Penny Farthing wrote:
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Hi...
We're looking at buying a new house, for which they are just at the
"mud and foundations" stage by the looks of it. (It's being built by
Persimmon.)

Now, when we asked the saleswoman if we could rearrange things like the
kitchen cupboards from their normal layout (in the showhome for
example), she said no, because it would violate the planning
permission. "We have to build what we said we would build" she
explained.

This sounds bonkers to me. I'm inclined to think they just can't be
bothered to accomodate buyers who want to tinker with the standard
setup.

Anybody know if her claim has any basis in fact?

Yes, the planning department of your local Council.

Where, incidentally, you will be able to access *all* of the records wrt
the housing development you're going to buy on - including the other
phases that will no doubt be in the pipeline. There will also be copious
information detailing the misgivings either the planners, the planning
committee or the public had before permission was given.

It absolutely amazes me that people don't use this resource more often,
especially when buying a new-build house.

Chips.

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