Thanks CBGB
Builders are tradesmen, not design professionals and they will only certify their work - if you press them - in relation to it being in compliance with the Building Regulations, but not with planning permission.
They seldom offer a good "after sales" service unless you hold significant retention on them and at the moment they are all scrabbling around for crumbs to keep them going.
The last thing any of them want to contempate is a delay due to a planning application.
For the price of a phone call to your local planning officer you have found out the true position - well done.
Basically, anything that isn't specifically called up in the exempted development schedule cannot be assumed to be exempted.
Even where all the basic factors are right, there are many other issues which mean the exempted development schedule might still not apply; -
- protected structure status
- being in an architectural conservation area
- being part of a listed view, etc.
Its great to see posters like yourself actually reading the advice and empowering yourself to act and check it.
This is a good attitude to have even if you *do* retain a building professional to advice you - it keeps us on our toes!
ONQ.
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All advice on AAM is remote from the situation and cannot be relied upon as a defence or support - in and of itself - should legal action be taken.
Competent legal and building professionals should be asked to advise in Real Life with rights to inspect and issue reports on the matters at hand.