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How to Find Who Owns Ground
Axel
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Hi,
I am looking at various pieces of ground for possibly building a house.
What is the best and quickest way to find out who the owner of any piece of ground is? I live in Scotland and have had a look at the Register of Scotland site where you can do online searches, but I would need to see a map of the area to point out the land in question, something like Google Maps, and I am not sure if this type of service is available.
Any help would be appreciated.
Axel
I am looking at various pieces of ground for possibly building a house.
What is the best and quickest way to find out who the owner of any piece of ground is? I live in Scotland and have had a look at the Register of Scotland site where you can do online searches, but I would need to see a map of the area to point out the land in question, something like Google Maps, and I am not sure if this type of service is available.
Any help would be appreciated.
Axel
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Liverpool is one of the wonders of Britain,
What it may grow to in time, I know not what.
Daniel Defoe: 1725.
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Before considering who owns it, look for the council's Local Plan for the area. This will tell you if the area you're looking at is farmland, or whether it's currently 'zoned' for commercial or residential development.
You're only likely to get easy planning permission for housing if the area containing your chosen plot is earmarked for residential development, or if it's in what the council may term 'brownfield' or 'infilll' development - redevelopment of existing residential property, or subdividing large garden plots to build new homes.
You're unlikely to get permission for housing on farmland, open country or commercial zones.
What kind of areas have you actually been looking at? Are you in a rural area or in/near a city?0
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