Bit of a random question this one but im sure someone on here may be
able to help. I am currently looking into the idea of designing and
building my own house. Now I am a complete novice with this type of
thing and I am trying to get a little bit of info on what rules and
regulations there are for a href="http://www.justaskdino.com"new
build planning/a. I can only imagine how much many avenues I am
going to have to go down, but any helpful hints or information would
be greatly appreciated. Plus it will get the other half off my back!

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Bit of a random question this one but im sure someone on here may be
able to help. I am currently looking into the idea of designing and
building my own house. Now I am a complete novice with this type of
thing and I am trying to get a little bit of info on what rules and
regulations there are for a href="http://www.justaskdino.com"new
build planning/a. I can only imagine how much many avenues I am
going to have to go down, but any helpful hints or information would
be greatly appreciated. Plus it will get the other half off my back!

Not the d-i-y answer you want, maybe, but your best answer would be to
draw a rough sketch of what you want, then take it to an architect, and
I'd also ask the architect to manage the project. It'll pay you back in
saved time and grief.

If you use something like Sweethome 3D, which is free for Windows to
make a rough 3D representation, that makes it easier for you to
visualise what's possible and what's not.

As to the rules governing new build, start with the Building
Regulations, then check your local planning rules, taking into
consideration what's next door and what you want to build. The website
you point to is a reasonable start.

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Tciao for Now!

John.

Ummm - was I wrong to dismiss the OP as merely trying to get a site
further up the pecking order in search engines? After all, why would
the OP ask for advice if s/he already knows about a site which offers
"a completely cost free question & answer service that will guide you
through the construction maze"? Or is it that it doesn't deliver on
those claims? In other words, that s/he found www.justaskdino.com is
bloody useless?
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Robin
PM may be sent to rbw0{at}hotmail{dot}com

Robin wrote:
Ummm - was I wrong to dismiss the OP as merely trying to get a site
further up the pecking order in search engines? After all, why would
the OP ask for advice if s/he already knows about a site which offers
"a completely cost free question & answer service that will guide you
through the construction maze"? Or is it that it doesn't deliver on
those claims?

The main feature of the site is a picture of a house, and if you click,
it gives a one paragraph summary that says nothing useful. Worth what
they charge, I reckon.

ICBA digging any further, as I have been on payafortune 3G all day. The
OP may, of course, have been fishing for opinions about the site, but as
he hasn't replied, and it looks like a throwaway e-mail addres, I fear
you may be right.


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Tciao for Now!

John.