Vendor / Estate agent didn't mention wind farm!

[Deleted User]

Another person who loves windfarms and would have no problem living near one. In fact I'd probably prefer to live near one than not. I have one a lot less than a Km away and watch it as I walk by every morning to see how much wind there is up there without a concern.

Whether you should have been informed or not - if it doesn't bother you too much (like a nuclear power station would, and rightfully so).., why make an issue out of it. As has been said, a few questions on 'what developments are going on here' to any two people in the area would probably have caused mention of the wind farm. Its too late now so I'd just put it out of your mind.

jessbob

!!!!!! wrote: »

When they do a search they only do a local one IE same street or very close not 1 km away.

the environmental search reveals entries within 500 km (Depending on the level of search requested) of the property. the Local Search is more property specific

System

jessbob wrote: »

within 500 km

I think you mean 500m. I don't think a buyer would be interested in anything happening 300 miles away

jamesd

It's very likely that both the vendor and the selling agent knew of the plan and had an obligation to disclose. The problem is proving it.

G_M wrote: »

The real madness is our dependance on gas from Russia (!!!) ... Every tiny KW we generate at home is a KW less we need to rely on from Russia.

The number of kilowatts generated in the UK from Russian gas is about zero, as is the number of cubic metres of gas imported from Russia. You can see a diagram showing the gas flows across much of Europe and look for yourself. Our gas supply comes almost completely from our own sources, Norway, the Netherlands and via LNG imports, with only a little from other sources.

jessbob

!!!!!! wrote: »

I think you mean 500m. I don't think a buyer would be interested in anything happening 300 miles away

oops. Too early for me methinks :rotfl:

Dan-Dan

jessbob wrote: »

oops. Too early for me methinks :rotfl:

Obviously , because even 500 meters is less than 1km so not sure of the relevance of your original post in the first place

GM11

difficult one this, we have solar farms near us they are massive and wind turbines. Personally i think they are a blot and ruin the country side. BUT there is no easy answer, we need the power, majority of people wont put large sums of money into saving energy and wont cut back to any relay degree on what they use, most houses have a minimum of two tv's and a whole plethora of gadgets that guzzle juice. and lets face it wind and solar is the softer option, no one wants a coal or worse still nuclear power station any where near them so on balance i will grumble about the wind turbines but remind myself to be grateful that i dont have a nuclear power station anywhere near me

seven-day-weekend

I used to do the Planning part of the search for our Local Authority. Unless the client specifically requested (and paid for) a search of a wider area, the search was done solely on the boundary indicated on the plan provided, which usually was merely the boundary of the property. Not even next door. Certainly not a kilometre away! Other parts of the search (mining, environmental, drainage etc) may have had a larger boundary, but that was what we worked on.

phill99

jamesd wrote: »

It's very likely that both the vendor and the selling agent knew of the plan and had an obligation to disclose. The problem is proving it.
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You are wrong.

Caveat emptor.

There is no requirement for the vendor to disclose anything.

It's up to the buyer to make enquiries.

Dan-Dan

wind turbines are really loud as well arent they ? , should your house be 20 meters away that is