Good Architect/ Grand Designs

[Hereiam]

I have a big dicussion to make sortly. Got a house design passed for a site beside home last yr. We are currently living in a small house on the home farm which my father renovated when he built a new house in the 80's which is also on the same street. My father is happy enougn to give me the site and my wife is bushing for the new house, but the thing is my father had intended to move into the house we are in now as it is smaller and cheaper to run and he would perfer if we moved into the 80's house. I don't really feel there is a need for another house on the farm as we could re arrange the 80's house to suit our needs, and i don't want to be in debt till I'm 60. To be honest it is the wife who wants the new house. What would you do.

[blewuporstuffed]

I have a big dicussion to make sortly. Got a house design passed for a site beside home last yr. We are currently living in a small house on the home farm which my father renovated when he built a new house in the 80's which is also on the same street. My father is happy enougn to give me the site and my wife is bushing for the new house, but the thing is my father had intended to move into the house we are in now as it is smaller and cheaper to run and he would perfer if we moved into the 80's house. I don't really feel there is a need for another house on the farm as we could re arrange the 80's house to suit our needs, and i don't want to be in debt till I'm 60. To be honest it is the wife who wants the new house. What would you do.

sorry on a completely unrelated noe, always meant to ask, who is that on your avatar?!!!???

[Hereiam]

Tyronegirl 

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I think your technically allowed to submit your own drawings if you know what your at. But maybe If you and the woman sit down an try to draw out the plan in an architect style, then give that to a qualified architect for them to turn it profesional, and check the structural integrity so that they can put their name against it, you would save yourself a few bob.

Fantastic one on More4 today
Really good for capturing the views in an area such as donegal, http://www.channel4.com/4homes/on-tv/grand-designs/episode-guides/berkshire-the-cruciform-house-08-06-12_p_1.html



Like that too.

Last year's home of the year i think, would be a real hit with the planners and a dream to heat.

[Tony Baloney]

I have a big dicussion to make sortly. Got a house design passed for a site beside home last yr. We are currently living in a small house on the home farm which my father renovated when he built a new house in the 80's which is also on the same street. My father is happy enougn to give me the site and my wife is bushing for the new house, but the thing is my father had intended to move into the house we are in now as it is smaller and cheaper to run and he would perfer if we moved into the 80's house. I don't really feel there is a need for another house on the farm as we could re arrange the 80's house to suit our needs, and i don't want to be in debt till I'm 60. To be honest it is the wife who wants the new house. What would you do.

Like everything - it depends. The brother-in-law is in a similar boat. He is in a fairly rundown house on the farm and is inheriting the farm and the farmhouse on it with the auld pair are moving out. Rather than fixing up the old house he is in for the auld pair he is coping it and building them a new house.

You would really need to price both options - move into the 80s house after a good refurb against building a new house from the founds up. Could the 80s house be sold to fund a new house or is it surrounded by family land? Personally I'd favour the refurb if the costs were favourable.

The brother-in-law in doubly stuck as the farmhouse he is moving into is listed so his refurb is costing him more than a new build!

[Hereiam]

The small house I am in at the minute is in good nick. I put new external doors and double glazed windows in last year and it has oil fired heating. It is only about 900sq.ft and with an expanding family its getting a bit cramped. The 80's house can/will not be sold because of the layout of the farm. Having sleepless nites about this one. I am doing the plans myself but i know that a new house is madness and i don't have the enthusiasm to finish the plans, its just a case of opening the other halfs eyes to this fact.

[Banana Man]

Any word on when the new PPS 21 is going to be finalised  it's getting to the ridiculous stage

[el_cuervo_fc]

Any word on when the new PPS 21 is going to be finalised  it's getting to the ridiculous stage

I think it's been signed off by Stormont already, but the ministers have asked for it to be put on hold.