Size of detailed drawing ?

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I have full planning based on drawing showing width of building as say 3.90m.

How much wider could I get away with on the detailed plans?

There are no neighbours nearby.

If the answer is no larger then how much wider could the actual building be built?

Tony
 
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I don't really understand what your asking. Is the width of an extension 3.9 or the existing building 3.9? If you have plans approved for planning that say the extension shall be 3.9m wide then you must build it no wider than 3.9m. :confused: :confused: :confused:
 
How long is a piece of string again mate? I have had this conversation with a few punters.....they never listen :rolleyes:

If what you have approved is 3.9m (as per your eg), then build it to 3.9m.........not to 3.8m or 4m, at 3.9m. If you wanted to build a bigger extension, why didn't you apply for that?

It's entirely your fault if you build it bigger than the approved dwg's + then Planning Enforcement come after you.
 
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And just for your (OP) information, 3.9m isn't a brick dimension anyway. So depending on the shape of your building, you'll have to go a little bit less or more than the 3.9m anyway.

You would be looking at the following, which are nearest to that dimension...

3835mm (CO+)
3825mm (CO)
3815mm (CO-)

or...

3947.5mm (CO+)
3937.5mm (CO)
3927.5mm (CO-)
 
A good bricky will easily be able to absorb 40mm in the joints over 3.9m. There's no excuse to go over.
 
Yes indeed but I like my bricky's to be within +/- 1mm. I'll settle for nothing less :LOL:
 
Does your brickie work in London?

But the exterior is all to be rendered and pebbledashed.

Tony
 
Oh ok. So it's not "that" much of an issue then as you'll be rendering on blockwork.

Just out of interest, how much bigger would you like to go?

In the past, I have had contractors build something maybe 50-100mm at the absolute MOST wider than what was noted on the drawing, which I'm obviously not happy about but it's the risk they take. Worst case, planning could stop work on site, serve an enforcement notice and ask for the building to be removed and re-built as per the planning approved drawings.

In some situations when actual dimensions are not noted on the planning drawing, then scaling from a 1:100 drawing, there may be "some" tolerance to go a little bigger, but again... it's not recommended because that is not what planning permission has been sought for.

If you're only talking about 50mm, then I would say that's fine as it'll be very difficult to notice that externally... from a planning officer's point of view. And in some cases, speak to the planning department to ask them that you need to go 50mm wider because of some VERY GOOD reason and they may agree and say proceed. But then you do stand the chance of bringing it to their attention, them refusing the reason and then they may carry out physical dimensional checks to make sure the building is the correct size.
 
What the hells the point in building it 50mm over? If you really want to make it usefully bigger then see if the planners will allow you to amend the application drawings and re-submit as an amendment to the conditions.
 

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