vote for formal grant. Anyway, the Chairman opened the issue and reminded the committee what was previously agreed and without further ado asked for a show of hands; it was unanimously agreed . but then the planning officer piped up "we haven't discussed any conditions". At which point the legal officer said "You've voted, so you can't add conditions afterwards". So we have permission to build a generic side and rear extension, rear dormer and general external alterations with nothing to stop us as regard size, materials, etc., since there's no condition that says we have to conform to the approved drawings. Serves them right! Of course we won't be taking too much advantage of this...

[GEOFFREY]

Wel done Irving, about time too, but still a nice seasonal happening. G.

[JoeHarris]

Haha that's awesome! What a Christmas present. You should clad it in stainless!

[Jonathan]

That's great news. How long do you expect it to be until you've got everything built and ready?

[irving2008]

Meeting builder this pm to agree pricing (fixed) and timescales (with penalties for late completion) but looking at 7-8 months realistically :(