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Buying a house that doesnt have building reg approval
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planning_officer wrote: »I agree completely - the seller should be getting this fixed, i.e. applying for a Certificate of Lawfulness for the dormer. That will set the timetable back by 2 months though. In applying for a certificate, the applicant is purely proving that the dormer has been there for 4 years- it's a simple yes/no legal determination and the planning merits of the dormer are irrelevant - so it won't matter if it looks good or terrible - it's just to make the development lawful and show it is immune from enforcement action.
I thought some councils would refuse to issue a certificate of lawfulness for something that wouldn't have been approved. They would instead issue a letter confirming that it is too late for them to take any action.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
planning_officer wrote: »I agree completely - the seller should be getting this fixed, i.e. applying for a Certificate of Lawfulness for the dormer. That will set the timetable back by 2 months though. In applying for a certificate, the applicant is purely proving that the dormer has been there for 4 years- it's a simple yes/no legal determination and the planning merits of the dormer are irrelevant - so it won't matter if it looks good or terrible - it's just to make the development lawful and show it is immune from enforcement action.
I'm happy to wait 2 months as I am in no hurry to move.0 -
No, the planning merits of a development are not even considered for a certificate of lawfulness - as it's not a planning application - it's just a legal determination to answer the question, 'has it been there for 4 years?'I thought some councils would refuse to issue a certificate of lawfulness for something that wouldn't have been approved. They would instead issue a letter confirming that it is too late for them to take any action.0
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