On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:11:44 -0800 (PST) Owain wrote :
Ding-dong! Bells are ringing. He wants to put another house in your
garden. He can apply for *outline* planning permission for that
without being the owner. The reason he wants the site plan is so he
can trace it and use it for his planning application.

If you think it likely this would be successful (suitable access,
plot size, local development plan etc) then you could apply for it
yourself yourself, or even sell off the plot separately.

Yes, but the permission runs with the land, not the applicant. So if
you apply for OPP on a site you don't own and it is granted, you're
now left having to pay an enhanced price. Normal procedure would be to
enter into a contract subject to PP - effectively you are sharing the
risk and reward with the prospective purchaser.

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Tony Bryer, Greentram: 'Software to build on' Melbourne, Australia
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