Living near new build development

Beeboo23

So we’re hopefully due to complete on a house next week and we’ve just found out that a Taylor wimpey development of just over 200 2,3 and 4 bed affordable homes will be built here. The top end of the development will be roughly 235m from our home, separated by a few rows of existing houses. 

This wasn’t disclosed or brought up during the searches. As a first time buyer I don’t have any experience of this. 

Would this concern other people? We’re mainly worried about disruption. Neither of us work from home luckily but it could get annoying on evenings and weekends depending on how long it takes to build. Also worried this could impact the value of the house we’re buying. Does anyone have any advice or experience of this or are we worrying unnecessarily. TIA. 

Robin9

My first was a new build on an estate that was still being built with all the builders vehicles going by the door.  
Now I live on a long established estate with new build about 800 m away. Yes I can hear them occasionally - it amazing how much the "vehicle reversing" noise travels.  But then I hear  the train 1500 m  away and I hear the emergency vehicles on the main road - that's life.

Value of the house affected  - unlikely - and it might go up if the new development brings new amenities with it.

Enjoy your new house.

FreeBear

Had a smallish development completed not far from me a couple of years ago on a brownfield site. Dust was a major issue during demolition of the old buildings, but the developers brought in measures to try and reduce the problem. Once construction started, noise levels were not excessive. No late night or Sunday works, and limited activity on a Saturday.

If anything, the development pushed up prices for old builds in the neighbourhood, so I wouldn't worry about it having a negative affect on your property.

Beeboo23

Robin9 said:

My first was a new build on an estate that was still being built with all the builders vehicles going by the door.  
Now I live on a long established estate with new build about 800 m away. Yes I can hear them occasionally - it amazing how much the "vehicle reversing" noise travels.  But then I hear  the train 1500 m  away and I hear the emergency vehicles on the main road - that's life.

Value of the house affected  - unlikely - and it might go up if the new development brings new amenities with it.

Enjoy your new house.

Thank you. I’m used to noise as I live in a city so hopefully it won’t be too bad. 

Beeboo23

FreeBear said:

Had a smallish development completed not far from me a couple of years ago on a brownfield site. Dust was a major issue during demolition of the old buildings, but the developers brought in measures to try and reduce the problem. Once construction started, noise levels were not excessive. No late night or Sunday works, and limited activity on a Saturday.

If anything, the development pushed up prices for old builds in the neighbourhood, so I wouldn't worry about it having a negative affect on your property.

Thank you. Luckily it’s on an empty field so hopefully it won’t even be that dusty. Sounds like we’re worrying over nothing. 

wjr4

I live on a new build site, they don’t work at the weekend and stop work around 4pm in the week. The only issue I have is constant dust where they are still building houses. 

Bad_Accountant

I asked this about a year ago. I concluded it wasn't worth the disruption. After all the design of the estate can change, and the building works could overrun for years. However the houses I was looking at literally looked onto the building site - less than 10 meters away - so different from your situation.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6053218/am-i-right-to-reject-house-next-to-new-development/p1

AskAsk

for such a big development, i am surprised it hasn't been flagged up in the searches.  not sure about where you stand with the owner claiming no knowledge of the project.  doesn't sound right to me.

Slinky

Where I used to live in a small town, Taylor Wimpey are just finishing selling the last of the properties on a 400-500 homes development. It's been an ongoing site for the past 14 years.

Beeboo23

AskAsk said:

for such a big development, i am surprised it hasn't been flagged up in the searches.  not sure about where you stand with the owner claiming no knowledge of the project.  doesn't sound right to me.

We haven’t actually spoken to them about it, it just came to my attention through a conversation I had with someone else. 

There was a standard clause in the survey results about the area possibly having planning permission but when I asked the solicitor he said he puts that in all the searches as there’s so many new build developments popping up and he might look at changing the wording of it. 

AskAsk

Beeboo23 said:

AskAsk said:

for such a big development, i am surprised it hasn't been flagged up in the searches.  not sure about where you stand with the owner claiming no knowledge of the project.  doesn't sound right to me.

We haven’t actually spoken to them about it, it just came to my attention through a conversation I had with someone else. 

There was a standard clause in the survey results about the area possibly having planning permission but when I asked the solicitor he said he puts that in all the searches as there’s so many new build developments popping up and he might look at changing the wording of it. 

you don't have to speak to the vendor.  they have to declare on the property information form if they are aware of any proposed development in the area.  something this big would be lodged at the council, unless the person you spoke is mistaken and is referring to something that had already been turned down by the council or that it is in its early stage and no consultation has yet taken place.

you could try to google as developments can be posted on the internet in articles.