The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Tue May 12, 2009 9:35 pm**

Been to look at a job tonight and they wanted a 20 sq metre extension to their already block paved drive (at the side). The drive slopes to the house and all the water at present goes into the drains.

So trying to do things right as I like to do I told the potential client about the new regs and that he would have to apply for planning permission needless to say he said thanks but no thanks sorry to waste my time.

My query is would you all have done the same in telling him or thrown caution to the wind and just done the job in the usual way before the new regs.

I am totally frustrated by it all because everyone I have been to see and told about the new regs has never got back in touch and the ones I have been passed since have not had any work done either.

It is hard enough getting the work at the moment with out this STUMBLING block.

Sorry for going on but it is really pi@*ing me of .

Posted: **Tue May 12, 2009 9:59 pm**

I would think that Â£65-70 per square metre is a big enough stretch for anyone at the moment. A new room on a house could be considered and essential, but Im yet to see a drive as such. Plans drawn up , Â£150 for submitting plans - Ergo, it can wait

Posted: **Tue May 12, 2009 10:10 pm**

i wouldent say anything to be honest , unless its a new driveways being put in and they have already inquired about it etc

last job i did they phoned the council to get advice on the new regs and they were told to hang up and pretend they never called lol

Posted: **Wed May 13, 2009 7:38 am**

look here
reading this i dont think he needed planning
LLL

Posted: **Wed May 13, 2009 8:48 am**

Just got back to base after going to Reading for materials. On the main road, bloody Broadway Paving (they of the mass marketing and continued false claims of Interlay membership) with yet another new CBP driveway draining straight onto the pavement, no provision at all to comply.

My approach is to only offer compliant driveways but I don't talk about the planning element. I figure that in the highly unlikely event of a challenge that retrospective planning would be granted.

I'm not doing permeable paving as yet. If I was, I think I'd have to go the whole hog with customers.

Posted: **Wed May 13, 2009 10:59 am**

Injured, if I were you I would change my approach.

A contractor I know uses it as a benefit, in other words he brings up the new regs (in very simple terms) and says that his company will check if PP is required and if so they will submit all relevant paperwork and pay the PP fee.

He has not lost a single sale so far and in fact has picked up a job where people had changed their minds after seeing people before him who had said that PP was required.

Good Luck,
WOP

The Brew Cabin

Block drive work - New regs?