Month: May 2021

To be honest, it’s difficult to give a straightforward answer to that question, as it depends on so many different variables. Planning permission has quite a broad-ranging remit - it exists to prevent any development that might have a negative impact on any sites of historic interest, the local character of an area, and its environmental health. It’s also concerned with protecting the public’s interests, including the use of (and enjoyment of) public spaces and facilities, as well as the privacy of their own dwellings. So if you were building, say, a timber deck that would inadvertently allow you to

It’s a very simple question that doesn’t quite have a simple answer. It depends on a couple of different things, but will generally be anywhere between once annually to four or five times a year. Crucially, it depends on how often they’re used, and what for, but whatever kind of electric gate kit you’ve chosen for your own premises, once a year is the absolute bear minimum - even if you don’t use the gates all that often. The Health and Safety Executive is very clear about the legal obligations surrounding automatic gates, and that they must be serviced and