Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:

my trench was signed-off by building inspector this morning.

amazed they have time to do that ....

Private building control, they only need 1 day notice to attend, but I
gave them longer. Concrete was poured on lockdown day.

Tricky Dicky wrote:

They can be cheaper than local BC

Not cheaper in this case, but I found them more approachable/flexible
plus the council's planning dept had already showed what a mixture of
helpful vs stubborn behaviour they were capable of (depending who I saw).