In article , N.
Thornton wrote:
Do feel free to explain to us why a 3 bed semi with planning for a
huge extension refused is worth less on the open market than the
same 3 bed semi when PP has not been applied for.

The fact that 99% of buyers for said property will have no interest
in enlarging it does rather come into play, no? I

Given that about 50% (or so it seems) of houses round here have
extensions of some sort, it would seem pretty unlikely that 99% of
potential buyers would not consider the possibilities of extending,
and round here agents are always ready to point out "possibility of
extending STPP".

If you are making a planning application and a previous application
for something similar was refused you have a much harder job ahead of
you unless the reasons for the previous refusal were clearly set out
and are clearly satisfied by the current application.

If you are heading for a refusal and are not reasonably confident of
your chances of arguing an appeal it may be a better strategy to
withdraw the application than have a refusal on the planning history.

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