Selling with NDNs current planning application

[notsogoodhousekeeping]

I was just about to put my house up for sale when I received a letter saying my neighbours have put in a planning application.

I'm in a terrace and the current design will have quite an impact on the view out of the living room - ie when you're sat on the sofa you won't be able to see anything except for their new wall. I am going to talk to them about it before lodging an objection, to see if they can adapt the plans.

But my main worry is whether this will put potential buyers off. I would be upfront about it in viewings because they'll find out via searches anyway. I don't know how long the build will take and I don't have to sell right now, so can wait till it's finished if necessary, but I'd rather not.

Any thoughts anyone? Without this, the house would probably have sold pretty quickly.

I wouldn’t personally be put off by neighbours planning an extension in general though some might.
However it sounds like it will be quite overbearing on your plot and I’m sorry but that would put me off.

it might be worth checking your local council website to see what’s allowed or not in terms of extensions so you can make objections which the council will have to reject it on rather than ‘just’ because you don’t like it.

Sounds like a bit of a nightmare though and awful timing, I hope it works out ok for you.

A planning application is just that; it does not necessarily mean it will be granted. All parties who may be affected will be able to comment on the plans.

Having looked into the measurements they've supplied, I think they'll fall foul of the 45º rule - it'll be too far out into the garden.

I don't want to stop them from doing it, they're perfectly entitled to extend, but this extension is massive and bloody ugly.

That’s good, make sure you highlight that in your objection.

Could you also apply for planning permission and use that as a selling point?

Hah, good idea! I can't really afford to get plans drawn up but I like your thinking :)

Actually I was about to post and say this would massively put me off but if you have pp for an identical extension it would be a bonus! If your houses are the same, their architect could in theory do you plans st a fraction of the cost as they’ve already measured etc. We did this in a previous house :)