Home office separate meter question

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Hi all, I’m looking for some guidance here. I’m planning to build a small office (I am an undergraduate Psycotherapist) so I can meet clients. However, I’m not comfortable building that office at my home address as With the children I can’t be 100percent confident that they won’t disturb me! So I was thinking about building an office in the garden of an apartment I own not too far from my home (mortgage free with a tenant who’s lease is coming up for renewal in a few months)..........the apartment is unusual in that it has a large garden and there really is ample room to section off a part of the garden and take over the side entrance to the office. My query is does anyone know if it’s possible to get a separate electric meter for the office? This would the. Allow me to meet my clients in my office (it will be small!) with the total peace of mind we won’t be disturbed. Any thoughts on this plan? Thanks Sue
 
Planning permission will be your first hurdle, it's unlikely the current permission zoning would allow such a commercial unit to be built in a garden.

Once all that is sorted then separate utilities won't be an issue, apart from the connection fees.
 
If there is a management co involved in the apartment complex you have virtually no chance of development.
 
Planning Permission
Fire Safety Certificate
Disabled Access Certificate
Assigned Certifier

Talk to a Chartered Engineer, Registered Building Surveyor or Registered Architect as these are the only guys that can lodge the Commencement Notice and sign of on these works.
 
kceire said:
Talk to a Chartered Engineer, Registered Building Surveyor or Registered Architect as these are the only guys that can lodge the Commencement Notice and sign of on these works.
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hmm....architectural technicians?
 
nutty nut said:
hmm....architectural technicians?
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Can an AT act as Assigned Certifier......................?
With the requirement for a Fire Safety Certificate, then only an AC can oversee and sign off these works, thus a Chartered Engineer, Registered Building Surveyor or Registered Architect as I advised.
 
kceire said:
Can an AT act as Assigned Certifier......................?
With the requirement for a Fire Safety Certificate, then only an AC can oversee and sign off these works, thus a Chartered Engineer, Registered Building Surveyor or Registered Architect as I advised.
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but the fsc can be done and signed off seperately therefore techies can and do submit the CNs for all other aspects of the build
 
nutty nut said:
but the fsc can be done and signed off seperately therefore techies can and do submit the CNs for all other aspects of the build
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Sorry this is incorrect.
You cannot submit the CN without a Fire Cert in Place, so therefore an Assigned Certifier needs to be engaged, and he/she will be lodging the CN.
Other option is 7 day notice, but again, this must come in with an Assigned Certifier, not Techie can do this type of work.

In theory a techie may do the Planning Application, but from then on, its handed over to the Assigned Certifier, With the requirement for a Fire Safety Certificate, then only an AC can oversee and sign off these works, thus a Chartered Engineer, Registered Building Surveyor or Registered Architect as I advised.
 
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