Selling house with old conservatory

longwalks1

We are completing the sellers paperwork for my late MIL’s property.  It has an old conservatory out the back that was build mid 80’s.

Form TA6 asks about ‘does the property have a conservatory and if so provide building regs, planning permission or was it under permitted development’

we have no idea as it was 40 years ago.  Do we just say it was under permitted development?  

Thanks all in advance 

JGB1955

You respond ' not known'.  The same answer will probably apply to a few of the other questions too.

flo22

I would call the planning office, they can search to see if it did have planning application. 

TELLIT01

If you don't know the answer to any question, answer "Don't know" and possibly add "MILs property and I never lived there."

ThisIsWeird

By now, it is surely utterly irrelevant? So, 'Not known', as said above.

Doozergirl

flo22 said:

I would call the planning office, they can search to see if it did have planning application. 

It doesn't need one after 4 years! 

Building regulations and planning are different. 

Conservatories are exempt from the building regulations.  No certificate needed if they are separated from the house by a door and less than 30 square metres (IIRC!)

re: planning - they also usually fall under permitted development in the first place, but certainly become lawful after 4 years. 

Knowing how woefully uneducated some solicitors are on these things, I'd be writing something similar to what I've just written!   

longwalks1

Thank you all.  'not known' will be my answer along with a note saying it was built approx 40 years ago.  
Thanks again

FreeBear

flo22 said:

I would call the planning office, they can search to see if it did have planning application. 

Contacting the local planning office and asking about specific alterations would alert them to the changes. This would void any indemnity insurance that a solicitor might suggest. So don't do this.

A 40 year old conservatory is likely to close to its end of life, so ripe for replacement.