did I get the BCO to come out ?
everyone else in my street (that has converted their cellar) have done it the same way and without building consent. being the upstanding citizen that I am, and the fact the NCMA would require BC approval before I could use the room, I called him in. and guess what, he's scuppered my plans, can't do this, can't do that... oh and you can't do that either ! the up side was the head room issue, I was under the impression it had to be 2m, but he said he'd be happy with 1.7m, which makes digging out the rear section (to be cupboard space and toilet) a lot less hassle, and, he came up with a solution to avoid putting in an RSJ.
all in all a bad day and that skip I hired is almost empty and will be going back like that...
LJ