Building regulations

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Can anyone answer a question for me. I have a house with planning permission granted in 2008, house built in 2012. Are we bound by planning restriction of 2008 or 2012?

sydthebeat

There is no one word answer without knowing the particulars of your case.

Most notably your planning grant date, commencement date and your competition date.

The building regulations are not all dated the same, as they are constantly updated and therefore have different activation dates.

Gumbo

Curiosity well you know what that did wrote: »

Can anyone answer a question for me. I have a house with planning permission granted in 2008, house built in 2012. Are we bound by planning restriction of 2008 or 2012?

What does it matter if the house has been built 5 years by now?
Whar are you trying to work out exactly?

Planning granted in 2008
Started building in 2012.

You are bound by the planning conditions of the 08 application, but you are. Kind by the building regulations in force at the time in 2012.

Curiosity well you know what that did

sydthebeat wrote: »

There is no one word answer without knowing the particulars of your case.

Most notably your planning grant date, commencement date and your competition date.

The building regulations are not all dated the same, as they are constantly updated and therefore have different activation dates.

We are in the process of purchasing the house.

The planning grant date was November 2008
Commencement date was August 2012
completion date April 2013

There is a building control correspondence asking to confirm renewable energy system has been installed to comply with part L

My question is do we have to comply with this under transitional arrangement of the 2011 building regulations for part L?

Gumbo

Curiosity well you know what that did wrote: »

We are in the process of purchasing the house.

The planning grant date was November 2008
Commencement date was August 2012
completion date April 2013

There is a building control correspondence asking to confirm renewable energy system has been installed to comply with part L

My question is do we have to comply with this under transitional arrangement of the 2011 building regulations for part L?

Yes as you commenced the build date while TGD Part L 2011 was in force. All works after 1st December 2011 need to comply.

Curiosity well you know what that did

kceire wrote: »

Yes as you commenced the build date while TGD Part L 2011 was in force. All works after 1st December 2011 need to comply.

What about the transitional arrangements that says
The forgoing document may continue to be used in the case of dwellings where planning approval or permission has been applied for on or before 30th November 2011 and substantial work has been completed by 30th November 2013

Because the house was completed by April 2012, could we use this clause to say it is exempt from complying with renewable energy requirements?

sydthebeat

Renewable energy requirement is in since 2008, it just got more onerous in 2011.

If your purchasing a non compliant house, either argue for a lower purchase price to make out right, or walk way