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Originally Posted by sheeny
That can be a double edged sword if you are dealing with the council... it depends what they are like...
Best of luck!
When I was thinking of buying the POD, I dropped into the council to see what I would have to do since their regs/codes didn't cover observatories. I gave them copies of the plans off the Skyshed POD website. They slept on it overnight and advised me the next day that it was an exempt development  ... I guess there was nothing in the design they felt they had the expertise to challenge to rake in an extra funds, so they gave up  . If they had told me I'd need a BA and/or DA I wouldn't have a POD now!
Al. |
Same here Al,
When I approached them to build mine , after repeating the sentence
a few times to a glazed over planner, they said the only category
my structure came close to fitting was a freestanding pergola.
I remember repeating a few times : "no I said Observatory, not
Conservatory"
And they said I didn't need approval for that if it was under 3mx3m.
They said if I ever connected power to it I had to use a qualified
electrician to do it so it complied with the standards.
I told them I was an electrical contractor, showed them my license.
No further inviolvement.
I think I was lucky though.
A few people I have spoken to with Homemade/purpose built Obs have
said councils vary in their response.
One type of encumbrance is for definately no white painted roof/ walls.
You can understand that one, as I said in an earlier post, imagine the
glare for neighbours
Also, I could understand not allowing a 6ft wall and the viewing platform
allowing you to see into the neighbours yard.
If I had built my foam dome on a wall like Bazz has (his is on his front
lawn), I'm sure neighbours would complain.
It's not like you want that sort of attention from council.
They are likely to just ban you putting it up.
Keep the pics coming Houghy, I love seeing the progress of
new domes...
Steve