planning application

[retriever]

My new neighbour last night told me he has had plans drawn up regarding exstention to his house.Part of this will be one on my side of his house .It will consist of a ground floor room with a 13 foot high pitched roof, it will extend out 5foot past the building line at the rear.The massive brick construction will be 8 foot closer to my house than it is now.I am at present in the process of selling my house which he knows about and I am petrified I am going to lose my purchaser, when he finds out and I will lose the house I am buying.We should be exchanging contracts within the month.Please please help what can I do

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Apart from either asking him to delay submitting the application nothing at all.

 

[JoeMar]

this isnt such a bad thing, some house buyer look at the potential for extending when considering a house for purchase. if they see the neighbouring property having been extended, they would probably think that they could do the same and planning permission wont be a problem.

 

[Richard C]

That’s the way to approach it, an optimistic glass half full rather than half empty!

 

[^woody^]

Why is this going to affect your sale? I think you are worrying too much

 

[skotl]

I'd agree with Woody, not least because there's pretty much nothing you can do about it.

So why worry about what you can't affect?