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| David T Member Since: 01 Sep 2016 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 190   
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No, unless it's stood empty for a while with no services and you want a council tax "holiday"
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13th May 2017 7:33pm |
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| ickle Member Since: 22 Jul 2010 Location: South Vendee Posts: 1727  
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strictly changing any room into a bathroom is notifiable to the council for building regs approval.
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13th May 2017 7:53pm |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7873 
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I think that would be notifiable, due to the extent of the work, but best give building control a quick call for confirmation. James
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13th May 2017 8:18pm |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5024 
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If you have trades to certify the bits you do not need to notify building control, as the trades are certifying it.
If you are doing the work yourself, then you can notify building control to enable you to do the work, same as if you got trades to do it...but who aren't certifying it. Mike |
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13th May 2017 8:28pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240 
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This is true. Contractors can't self certify this sort of work. The other stuff is essentially maintenance and can be signed off in the way that you describe. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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13th May 2017 8:36pm |
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| David T Member Since: 01 Sep 2016 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 190
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No it is'nt, unless in a listed building. |
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13th May 2017 10:29pm |
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| corgi1 Member Since: 26 Feb 2017 Location: bucks Posts: 440  
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Sorry to disagree people, I do this kind of thing quite a bit, if your changing kitchen to a bathroom- inc a toilet you must contact building control, they will want to see where you break into the sewer before they sign it off, but if your not going to sell it you will get away with it, if in the future you sel it don't mention it, and no one will be the wiser, the other stuff as you all say can be signed off
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14th May 2017 12:41am |
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| David T Member Since: 01 Sep 2016 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 190
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One thing is for certain, in the time it takes to argue the toss on here you could put in for planning permission, build an extension, put the house on the market, sell it and purchase a place in Tuscany using Silvio Berlusconi's legal team.
Best of luck with it all. You can check the Gov. planning portal, btw. |
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14th May 2017 6:29am |
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| DarrenJ Member Since: 07 May 2012 Location: North Beds Posts: 312
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Cheers for all the advice, as there is already waste in the room i didn't think id need but I keep getting mixed messages.
There is no intention to sell but purely to make it more habitable for my mum by making the old bathroom as an ensuite wet room. Cheers again Darren Darren |
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14th May 2017 8:49am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240
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Darren, if you're not sure then the best course of action would be to give your local building control dept. a call and ask. In my experience, building control are usually pretty pragmatic and helpful (unlike planners...). Darren
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14th May 2017 9:18am |
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| languedoc Member Since: 13 May 2016 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 283  
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As an ex chartered surveyor, you need warrants for relocating bathrooms. You can do this later with retrospective permission if you come to sell or do it now.
Any buyer will use a surveyor and they should report changed layouts and this will then require a follow up by the solicitor on behalf of the lender. Windows also need to be up to escape standard depending on your local authority but just keep the spec and paperwork which will be fine. |
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14th May 2017 9:39am |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5024
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There is a website from LABC that takes you through all of this.
Breaking into a sewer isnt the problem - its load bearing weights on the wall for the bathroom As a point - you dont need building control - you need a building inspector, which could be the local authority but can be a private inspector - Building control is the only area where its a statutory requirement (if needed) but isnt the sole LA responsibility. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/info/200128/building_control https://www.planningportal.co.uk/info/2001...egulations Mike |
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14th May 2017 9:49am |
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| ginjez Member Since: 18 Sep 2011 Location: huddersfield Posts: 1749 
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I hope there are no planners on here but you are quite right. LABC are an absolute pleasure to deal with as long as you are straight with them. Pick up the phone and have a chat with your local officer. I deal with them weekly and would not even consider a private company for inspections. |
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14th May 2017 7:40pm |
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| familymad Member Since: 13 Dec 2011 Location: Bucks Posts: 3461  
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Spark completing correct and relevant paperwork will notify Council
Fensa will do the same as above Yes, new bathroom requires building regs approval not planning. Can do it on a building notice yourself though. 1951 80" S1 2.0 1995 110 300TDI 1995 90 300TDI |
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14th May 2017 8:01pm |
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