Recent content by Bluericky

I've no idea what authority, presumably the council itself. It's simply information that the vendor passed on. The council don't appear to keep a record but they did say it's not currently liable for council tax in its current form, whatever that may be

Thank you, knocking it down is an option but it's made mainly of concrete and surrounded by more concrete ! I've spoken with the local planning department this morning and they are making out that I would require planning to do anything at all as it's condemned. Along with an engineers report...

It needs a new roof ideally, fist floor is a bit cramped so may raise the height by a few courses if it's practical and STP. I'm interested to know at what point a condemned property requires planning / building regs to renovate. Presumably there must be a defining factor that councils use to...

Thanks for the quick reply. I believe it was condemned due to high levels of damp, no doubt due to the rotten window frames, you can put your fingers through the holes ! Also sewage was backed up entire way from septic Rank to loo.

Hi all I've recently purchased a property that's consists of a paddock and condemned cottage. It has planning for a large five bedroom property. I'd like to renovate the condemned cottage and not build the house. Does this require planning or building regs to do so ? It was last lived in...