And here we find out why the local planning authorities are so hated… after costly designs and drawings are submitted; you pay the, to submit, pay to have it reviewed, they get a salary for this, are responsible for approval. Despite this it’s your fault if THEY get it wrong. That has to change. If your plants are signed off by the authority… that should be it and tough if they missed something IT SHOULD BE ON THEM, not you especially after all the hurdles you’ve already jumped through.
Can't agree more Edward, you literally have to spend in the region of 10k on architect, engineer, planning fees etc. etc. all for the application stage. This is years of savings for many people. It can take literally years to process the application. And after all that, it can be all for nothing, they can just refuse it. It's really beyond unfair the way it's set up, I'd say it's borderline cruel. I have no doubt in my mind it's actively set up in this way to discourage individual people from building their own home. Therefore keeping the housing stock artificially in high demand and low supply. Of course guaranteeing the powerful development companies are able to monopolise the market.
Some really good advice and insights here. Thanks for posting. Now that Edinburgh has declared a housing emergency, it will be interesting to see if Planning become more receptive to small residential spaces in gardens?
And the building regulations refer to BS standards which cost 200-400 so you can not easily check what is required. In most of Europe these are available free, it is only the UK that charge as if Caxton is still printing them.
And here we find out why the local planning authorities are so hated… after costly designs and drawings are submitted; you pay the, to submit, pay to have it reviewed, they get a salary for this, are responsible for approval. Despite this it’s your fault if THEY get it wrong. That has to change. If your plants are signed off by the authority… that should be it and tough if they missed something IT SHOULD BE ON THEM, not you especially after all the hurdles you’ve already jumped through.
Can't agree more Edward, you literally have to spend in the region of 10k on architect, engineer, planning fees etc. etc. all for the application stage. This is years of savings for many people. It can take literally years to process the application. And after all that, it can be all for nothing, they can just refuse it. It's really beyond unfair the way it's set up, I'd say it's borderline cruel. I have no doubt in my mind it's actively set up in this way to discourage individual people from building their own home. Therefore keeping the housing stock artificially in high demand and low supply. Of course guaranteeing the powerful development companies are able to monopolise the market.
love this, lots of great wee details in there!
Thank you! I really enjoyed making this, it was a break from the usual content but still relevant
Some really good advice and insights here. Thanks for posting. Now that Edinburgh has declared a housing emergency, it will be interesting to see if Planning become more receptive to small residential spaces in gardens?
Great interview and what an eye opener. Admire anyone who is brave enough to undertake this project.
Thanks, it’s been an eye opener for me seeing how much detail he went into, the amount of research taken on this is amazing
And the building regulations refer to BS standards which cost 200-400 so you can not easily check what is required. In most of Europe these are available free, it is only the UK that charge as if Caxton is still printing them.
This is true and it’s a big issue for small businesses and self builders
Enjoyed the talk gents.
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