I have a meeting organised for Tuesday to sort out the foundations. Building Control say that, due to the proximity of the trees just off the plot, the trenches should be slightly deeper in a few key places. Now this wouldn't normally be a problem if the ground workers had consulted them before pouring the concrete...
So while I wait for the enevitable all-off next week, a little bit of good news did arrive in the post this morning; the council have confirmed our new address and we've got our own number.
I won't print it here for obvious reasons but it's good news. We were worried we might end up with an "A" or "B" - again!