Hello!

A quick run-down on my story.
I applied for building regulations at the Reading building control department for a single story extension at 57 Ambrook Road in March. And there were of course suggestions for changes by the building regulators which were duly followed up by me and my builder. So we submitted ammended plans to the building regulators at around the 2nd of April. Last Thursday, I got the letter with the rejection of my plans on the basis of the first submitted plans, because the ammended plans have gone lost within the Building control department. Luckily, I handed the revised plans in in person and discussed all points with the duty building officer on the day, who himself reassured me, that we had taken all suggestions duly into account and that the plans as they are will pass and no further delay shall be expected. Now, they invite us to resubmit the plans
and start all over again. Not only will this delay building to start for weeks on end, it will cost me a fair amount of money, to get revised plans written by my builder, whose time doesn't grow on trees either. I think this is a disgrace and I complain about this. What does this bad work tell about the quality of the service of the building regulations department on the whole? And what realy is annoying, is that we stand here on the receiving end, paying for a service in full and up-front, not beeing served at all, and unable to object or do anything about it. Hence I turn to you, to take matters in hand and set the record streight.

Could you please follow this up and trace the plans and help us to finally get this project up and running? It is a real pity to waiste so many resources on such a small project in any case.

In your opinion, should I just have built and bent the law? All I wanted, is to get the project complying with the rules.

Bernd Dieter Becker
57 Ambrook Road
Reading