Hi,
We are in a process of purchasing a house which had permitted development rights removed. The house is not a listed building.
We have few questions as to the planning permission side of things:
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The house has recently had UPVC windows installed to replace the old wooden ones (less than 4 years ago). The windows are at the front and back of the house. They are like for like visually and were installed by FENSA registered engineer. The seller does not have planning permission paperwork. Is there anything required from the planning permission side of things for this past work?
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The house had two fireplaces removed (chimney stacks not touched) and chimneys stacks blocked off with a plasterboard. If we proceed with the purchase we are planning to install ventilation to the blocked off chimney stacks. Is there anything required from the planning permission side of things for this past work? Do we need planning permission to install the ventilation for the blocked off chimney stacks?
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The house has a conservatory built over 30 years ago. Its measurements are 3.05m x 3.91m = 11.9255m2. It is covered with a semi-transparent polycarbonate roof which has 2.8m at the highest point. It is not plumbed and is used for residential purposes only. The seller also says it looks like it is glazed with safety glass. It also does not front any public highway or footpath. The conservatory is heated via radiator and underfloor heating from the house but there is a power switch to switch off the underfloor heating. There is a 2.5m wide opening between the conservatory and the living room as the external doors were removed at some point in the past. If we proceed with the purchase we are planning to reinstate the doors to make it comply with building regulations. The seller does not have planning permission paperwork for the conservatory as he claims previous owners stated it did not require planning permission, building regulation approvals or certificates. Is there anything required from the planning permission side of things for this past work? Do we need planning permission to reinstate the external doors in future?
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If we proceed with the purchase and want to change the windows in the conservatory to new UPVC ones (currently wooden) do we need planning permission?
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We've requested the seller to obtain a retrospective building regulations approval for a removal of load bearing wall (a supporting steel beam was installed) that was done over 4 years ago. Is there anything required from the planning permission side of things for this past work?
Would anyone have any experience in this and could advise?
We tried to contact council's planning permission department for general advise mentioning the above but they are asking for exact address which we are unwilling to give out. We are not the owners and also this would be breach of confidentiality.
Any response appreciated.