Three storey house blocks my view - what can I do?

keith969

nikkianddaniel wrote: »

Property developers come in to small towns, throw their money around , get what they want and then leave an irrecognisable town with a hefty profit - surely this is not right?

Unfortunately once they've got planning permission there is nothing you can do short of direct action. Opposing planning permission is not that simple either, I had a development built near my previous house, the town council rejected the proposal, the district council rejected it too but the developers lobbied parliament for a brownfield development and got the rejections overruled (no doubt after suitable backhanders).

Laws are made for and by the rich...

Steve_xx

The important point here is did your conveyancing solicitor advise you that planning permission was in the process of being sought at the time you were buying your property?

MsAnderson

Indeed - you may well have known or been told there was planning permission in place, but it could have been for a bungalow! If you or your legal rep didn't look to see what the planning permission was for, then you can't really be alarmed that a three storey house has been built.

The absolute responsibility for checking out all neighbouring land uses, or intended land uses, is with the purchaser or their legal rep.

It's a harsh reality I am afraid, buyer beware and all that.

27col

OP. I still say that your attitude is nimbyism. When your house was built, it probably interfered with someone else's view. That's what happens when development takes place.
I see from your post, that you want people to take an interest in your problem. But presumably this only applies to those who agree that you have a problem, and not with people like myself and ormus, who both think differently. In any event, if it is already being built you are going to have to put up with it or move.

keystone

Fast forward to post #2 on this thread, rinse and repeat.

Cheers

planning_officer

Steve_xx wrote: »

The important point here is did your conveyancing solicitor advise you that planning permission was in the process of being sought at the time you were buying your property?

Unless your solicitor specifically requested details of planning permissions on adjacent sites (rather than just the site you were buying), then it may not have been picked up during the searches undertaken when you bought your property.