planning

[oconnor]

is there any one up to speedy on splitting property, have a house with garage studio on about 2 acres,

have developed the the garage of 14 years, but the council says it must say with the house /auxiliary

but it has all the parts what are need ed to self contained eg kitchen ,bathroom ,laundry room. bedrooms.2. show room , its own septic tank,
and road access, want would be the best way to make them see the light,

[jackthehat]

If they are not allowing you to split the property into two separate units they must have given you reasons.

Have you made a formal application to them?

[bednobs]

are you in the uk?

[oconnor]

yes , Shropshire

[oconnor]

we have not applied as yet because it was stated in the planing permission,
that it could not be sold separate but it did not say we could hold onto it and sell the house

[jackthehat]

If you think that you have found a loophole in the Planning Consent, you haven't.
The Permission says that it can't be split and therefore the Conveyancing Solicitor of any prospective purchaser you may interest will find this out in a matter of minutes.......

[oconnor]

yes but what gives them the right to say what can be done or cannot be done

i suppose,its called planning appeal

[sandyRoe]

If there wasn't some planning regulations people would be building all over the place.
When the building was converted you'd have known the conditions. I don't see how you can change them now.

[bednobs]

"what gives them the right to say what can be done or cannot be done "
that's their job!

[jackthehat]

The Planning Departments make the best decisions they can to ensure that *everyone* is happy, inasfar as possible.

Which Planning Permission are you referring to in your 15.09 post?

[oconnor]

sandy roe, yes i agree with you,

but when you live down a lane , with at tops 1 /2 people passing,
it will not make any difference As the small Dwelling is all ready built , i would agree with if i was asking to do this in a green field,
and as for change in the conditions, are they written in stone. the reason for me asking the question is to see if any one has a positive side to this instead of they said you can not so that's that, i thought with the new planning laws that more power to the local people rather than some one in an office in the city

[annieigma]

I found that the planning officers think they are jesus christ. they strung me along for a year, saying could i alter the roof on the plans i submitted for pre-formal application, then the said could i move the front door so it is symetrical, then can you make it half rendered, then the planning officer changed, and the new one wanted the roof back the way it was, then, a year layer, they said " sorry, we have run out of building allocation, and can't allow any more new properties until 2016". so lost £650 application fees, and £700 architect fees, lovely people.

[oconnor]

annieigma,they are out of order, just a waist of time and money,
the way i see planning as long as its sympathetic to the surroundings let it be
there is a house shortage, plus i think its who you know and not what you know.

[sallybb]

Sounds like the permission was granted , stipulating that the property must remain together. They do this to stop rural sprawl I beleive and can be very stubborn about reversing their decision. They will look upon it as being one house with auxiliary buildings and not two properties. It would probably be more favouble if you had an old barn to convert, they seem to support this more, if it means barns are not left to ruin.