Quote Originally Posted by 9goals2hattricks3pen View Post
Apology accepted
So come on Q were you the architect who paid little attention to the clients wishes or budgets or the planner who held up work for months whilst making a decision on which windows had to be fitted to a delapidated properties that were an eyesore.

My favourite story involving an architect was on my of my early builds the architect was managing. The build had already started without an agreed solution to access to an extension. The architect's answer was going to cost around £10k the owner's was £7k and a bit of a dog's breakfast. I hadn't got an answer. My young carpenter came up with a solution that cost me £500 and the owner £800. I gave the carpenter the £300 and eventually took him on full time. Worked for me until I retired.

So sir defend yourself!

At school I always wanted to be an architect.[/QUOTE]

I was a planner for over 30 years doing a range of jobs. I had a time in Development Control where I had contact with numerous developers, agents, builders etc. I like to think that over the years I built up a decent rapport with many of them. Of course there were those who did not like me but they were the ones whose proposals I would recommend for refusal or who consistently came up with poor proposals. I would always want to a talk a proposal through either before submission or during the assessment. This arrangement seemed to work well for me and applicants appreciated it. I accept that the planning process used to be slow at times. That all changed when management became target driven and the determination of as many applications as possible within the 8 week period became the be all and end all. This was OK for straightforward simple proposals but was not realistically possible in some situations. Instead of talking about matters we were now being told to refuse so that the target could be met. Hardly good service. I ended up being a Conservation Officer responsible for listed buildings and conservation areas. It is only in these situations that detailed design of windows is relevant. How the interior is affected is only relevant with regard to listed buildings.