A plan of action

I met Tom on Wednesday to try and come up with a plan or strategy in order to maximise our chances of getting planning permission.  I also wanted to know his thoughts on why we sent both the plans to the conservation officer.  There is so much trust you have to place upon architects that what could be considered a small everyday action by the architect can be seen completely differently by the clients, and indeed was!  I didn't know that whatever the conservation officer says in the his comments before the application can't be used either way during the planning process.  Tom seems to think that we've got a good counter argument on the points that have been previous raised.  My only slight niggle is that he isn't robust at this stage but that might be a good thing as long as we finally achieve planning permission for the house we want to live in.

So now Tom is going to come up with a list of points that we need to make in order for him to then 'draw up the final plans' ready for submission.  He made a good point of not all the exact details need to be agreed at this stage is rather the general form and location plus building materials and concept that is important.

• Booked to go and see Guy from Eco-Angus for next Saturday which should be interesting.
• Tom mentioned another client has sourced the re-cycled rubber tyre slates 50% cheaper than TBC uk.
• Welsh Oak sent a follow up email to see how everything was progressing which is impressive and far more proactive than any other oak framing company.
• It's looking like choosing the hexagonal design would sit better than the curved design and cost less.

• Tom is slightly concerned that our budget will be tight so that's something we've got to spend a considerable amount of time on after we gain planning.... get Flora to do some serious bartering.