Hi all
To complete one phase of work and get flooring down etc., I want to re-join the downstairs ring and create a separate feed to the kitchen. Some time ago I moved the split in a split CU to give an extra RCD protected breaker. Due to certain sockets having been removed during building works, the start and end of the local kitchen ring present with junction boxes. So I wanted to run separate feeds from the CU to these and close up the existing ring.
Because this wiring will, for the moment, go into the kitchen loft and not enter the Kitchen "room", can it be argued that this is not a special location? (I will leave these wires long to be pulled into appropriate sockets when kitchen re-work is decided). Ideally I would like to run the new feeds to the kitchen in new colour cable, but then it will stand out as a job carried out after the introduction of Part P.
So I guess what I'm looking for are some weasel words to convince the BCO that it was OK to run the new feeds provided it didn't involve work in the kitchen per se. Then once they have approved the second fix etc. I can simply connect up to the new circuit to the new feeds and strip out the old. Sounds a lot of fag I know, but I really need to keep an operational kitchen for as long as possible - so complete strip and re-wire at my pace of work is really not an option.
Any assistance appreciated.
Phil