Outrageous abuse of a Z4 parking space

wow - can see damp being a problem there, unless they have one long cotton bud to clean the gaps :D
 
Was that house built overnight? How come they didn't notice the small gap before at a time when perhaps something couldve been done?

Does that meet building regs? (I really dont know anything about that sort of thing).
 
Couldn't the gaps be filled in? Why not adjoin it in the first place?
 
Assuming that the window that has been blocked off in the neighbouring house was sited with appropriate planning permission and more than 20 years previously, then the new house will be in breach of "Right to Light" regulations and should not have been built without the permission of that neighbour. I bet the owner was ignorant of that though, or simply didn't protest at the time that planning permission was sought.
 
ronk said:
I wonder if neighbours objected at the planning stage?
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The adjoining property owners would have been given the opportunity of commenting at the planning application stage. In addition the owner of the new house would have to give notice under the Party Wall Act 1996 so a further opportunity to comment of the detailed construction plans. Quite frankly you wouldn't want the new building joined to your property so it's not unusual to have a minimum 100mm gap between the properties and there would be no damp issues to any of the properties. There should be no reason why any litter of vermin would be attracted to the gap.
 
So they have probably been apathetic or lazy given that they will have had ample opportunties to complain.
 
Lillywhite said:
ronk said:
I wonder if neighbours objected at the planning stage?
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The adjoining property owners would have been given the opportunity of commenting at the planning application stage. In addition the owner of the new house would have to give notice under the Party Wall Act 1996 so a further opportunity to comment of the detailed construction plans. Quite frankly you wouldn't want the new building joined to your property so it's not unusual to have a minimum 100mm gap between the properties and there would be no damp issues to any of the properties. There should be no reason why any litter of vermin would be attracted to the gap.
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All of this is true, but they could have easily prevented anything being built above a single storey if they had just taken some advice :roll:
 
BMWZ4MC said:
All of this is true, but they could have easily prevented anything being built above a single storey if they had just taken some advice :roll:
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A nice garage maybe!!!!!
I suppose not quite the same return on cash tho.

It also puzzles me that if the gable ends of the new property are only 100mm from the existing gable ends, how the new foundations are constructed?
 
BMWZ4MC said:
All of this is true, but they could have easily prevented anything being built above a single storey if they had just taken some advice :roll:
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Indeed. Must say I'm surprised that the planning case officer didn't raise concerns over the loss of light to the existing first floor window to the left hand side property.
 
ronk said:
It also puzzles me that if the gable ends of the new property are only 100mm from the existing gable ends, how the new foundations are constructed?
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They will be trench fill insitu concrete foundations minimum 1.000 metre deep.
 
Would the founds of the existing buildings protrude beyond the gable walls?
Just curious. I'm sure the building inspector would have been like a moth around a flame!
 
Where does the boundary line go? Straight down the middle of the gaps?
 
ronk said:
Would the founds of the existing buildings protrude beyond the gable walls?
Just curious. I'm sure the building inspector would have been like a moth around a flame!
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The foundations of the existing properties may be corbelled brickwork since they were probably built 80-90 years ago. In any event the new concrete foundations would be deeper than the existing foundations and, as you say, the local authority building control officer would ensure that this aspect would be dealt with correctly. Details of the foundation proposals would have been submitted to the neighbours under the Party Wall Agreement for their comments and/or approval.
 
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