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SatS
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Personally i think it’s a big con , all these people know each other ; they know if they bounce a report it will mean whoever redoes the eco report will earn a few extra bucks , it’s corruption , just a different form
Disclaimer: I've been f'd over a few times with planning so I may be biased in my opinion !
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V8Druid
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nah -- that's a pretty fair appraisal IMHDO -- all in each other's pockets, in 'the old boys' club.Personally i think it’s a big con , all these people know each other ; they know if they bounce a report it will mean whoever redoes the eco report will earn a few extra bucks , it’s corruption , just a different form
Disclaimer: I've been f'd over a few times with planning so I may be biased in my opinion !
Planning should be taken completely out of the hands of incompetent, unqualified, trumped up, little tin Gods, who currently 'sit on high' deciding the fate of other ppl's lives/livelihoods ..
if yer face doesn't fit - you'm ****ed, in a lot of cases ...
often 'who you know' / or have upset
ditto on the disclaimer ...... but still a fair assessment
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DaveDCB
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Well your right on one thing my ecologist did indeed earn a extra £400 for the bat loft addition… but i think it’s more justifying their jobs.. if everything flew through planning and there was no backlog they would be out of a job in no time!Personally i think it’s a big con , all these people know each other ; they know if they bounce a report it will mean whoever redoes the eco report will earn a few extra bucks , it’s corruption , just a different form
Disclaimer: I've been f'd over a few times with planning so I may be biased in my opinion !
pettsy
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Waiting for planning on an extension at the moment, my planning agent used to work for local council planning dept so hopefully knows his way around it.
I do some plumbing work for a local eco trust charity outfit. They seem to have got their nose into being consulted on anything planning related, which I imagine brings more funding to throw at buying land and “rewilding” places.
I do some plumbing work for a local eco trust charity outfit. They seem to have got their nose into being consulted on anything planning related, which I imagine brings more funding to throw at buying land and “rewilding” places.
V8Druid
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farm anyone?
www.southwalesargus.co.uk
only 1.6 acres with it though-rest's been sold off ...... with Powells Rural if you wanna look .... 'bout 4 miles from me
Abandoned farmhouse in need of full renovation for sale – but work will be worth it!
A GRADE two listed Monmouthshire farmhouse in need of full renovation, complete with cider barn and farm buildings, is up for sale for £595,000.
only 1.6 acres with it though-rest's been sold off ...... with Powells Rural if you wanna look .... 'bout 4 miles from me
Vinpetrol
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That looks cheapfarm anyone?
View attachment 69593Abandoned farmhouse in need of full renovation for sale – but work will be worth it!
A GRADE two listed Monmouthshire farmhouse in need of full renovation, complete with cider barn and farm buildings, is up for sale for £595,000.
only 1.6 acres with it though-rest's been sold off ...... with Powells Rural if you wanna look .... 'bout 4 miles from me
V8Druid
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house is not in great shape Vin, but yeh, 's not dear - lot of potential with deep pockets
a mile off a main rd with good access
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/155140367#/?channel=COM_BUY
not fussed on the agent though
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DaveDCB
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Worth a read if anyone ever considers a listed house with outbuildings… Ive got caught up in it the last few years
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Monkeybusiness
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Had that at my dad’s old place - the barns were separate and not listed but the conservation officer was a nightmare and everything was treated as listed. They didn’t actually object to conversion to a dwelling but nothing could be done without their consent (and they insisted upon some ridiculous ideas). Made the job difficult and expensive.
