New build timeline

28mcdonmccormack

moneysavinghero said:

According to this site:
The average time is 18 months but might be quicker if its a very large site.

But a large site near me is only just getting close to completion and PP was delivered for that back in 2017. So it's a how long is a piece of string type of question.

Ok thank you very much for your research. As I said I am not expecting a straight answer. This question was just aimed towards people who have been in a similar situation to gain an idea of other timescales and see if they could give any ideas. Have an idea of summertime 2022 now thanks. It’s a very large site yes so hopefully as you say quicker. Hope that site near you gets finished soon, that’s a long time for buyers to wait.

AdrianC

Given the shenanigans of the last year, nobody can do anything more than give you the very vaguest of guesses as to timescale in the next 18mo+.

28mcdonmccormack

AdrianC said:

Given the shenanigans of the last year, nobody can do anything more than give you the very vaguest of guesses as to timescale in the next 18mo+.

That’s what I am looking for thanks. Just people’s past experience to gain some insight.

Section62

28mcdonmccormack said:

Thank you for your reply. Yes they do have planning permission, just no information regarding possible dates when building may begin. Thank you 

If it is full consent with no outstanding reserved matters then as greatcrested says it will come down to a management decision on when completion and completion of this phase best fits in their overall plans.  If they have people and plant on site already for phase 1 then moving straight on to phase 2 might be beneficial. On the other hand they might have other sites where earlier completion will generate a greater financial return.

One of the few other things you could do to get some of indication of the developer's plans would be to check the planning documents for any restrictions on works for environmental reasons - for example bird nesting season.  If starting work on phase 2 requires a restricted activity to take place, and the relevant exclusion period for that activity has started with no mitigation measures in place, then you could be reasonably confident the work won't start until the end of the exclusion. This can only be an indication, but it might be sufficient for you to be able to rule out a 2022 completion date.

Correspondence within the published planning documents might also give some clues - for example recent requests for a decision to be made rapidly to avoid delay might hint at a keenness to get moving. Consultation responses from statutory bodies (e.g. the highway authority) could also mention things and events which commencement of phase 2 might depend on.

OldMusicGuy

We recently moved to a new build development of 74 houses. The final planning was approved December 2017, phase one was complete mid-2019, phase 2 is going to be finished by mid 2021 (including some shutdown during first lockdown).

Like Section 62 says, check all the planning documents, they will reveal a lot. Also, make sure phase 2 has full planning approval, a development near us only had outline approval for phase 2, they just put in approval for full phase 2 (phase 1 nearing completion) and there are a lot of objections coming in. 

28mcdonmccormack

Section62 said:

28mcdonmccormack said:

Thank you for your reply. Yes they do have planning permission, just no information regarding possible dates when building may begin. Thank you 

If it is full consent with no outstanding reserved matters then as greatcrested says it will come down to a management decision on when completion and completion of this phase best fits in their overall plans.  If they have people and plant on site already for phase 1 then moving straight on to phase 2 might be beneficial. On the other hand they might have other sites where earlier completion will generate a greater financial return.

One of the few other things you could do to get some of indication of the developer's plans would be to check the planning documents for any restrictions on works for environmental reasons - for example bird nesting season.  If starting work on phase 2 requires a restricted activity to take place, and the relevant exclusion period for that activity has started with no mitigation measures in place, then you could be reasonably confident the work won't start until the end of the exclusion. This can only be an indication, but it might be sufficient for you to be able to rule out a 2022 completion date.

Correspondence within the published planning documents might also give some clues - for example recent requests for a decision to be made rapidly to avoid delay might hint at a keenness to get moving. Consultation responses from statutory bodies (e.g. the highway authority) could also mention things and events which commencement of phase 2 might depend on.

Thank you 

28mcdonmccormack

OldMusicGuy said:

We recently moved to a new build development of 74 houses. The final planning was approved December 2017, phase one was complete mid-2019, phase 2 is going to be finished by mid 2021 (including some shutdown during first lockdown).

Like Section 62 says, check all the planning documents, they will reveal a lot. Also, make sure phase 2 has full planning approval, a development near us only had outline approval for phase 2, they just put in approval for full phase 2 (phase 1 nearing completion) and there are a lot of objections coming in. 

Thank you