Buying house with extension, plans don't match

monica34

I am buying a house which has been extended. The seller applied for planning permission in 2008 and then later submitted a full plans application. The Completion certificate was not issued until this year, just before being put on the market, so everything that was done has been checked. My concern is that the plans the seller has passed on to me, do not match the finished result ( walls in different places, layout changed internally), does this matter if the completion certificate was issued?
My concern is that when I come to sell, I have no evidence that the current house layout was part of the original plans, because there is no written confirmation of the changes. Should I call Building Control?

Doozergirl

Building Control and the planning department are different departments. They don't speak to each other.

The completion certificate means it is built safely and to building control's standard.

Planning don't care where the internal walls are, really. It's about size and positioning of the external walls, in the main. Windows, if there are first floor windows on the sides overlooking neighbours etc.

Either way, if it was built around the time of the application, unless it's listed, no planning enforcement can be taken.

Our layouts often change from what is approved - it's easier to see what works when the walls are up.

Davesnave

As above, the architect got so fed up with us (and us with him! ) that in the end we built slightly different internals from those shown on his plan.

When we saw the opportunity, we also added a ground floor window 'on the nod' from building control .

No problem.

monica34

Thank you both, that is a relief to hear!