Statute / time limit on extension

robatwork

Hi all,

Am buying a house that has an extension. The solicitor is asking for planning permission & building regs which I doubt the vendor has. It seems the extension was built many years ago - possibly at the same time as the actual house was in the 1970s. Is there a statute after which period it no longer matters there is no official documentation?

thanks
Rob

hotpot1000

Im just buying with an extension that planning have no records for any longer. The survey I had hasnt found any problems with the build so that's enough for me

our council has records online of planning apps and if they were passed but if very old then the actual docs arent there.

Debt_Free_Chick

The extension may not have needed PP at the time. It could well have been done under "Permitted Development" which was common at the time.

chris_m

robatwork wrote: »

It seems the extension was built many years ago - possibly at the same time as the actual house was in the 1970s.

If it was built at the same time as the rest of the house, surely it's not an extension at all.
Worth checking because if that is the case then it would surely have been covered by the original PP for the entire house.

phill99

After 4 years, the local authority can't take enforcement action against the extension.

robatwork

Thanks Phil- I found this which was quite helpful as well that the rest of the website:
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/1app/guidance/guidance_note-lawful_development_certificates.pdf