Blog - Submitting Planning and Building Control Applications (21/12/2011)


The final week before Christmas and we are all busy trying to get as many of the current planning and building control applications compiled and finalised before the Christmas holidays.  So it’s currently all hands to the pumps !!


The Christmas tree and decorations are up. I had the traditional battle with the lights with one set completely refusing to work.  I spent about an hour until finally losing the will to carry on and decided a trip to B&Q was in order for a new set. They look lovely -  much, much better than those old ones (mainly because they work!!).  The shopping has been done on line, no hustle and bustle just “click click” and a cup of tea.


Work on the building sites is continuing despite the poor weather. The main site in is due for completion at the end of the week and talking to the site manager this morning, he is confident that it will be. I’m off to visit that site tomorrow to go through the snagging items to ensure a first class job is finished off perfectly.


We are currently in discussions with planners in numerous planning departments negotiating suitable and favourable outcomes for our clients. 



I’ve just ordered our tickets for the Ecobuild Exhibition in March. This is a three day event held at the Excel in London.  There are many great stands and it is well worth looking around to update the practice with the current thinking on this very important area.  It is amazing how this sector has moved and expanded over the last ten years.  Eco thinking has moved from being almost a ‘fad’ to a much needed way of design.  A typical example - we have just designed an extension for a client who wanted down lighters in one room, 25 of them!  I explained that by using LED down lighters (which work using 4 watts of power) they could run all 25 of them off the same power as an old fashioned 100watt bulb!  So multiply that up over time and that’s a great saving. Wise design can save clients money.


Have a great Christmas and a prosperous New Year everyone, and, above all, take care.