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Solicitor cannot obtain old Planning Permission - what to do?
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jumperabv3 said:anselld said:There is no onus on the seller to provide this.
No harm in asking the vendor if they would mind going to the Council or do so when you get back from overseas. You will struggle to get to exchange of contracts without returning at some point anyway.2 -
jumperabv3 said: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
Many councils' websites have map-based searching which might help.1 -
anselld said:No harm in asking the vendor if they would mind going to the Council or do so when you get back from overseas. You will struggle to get to exchange of contracts without returning at some point anyway.0
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davidmcn said:Postcode won't work for the same reason - new addresses and postcodes are allocated once the houses are built. You'll probably be looking for something vague like "land to North of London Road".
Many councils' websites have map-based searching which might help.
http://documents.reading.gov.uk/AnitePublicDocs/00400630.pdf
It makes sense this document is related to addresses at XXX Rowe Ct, Grovelands Road, Reading, RG30 2HZ - correct?
Do you see anything interesting in this document that I should be aware of?0 -
jumperabv3 said:Do you see anything interesting in this document that I should be aware of?
It looks like condition 13 removes permitted development rights.
So home owners would normally be allowed to do some types of development without planning consent. See this doc for details:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/830643/190910_Tech_Guide_for_publishing.pdf
But because your permitted development right s have been removed, you would have to apply for planning consent (which may or may not be granted).
So maybe you should also check that the current owners haven't done anything in the last 4 years in the mistaken belief that they had permitted development rights.
(Others have suggested that removal of permitted development rights would be stated in the deeds - I think they're confusing them with covenants, which are different.)2 -
So half a dozen people on a forum can find this document, but the solicitors were seemingly unable.🤔
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jimbo6977 said:So half a dozen people on a forum can find this document, but the solicitors were seemingly unable.🤔0
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