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Solicitor cannot obtain old Planning Permission - what to do?

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  • bucksbloke
    bucksbloke Posts: 439 Forumite
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    Most Councils will have planning records from 1995 available online. If not you might be able to request it. 
  • ProDave
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    If there was a planning condition, e.g no business use at a residential property, then it would normally have been written into the deeds as a covenant.

    I would stop worrying.
  • Slinky
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    Is this anindividually built property or part of a larger estate built at the same time? Are there records for the planning permission for the street where your house is built but not specific permission for 12 Any Street
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  • jumperabv3
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    Slinky said:
    Is this anindividually built property or part of a larger estate built at the same time? Are there records for the planning permission for the street where your house is built but not specific permission for 12 Any Street
    Sorry, I'm not sure I understand your question, can you elaborate please?
  • jumperabv3
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    bucksbloke said:
    Most Councils will have planning records from 1995 available online. If not you might be able to request it. 
    I think the development with leasehold flats and then this house were built after 1990 but probably completed before 1995, I don't have an accurate completion date - but that's more or less what I know for sure, so looks like the only way to get is physically by going to the council, I've asked my solicitor to find out more - if it's just a matter of going in there I will ask the seller to do so as I'm currently overseas and the onus is on the seller to provide it.
  • maisie_cat
    maisie_cat Posts: 2,136 Forumite
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    When we sold our house last year we asked the council for the planning permission from 1970, it wasn't online at the time but was scanned and on the website within 3 hours. The buyers solicitors were trying the old indemnity policy scam, 2 issues that related to the 1970 extension.
  • davidmcn
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    jumperabv3 said:
    Slinky said:
    Is this anindividually built property or part of a larger estate built at the same time? Are there records for the planning permission for the street where your house is built but not specific permission for 12 Any Street
    Sorry, I'm not sure I understand your question, can you elaborate please?
    Was the house built on its own or as part of a larger development? If the latter then you're unlikely to find a planning permission indexed under "21 Acacia Avenue" (or whatever), it will usually be one consent for the whole of "Oaktree Meadows Estate".
  • jumperabv3
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    davidmcn said:
    jumperabv3 said:
    Slinky said:
    Is this anindividually built property or part of a larger estate built at the same time? Are there records for the planning permission for the street where your house is built but not specific permission for 12 Any Street
    Sorry, I'm not sure I understand your question, can you elaborate please?
    Was the house built on its own or as part of a larger development? If the latter then you're unlikely to find a planning permission indexed under "21 Acacia Avenue" (or whatever), it will usually be one consent for the whole of "Oaktree Meadows Estate".
    Yes, it is part of a larger development - I cannot find it online, I looked it for based on postcode, do you have another suggestion? I hope my solicitor will provide more info on this tomorrow - regardless of that it sounds like most of you won't be worried about it, is that correct?

  • anselld
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    jumperabv3 said:
    bucksbloke said:
    Most Councils will have planning records from 1995 available online. If not you might be able to request it. 
    I think the development with leasehold flats and then this house were built after 1990 but probably completed before 1995, I don't have an accurate completion date - but that's more or less what I know for sure, so looks like the only way to get is physically by going to the council, I've asked my solicitor to find out more - if it's just a matter of going in there I will ask the seller to do so as I'm currently overseas and the onus is on the seller to provide it.
    There is no onus on the seller to provide this.  
  • jumperabv3
    jumperabv3 Posts: 1,231 Forumite
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    anselld said:
    There is no onus on the seller to provide this.  
    Okay, fine, can I ask please would you join those who say just ignore it because it's nothing major?

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