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Help !! Rugby pitch being built 5 metres behind property
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The searches only cover the land that you are going to buy/lease. So, no, solicitor *should* have checked, told you or otherwise and no, there's compensation - not for anyone.
If there is redundant land behind a house that you are buying then it's very worth doing some background check if you're expecting it to stay that way.
The rugby crowd are a good lot overall. It's infinitely better than many things. I'd be fine with it - so would many people.Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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Doozergirl wrote: »The searches only cover the land that you are going to buy/lease. So, no, no one *should* have told you and no, there's compensation - not for anyone!
If there is redundant land behind a house that you are buying then it's very worth doing some background check if you're expecting it to stay that way.
The rugby crowd are a good lot overall. It's infinitely better than many things. I'd be fine with it - so would many people.
I'm not sure we are talking the same searches here but mine showed planning applications within (I think) 250m.
Why would you want to know of planning applications on the actual land itself. They'll never been built unless you are the one doing the building...0 -
Sounds like you need to get another solicitor to sue the first one.0
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Yay, sounds like you should have a great view :beer:They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth. -- Plato0
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If yours is a new development and the pitch is on open land, then this is probably one of the better outcomes you could have hoped for, securing a maintained green space behind your property for a period well into the future.0
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DELETED USER wrote:Sounds like you need to get another solicitor to sue the first one.
On what grounds?Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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Just a rugby pitch or rugby pitch plus clubhouse and maybe even stands? When was the planning permission request submitted?"You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"0
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Anyone buying on a new development should check the local council website, not only for approved planning applications relating to the site their house will be built on, along with any amended applications tabled after the original was approved, but for applications relating to the area around it.
There was another thread where a new owner couldn't develop their own garden because the developer had screwed up the planning application, and their garden was classified within the planting scheme for the whole development.
Everyone should know exactly what planning consents apply to their house, and the surrounding area before buying, and when these are in public record, it's easy to do your own research.0 -
yes i appreciate this is something i could have done myself and subsequently ended up doing after(yes foolishly) i moved in.
In addition, I asked the developer what was being built and they said a landscaped grass area so I took their word for this.
The pitch being built is part of a regeneration project, 340 k is being spent on the pitch, it will be used by a rugby team at the weekend and a school on occasions during the week. It will be fenced off and have cctv cover. If it was 50m away i would not be concerned but as it is 5 m away, i suspect this will have a negative impact on property price.Is there anywhere i can get free legal advice?
A gym is also being built a 10 minute walk away as part of the regeneration which I am fine with.0 -
The question is, did the local authority searches requested by your solicitor reveal this proposed development or not?"You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"0
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