Spotted a mill for sale...

DKLS

With planning permission for 12 pokey flats, Obviously I need to ring the local planning dept, but any experienced MSE's advise on whether they would be agreeable to convert into one property?

I have always fancied some open plan loft living, and it seems such a shame to partition the property into pokey flats.

tyllwyd

If there is planning permission for 12 flats, I guess that would mean 12-24 people living there, with all the associated extra traffic & parking, bins etc. Just as a layperson, I'd have thought they would prefer to have it as one building, with fewer occupants. Unless there was a reason they needed to have higher density, but I'd have thought that was unlikely with a conversion.

mynameisdave

Is there any stipulation that a portion of the flats would be converted into affordable or social housing?

DKLS

mynameisdave wrote: »

Is there any stipulation that a portion of the flats would be converted into affordable or social housing?

I will find out I am off to do a viewing and examine the docs this aftie.

To me it just seems a shame to break up a lovely property into 12 hovels, when it could make one fantastic house.

pulliptears

DKLS wrote: »

With planning permission for 12 pokey flats, Obviously I need to ring the local planning dept, but any experienced MSE's advise on whether they would be agreeable to convert into one property?

I have always fancied some open plan loft living, and it seems such a shame to partition the property into pokey flats.

problem is, if it has planning for 12 flats it will be sold with that in mind so you will pay for those 12 pokey flats rather than your one mill.

DKLS

pulliptears wrote: »

problem is, if it has planning for 12 flats it will be sold with that in mind so you will pay for those 12 pokey flats rather than your one mill.

You would have thought so, but the price is below 120k, which for the space and land seems a bit of a bargain.

RockOnZombies

If your're buying a mill you will be taking on the liability for the watercourse that the mill sits on. This would include maintenance of the channel, the banks etc. It is also likely that the area floods regularly.

You would also need to get various permissions from the Environment Agency for any alterations that you wanted to do, which are separate from the planning permission. Just because there is one type of permission in place doesn't mean you will get another as the legislation is different and looks at different things.

I hope that helps.

cheers
R.O.Z

DKLS

RockOnZombies wrote: »

If your're buying a mill you will be taking on the liability for the watercourse that the mill sits on. This would include maintenance of the channel, the banks etc. It is also likely that the area floods regularly.

You would also need to get various permissions from the Environment Agency for any alterations that you wanted to do, which are separate from the planning permission. Just because there is one type of permission in place doesn't mean you will get another as the legislation is different and looks at different things.

I hope that helps.

cheers
R.O.Z

Helpful post and useful if If I had the budget for the old Worsted mill a few miles away, but this was a menders mill, so no watercourse on this one.

lynzpower

Would certainly imagine that the risk to watercourses be significantly less with one dwelling over 12 dwellings though, exciting DKLS, slightly envious, enjoy this afternoons looksie

mynameisdave

I would also expect risk to be lower if it is a canalside property than a river. Granted problems can arise (as they did locally a short while back) when people mess around with the locks but thats the only time I remember hearing about the canal flooding.

daveyjp

£120k for it probably reflects the amount of work required.

Go in with your eyes wide open as to potential costs and let your imagination run wild!