Planning Permission
Mar 14th, 2011 by admin
Did you just purchase some land, and are looking for advice with regards to planning permission? If so, you came to the right place.
Planning Permission for land.
If you are looking at a plot and are unsure of its planning potential, your first port of call is the local Planning Department.
There are three basic scenarios when buying land as planning permission is concerned:
The land has no planning permission.
It has outline planning permission (OPP).
It has detailed or ‘full’ planning permission (DPP) for a building for which a set of plans has been submitted and approved.
Before proceeding to purchase land, it is vital to establish with the local authority that they will ultimately allow you permission to bring your plans to fruition. Otherwise there is no purpose in buying it in the first place.
This said, acquiring land with planning permission already granted doesn’t necessarily guarantee that you will be able to build on it. There may be restrictive covenants attached which preclude you. This is an area your lawyer should carefully check.
Buying land with an existing property standing on it provides an easier solution as it benefits from what is referred to as ‘past precedent’. In such situations, it is usually easier to get full planning permission if either redeveloping an existing property or demolishing it and rebuilding a new one as per the original style or footprint – in the case of the latter, only of course if your plans are reasonable and in keeping with the neighborhood.
Planing permission for Houses
You need to go through certain steps to get planning permission:
Check if you need permission for your development
If you don’t need permission, you can go ahead with your development, if you need permission, you should apply through the Planning Portal
The Planning Portal sends your application to the local planning authority at your council
Your local planning authority decides if your development can go ahead
Your local planning authority will contact you with their decision
If you don’t agree with the council’s decision, you can appeal against it