A few centimeters can stop work on the field. And this frequent administrative error can affect everyone.
A simple error in a site can lead to an immediate suspension of the work and these 4 centimeters have almost challenged large -scale work. As explained by a young woman in an Instagram publication, this was not his surprise to see a good morning a representative of her town in her town, accompanied by the municipal police. She initially believes in an error, but it is not, all the more when these visitors tell her what he returns: her house under construction exceeds the height authorized by the building permit by 4 centimeters.
If it seems derisory, this is a problem, because it no longer in accordance with the building permit. And this is a very easy error to make. Excess height, width, poor implantation … These differences are common. It only takes an overly optimistic computing margin, a terrassier who adjusts a level, or a poorly positioned wall of a few centimeters. Even on well supervised sites, errors arrive and the sanction falls: report, formal notice, suspension of the work, sometimes even demolition. All this for a difference that the naked eye would not even see.
From this moment, the owner of the premises is summoned to stop her work and the site is immediately suspended, without discussion. To resume, she must file a modifying permit, and hope that she is given tolerance. This will be the case of accuracy and she will be able to continue the construction of her house.
In other cases, they are poorly placed windows, a slightly modified roof, or a material that differs from that provided. Details, sometimes decided on the spot, sometimes due to a change of supplier or to a misinterpretation of the plans during the work. But every detail counts, because a building permit is not a suggestion, it is a rule to follow to the letter. In the event of a change, there are appeals, such as the modification permit which sometimes makes it possible to catch up but it is neither automatic nor guaranteed. This is why you have to check everything before and during the work. We must measure, reread the permit, communicate with the craftsmen, because what seems trivial can have heavy consequences. And once the site is launched, it is better to prevent than demolishing.
A question remains unanswered: how did her town know? She has no idea. No alert, no control planned. This uncertainty still adds to anxiety: if it happened to it, it can happen to anyone.
