Hello,
I am looking at buying a house which;
- Had a conservatory built atleast before January 2010
- Had a loft conversion atleast before January 2010
# So I will go on the basis that the works where done in January 2010
My question is, what if there was no planning permission acquired when the works where carried out? If I was to purchase and the council found out, would they request the conservatory to be taken down for instance?
Details of the works are as below; (Property is semi-detached)
Conservatory
- 4.25m x 3.25m floor
- Brick built wall around 2ft high then windows ontop all the way around
- There is around 12m2 of area still left in the garden
- There is around 25m2 of area in the front garden
- The conservatory is to the rear
Loft Conversion (to bedroom)
- Has a fixed flight of stairs, standard width with plenty headroom
- Has power outlets
- Has a skylight to the rear
- Has a window (which can be opened) to the side of the property
- Doesn't look like the roof has been changed in anyway apart from where the skylight is fitted
- The loft conversion uses the entire roof space (7.75m2 floor area)
How can I find out if the house has these planning permissions if required?
I don't want to get any further through the process of buying (and spend even more money on searches etc) and then find out they may have to be taken down kind of thing.
Any help would be great.
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I am looking at buying a house which;
- Had a conservatory built atleast before January 2010
- Had a loft conversion atleast before January 2010
# So I will go on the basis that the works where done in January 2010
My question is, what if there was no planning permission acquired when the works where carried out? If I was to purchase and the council found out, would they request the conservatory to be taken down for instance?
Details of the works are as below; (Property is semi-detached)
Conservatory
- 4.25m x 3.25m floor
- Brick built wall around 2ft high then windows ontop all the way around
- There is around 12m2 of area still left in the garden
- There is around 25m2 of area in the front garden
- The conservatory is to the rear
Loft Conversion (to bedroom)
- Has a fixed flight of stairs, standard width with plenty headroom
- Has power outlets
- Has a skylight to the rear
- Has a window (which can be opened) to the side of the property
- Doesn't look like the roof has been changed in anyway apart from where the skylight is fitted
- The loft conversion uses the entire roof space (7.75m2 floor area)
How can I find out if the house has these planning permissions if required?
I don't want to get any further through the process of buying (and spend even more money on searches etc) and then find out they may have to be taken down kind of thing.
Any help would be great.
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