Is worth getting a Certificate of Lawful Development?

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silvercar wrote: »

don't see why you would bother. If 4 years have passed any buyer's solicitor should realise that there is no point in a certificate.

Ah, but they don't! Neither do lenders! The amount of times when I worked in Planning Enforcement, that I've had to assure a solicitor/mortgage lender that the Council was not interested in having an extension knocked down after 27 years, and that it may not even have needed planning permission in the first place.

Most of them would accept a letter from me telling them this (which I suggested was then kept with the deeds for future reference), but a few did insist on the vendor applying for a Certificate of Lawful Development.:eek:, or an indemnity which they didn't need.

So as I say, the main point of a CLU/D is to avoid problems in the future.

HugoSP

Depending on what it is you may not need an architect.

However, you will need to give a clear picture of what you want to do.

My advice would be go back to the council and ask exactly what they would need from you to consider the application. I have seen some very vague sketches handed in in the past - even for planning!