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N. Thornton wrote in message
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"Christian McArdle" wrote in message
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Now, I have no idea whether this would be allowed or not. Is there a
way for me to get something like "approval in principle" before
actually buying the house???

You can apply for planning permission before buying the property. You
need
the permission of the current owner and bag of gold for the council.

Yes, but of course if permission is granted the house/land then
suddenly becomes worth significantly more. So doing that before
purchase is like shooting yourself in the foot.


Regards, NT

You don't need the owner's permission at all - if you don't own the land,
all you have to do is serve notice (on a pro-forma) on the owner to tell him
you are applying for pp to extend his house. The application forms should
explain everything.