I secured planning permission for a rear extension to my bungalow, which is now built. The new back door opens outwards and is clearly shown as such on the submitted plans.
I haven't yet installed the steps from this back door down to garden/patio level (and for this reason haven't yet secured a completion certificate) but I'm now ready to build them.
My understanding (which might of course be wrong) is that descending steps should not begin immediately outside an outward-opening door: there has to be a level area of a specific depth first.
But... the plans which have been passed *do* show steps down from the threshold of the door. Leaving aside the question of whether or not this is actually sensible or desirable, does the fact that the plans have been accepted mean that I could build the steps like that if I chose to do so? Or would Building Control refuse to sign off the work?
Many thanks.