domestic properties under Class Q Permitted Development).
He then put in an additional application to account for the change of plans. “I did all the applications myself and they went through smoothly,” he says. “There were no problems or objections whatsoever. They requested details of planting, access etc., but didn’t make a single comment on the design.” In fact, not only did Rob make the applications himself, he even did the designs and drawings himself. “I literally started off with rectangles sketched out to get the size and proportions, and then just continually tweaked until I was happy with it,” he explains. “I use CAD all the time, so it was easy for me.”
He had to make one further alteration, where he’d missed out a sunken area where a hot tub was to sit, but a simple additional application soon rectified the situation. The only conditions set by the local authority related to what Rob refers to as the “usual” things, such as biodiversity, sample panels, and access.
MOVING ON With everything in place following the change of plan, Rob was ready to begin work. He had already extended the drains from the back of the main house to the barns before the house had sold, so that was one less thing to worry about. An unusual quirk with the main electric
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