Alleged corruption in Conservation office

[MatthewC]

I think the CO sounds like she's making a good decision regarding that extension. It may be that she said yes to the conservatory and got shouted down by everyone else in her department, we just don't know. In any case I think a modern conservatory on a Georgian building is odd, and a modern conservatory stuck on a little extension even odder. I don't like buildings that sprawl out into the back garden, and I'm sure the neighbours would be less than delighted too.

We originally wanted a old style matching stone built extension, which was turned down. The CO actually SUGGESTED the conservatory! Why encourage us to re-apply and then go back to the original arguments? No neighbours are close and it is all hidden by the remnants of the enchanted forest. Moreover, we've just had a HUGE "community centre built out the back - an enormous white block....

As for being fussy about width of architrave: excellent. It's nice to hear of a CO paying such attention to detail

No, the CO was just being silly and ignorant. If you have two sash windows side by side, you must have room for two sash weights!

Matthew's house, that is having such care and attention lavished on it after a long spell of neglect, will look all the better for it.

The CO hasn't helped one iota in this.

 

[AMc]

In any case I think a modern conservatory on a Georgian building is odd, and a modern conservatory stuck on a little extension even odder. I don't like buildings that sprawl out into the back garden, and I'm sure the neighbours would be less than delighted too.

You've just described the extensions done to my house - except it was a Victorian who did it presumably without asking anyone at all.

 

[Flyfisher]

Those Victorians eh? Still, at least they only added to your house with minimal destruction of original fabric - unlike whoever it was that hacked our tudor timber-frame apart to install their completely inappropriate Georgian sash windows. :wink: