planning permission

[billozz]

is there anyway to determine if you are likely to get planning permission on a bungalow you are about to purchasse, its a nice but quite small property, so would really need to add to it.
what sort of restrictions are there on extending relative to neighbours and extending towards the pavement?
thanks
Bill

 

[Nakajo]

Have a look at the Planning Portal website.

 

[billozz]

appreciate the answer, cant really see anything pertaining to bungalows there

 

[^woody^]

No there is no way of knowing.

 

[PTS2]

Of course there is a way of knowing, you apply for it and find out whether it gets approved. You don't have to be the owner of a house to apply for planning permission. Basic stuff.

 

[Doggit]

Take a few photos, draw a simple plan, write a quick description of the changes you want to make, and then go and talk to the local planning officers. As PTS2 says, you don't need to be the owner of a property to make an application, but as that takes time, and you're looking to purchase the property, you need a quicker route.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Of course there is a way of knowing, you apply for it and find out whether it gets approved. You don't have to be the owner of a house to apply for planning permission. Basic stuff.

Please try to stop stop your pettiness, its unhelpful and actually quite embarrassing. Lets suppose for a moment that you weren't trying to simply get one over on your Nemesis and were genuinely just trying to help the OP. Obviously applying for planning permission is the definitive way of finding out if a planning application would be successful or not, I think the OP has worked that out for himself. But I think you might find that the purpose of the OP posting this thread was to see if he could assess if planning permission would be granted or not without having to actually go through the expensive and timely process of actually having to apply for planning permission on a property he does not own yet. Really its not brain surgery, or even rocket science this is basic stuff.

billozz, we can provide you with a better answer but you will need to provide more info, maybe post the floor plan and some photos of the exterior and give us an idea of what it is you wish to add .......

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

and then go and talk to the local planning officers.

Maybe that service exists at your Local Authority, certainly 15 years ago it did in all of my Local Authority's but none of them offer such a service nowadays.

 

[^woody^]

But the OP would be a fool to purchase a property on the basis of what might be able to be done. There a many factors that might just prevent the OP doing similar work to what could be done on the neighbouring property. And it's a risk based on someone's opinion with no recourse if that opinion is incorrect.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Maybe but many people, rightly or wrongly, purchase a property on the basis that they need to develop the place.

 

[tony1851]

Main thing is to check that it's not Green Belt, as that will impact on what the OP wants to do, particularly if planning permission was needed.

 

[wessex101]

If it is a serious prospect you could speak to some local architectural designers, most do a free initial consultation. I have done a few for people thinking of buying a property and extending it or altering it. Obviously it is only an educated opinion but should give you an idea if you proposal is "likely" to be exempt/approved based on local knowledge and experience.

As others have said the only way to guarantee success is to make sure your proposal falls within permitted development or get Planning Permission/Pre-Application Advice before you buy which is probably unrealistic.