On Sat, 07 Feb 2004 16:55:37 +0000, a particular chimpanzee named
Simon Hawthorne randomly hit the keyboard
and produced:

Structural engineer been round this morning and checked the footings.
Although they are not very deep, they are sitting on clay and he is
happy with them. Unfortunately, the planners may have a different
idea - so over to them.

Nothing to do with the planners. Building Control will (or should)
only require you to make sure that the structure is no worse after the
conversion than it was before (i.e. if you increase the loading or
undermine the foundations).
--
Hugo Nebula
"The fact that no-one on the internet wants a piece of this
shows you just how far you've strayed from the pack".