Space saving staircase to loft

[freddiemercurystwin]

Well if you put forward the argument I said in my first post it's hard to see why they would not accommodate you. That said you've not posted a to-scale plan of your house.

 

[BFish]

I'm waiting for a copy of the drawings which has been promised tomorrow so I'll be able to post it.
I did put forward the argument and even pointed out it's in the approved document. I'll try speaking to the BCO again.

 

[frutbunn]

If all else fails you can apply for a determination
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/building-regulations-determinations
I hadn't realised you could apply for these when using a private inspector, I'd always assumed it was only when dealing with local authorities, but then again I've never worked on the dark side.

 

[BFish]

Sorry for the delay but been chasing for the drawings from the architects. He's drawn a proposal of where he thinks the stairs might go. Involves taking spaces from the 2 bigger rooms to reduce the impact on the medium room.
I'm thinking that the alternating tread staircase will fit in the space where i have storage area beside the existing stairs. It'll be a squeeze but i think it'll just about fit.

 

[big-all]

no expert but dont you need a space about+50-75% larger than the tread width on a space saver so an opening would be 600xsay 1000mm ??