My partner and I are up for a project for our next home. The proverbial property of our dreams has come up, except that it's currently an A3 use caff, with flat upstairs. The rest of the street is residential. The asking price is substantially lower than the equivalent residential property, not least because the kitchen is kitted out to feed the 5000!
I've tried to research this, but can't get an answer to this question: I presume you can't get planning permission before purchase. You want (surely) some reassurance from the council that planning will be forthcoming once you buy and submit applications, since you don't want to run a caff . How does this work? Can you approach the council with proposed plans beforehand? Is there a risk that they'll change their minds post-purchase? Any other key high-risk aspects to this?
I am willing to get stuck into planning law, but would love some guidance on the practical steps needed.
Has anyone got experience of this? Where do you start?
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Change of use (cafe to residential)
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EssentialHummus · 30/11/2015 21:20
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