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House Purchase - Ground Stability Identified in Searches
mene3edi4
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Hello everyone,
We are looking to purchase a property in the Colchester area. We are first time buyers and ofc everything in new to us.
We just received the searches back from our Solicitors. The Property has a mark PASS but in the further guidance a few areas need attention.
1. Ground Stability
Natural ground subsidence
The property, or an area within 50m of the property, has a moderate to high potential for natural ground subsidence. This rating is derived from the British Geological Survey's GeoSure database, and is based upon the natural qualities of the geology at the site rather than any historical subsidence claims or events. Additionally, this data does not take into account whether buildings on site have been designed to withstand any degree of subsidence hazard.
Non-coal mining areas
The property is located in an area that may be affected by surface or sub-surface mining of materials other than coal. Mining may cause ground stability problems such as subsidence, surface collapses, mass movement and landslides, depending on the style of mining used.
Infilled land
Maps suggest the property is located on a previous pond, quarry, mine, landfill or other hole in the land. These land cavities are often filled in with various materials and this can cause structural problems, although such events are rare. Groundsure's experts recommend that you check whether your structural surveys have taken this into account.
2. Energy
Wind and Solar developments within the search radius, but they are in the wider area and pretty much any property within Colchester will have those flagged.
3. Planning Constrains
The property is within 45m from a conservations area. The only issue here is I guess that the original deed states that existing trees, bushes plants etc should not be removed or destroyed. Those are at the front of the property, which add to the aesthetic of it, so I am not too worried about those.
So our major concern is the Ground Stability, and when I say major I mean coming from a first time buyer perspective where you don't know much and definitely don't want to regret your decision.
This is the reports recommendations:
Next steps for consideration: if a survey has been undertaken at the property that considers ground instability and no issues were found, no further action is required however, based on the findings of this report, the purchaser should be encouraged to consider potential instability in any future development or alteration of the ground including planting and removing trees, and regardless of the survey outcome if no survey has yet been undertaken, we recommend one is carried out by a suitably qualified and experienced person if ground instability issues have been or are subsequently identified in a survey we recommend following any advice given in the survey findings
Should we go ahead and do a more thorough survey for the Ground Stability?
We are looking to purchase a property in the Colchester area. We are first time buyers and ofc everything in new to us.
We just received the searches back from our Solicitors. The Property has a mark PASS but in the further guidance a few areas need attention.
1. Ground Stability
Natural ground subsidence
The property, or an area within 50m of the property, has a moderate to high potential for natural ground subsidence. This rating is derived from the British Geological Survey's GeoSure database, and is based upon the natural qualities of the geology at the site rather than any historical subsidence claims or events. Additionally, this data does not take into account whether buildings on site have been designed to withstand any degree of subsidence hazard.
Non-coal mining areas
The property is located in an area that may be affected by surface or sub-surface mining of materials other than coal. Mining may cause ground stability problems such as subsidence, surface collapses, mass movement and landslides, depending on the style of mining used.
Infilled land
Maps suggest the property is located on a previous pond, quarry, mine, landfill or other hole in the land. These land cavities are often filled in with various materials and this can cause structural problems, although such events are rare. Groundsure's experts recommend that you check whether your structural surveys have taken this into account.
2. Energy
Wind and Solar developments within the search radius, but they are in the wider area and pretty much any property within Colchester will have those flagged.
3. Planning Constrains
The property is within 45m from a conservations area. The only issue here is I guess that the original deed states that existing trees, bushes plants etc should not be removed or destroyed. Those are at the front of the property, which add to the aesthetic of it, so I am not too worried about those.
So our major concern is the Ground Stability, and when I say major I mean coming from a first time buyer perspective where you don't know much and definitely don't want to regret your decision.
This is the reports recommendations:
Next steps for consideration: if a survey has been undertaken at the property that considers ground instability and no issues were found, no further action is required however, based on the findings of this report, the purchaser should be encouraged to consider potential instability in any future development or alteration of the ground including planting and removing trees, and regardless of the survey outcome if no survey has yet been undertaken, we recommend one is carried out by a suitably qualified and experienced person if ground instability issues have been or are subsequently identified in a survey we recommend following any advice given in the survey findings
Should we go ahead and do a more thorough survey for the Ground Stability?
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How old is the property, how long has it been there?
If for a long time then honestly don't worry.
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It was built in 2010.0
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In which case this will all have been investigated in much more detail by the developers. Look for the planning papers for the development on the council website. They will probably include a report about the ground conditions and how they've taken account of them in designing the foundations etc.mene3edi4 said:It was built in 2010.1
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