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Monkeybusiness
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Looks amazing - shame they didn’t keep 20 acres with it, surely that would have given it a good chunk more desirability?house is not in great shape Vin, but yeh, 's not dear - lot of potential with deep pockets
a mile off a main rd with good access
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/155140367#/?channel=COM_BUY
not fussed on the agent though
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V8Druid
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absolutely ...... it may be an old 'estate' property ... Pam seemed to think it was part of the Kenchurch Estate at one time
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bobthebuilder
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need to blow a million quid to tidy that lot up ,would it be worth 2 mill done ,idont thinksoabsolutely ...... it may be an old 'estate' property ... Pam seemed to think it was part of the Kenchurch Estate at one time
V8Druid
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my thoughts exactly
... P*w*l*s have a habit of shooting high on valuation to get the job then reeling it in down the road - often by 20-30% ... a right BS merchant
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bobthebuilder
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they are all the same biggest bunch of thieving twatsmy thoughts exactly
V8Druid
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Fixed that for you Bob
had a good, acceptable offer on Vicki's old house last May ... idle twats never followed up on it and the offerer bought an alternate property ten days later .. they 'forgot' FFS
.....sacked them off and went with a different agent -- first lot haven't heard the last of it from me, but biding my time currently to see how much we'll be 'down' eventually, before pursuing them through their professional association for their incompetence
V8Druid
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RICS president steps aside amid probe into role in legal battle over £32m moth-infested mansion
President elect Nick Maclean takes over on temporary basis after Justin Sullivan waits for outcome of review
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" Sullivan’s referral comes after he served as an expert witness for the seller of a luxury Notting Hill mansion which was found by its buyers, Iya Patarkatsishvili and Yevhen Hunyak, to be infested by what one insect specialist had described as a moth infestation of “extreme proportions”.
A High Court judge ruled in February that the buyers were entitled to a full refund as the seller William Woodward-Fisher, had failed to disclose the infestation. Mr Woodward-Fisher has since been handed a £36.5m final court bill.
Sullivan was criticised by the judge, Mr Justice Fancourt, for providing “flawed” evidence and for being ”unwilling to make sensible concessions”. "
V8Druid
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WTF???? " Since the Grenfell Tower fire on 14th June 2017, four of the seven organisations under investigation for the cladding and refurbishment have secured £355m in public sector contracts "
www.theconstructionindex.co.uk
Grenfell-linked companies received £355m in contracts since the fire
Seven organisations involved in the deadly refurbishment of Grenfell Tower face possible exclusion from public contracts, the government has said in its response to the public inquiry.
www.theconstructionindex.co.uk
V8Druid
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" Merseyside Police names 12 people charged following investigation into awarding of council contracts
Former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson is among 12 people charged with bribery and misconduct relating to council contracts following an investigation involving a number of property developers.
Derek Hatton, former deputy leader of Liverpool council in the 1980s, and the council’s former director and regeneration chief Nick Kavanagh are also among those charged. "
www.building.co.uk
'praps this should be in the C**** thread - but can't get it to come up in a search
Former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson is among 12 people charged with bribery and misconduct relating to council contracts following an investigation involving a number of property developers.
Derek Hatton, former deputy leader of Liverpool council in the 1980s, and the council’s former director and regeneration chief Nick Kavanagh are also among those charged. "
Former Liverpool mayor and former council regeneration chief charged with bribery
Merseyside Police names 12 people charged following investigation into awarding of council contracts
www.building.co.uk
'praps this should be in the C**** thread - but can't get it to come up in a search
V8Druid
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PMI reveals fastest downturn in construction since pandemic
While the government hopes to ‘build, baby, build’, UK construction has just gone through its worst month for nearly five years.
www.theconstructionindex.co.uk
" February’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) sank to a score of 44.6 – its lowest reading since May 2020 in the time of covid lockdowns. "
a very interesting read here
Planning approvals sink to decade-low
The number of planning permissions granted for new homes sank to its lowest level for a decade last year.
www.theconstructionindex.co.uk
" .....equating to a loss of more than 85,000 annual approvals. .......The rolling annual total of approved sites has now set new record lows for 11 consecutive quarters. "
and this is just ridiculous in the extreme
" The Scottish Conservatives have proposed lowering the school leaving age from 16 to 14 to allow young people to get a head start on apprenticeships " 
Plumbers slam call for lowering school leaving age
The Plumbing & Heating Federation has spoken out against a proposal to lower the school leaving age.
www.theconstructionindex.co.uk
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