If I could get some thoughts on the below that would be good:
I'm in the process of buying a terraced house where the owners have knocked through the lounge/dining room to create one large space. Doesn't look like Building Regs approval was sought, my building survey noted this should be checked etc.
Looks like the thorugh lounge space was created 25+ years ago by the owner, looks like an RSJ has been used but I'm not in a position to know if it's supported correctly or the beam is the correct size.
Would be council grant this retrospectively, or is this just planning permission?
How would this be handled the seller got a structural engineer to confirm its was good for 20 years ago but not for today?
Any thoughts/opinions would be appreciated.
I will give the Building Controls office of my council a call tomorrow to see what they say.