Sully

I built a wall like yours , I didn’t apply for planning , and didn’t have an issue. I live on a road which is on the greenbelt and thought I would get it declined if I did . My neighbours since have done the same - not one has applied for planning . It’s been 8 years now . I was happy to take the risk

Hi all, sadly this has taken a stall. The owners of the land are getting divorced and will contact me when they are closer to selling their house at the back which came with this plot as well. Frustrating really as I know it's going to be a long drawn out process and I want to get cracking asap. I can't be pushy and need to be sensitive to the situation, the owner did disclose her partner had moved out 5 years ago but they still hadn't got round to officially divorcing and splitting assets. So I cant imagine this happening anytime soon. if anyone has any polite suggestions on how to try and get it going sooner I'm all ears. I did leave a final message saying I understood, and what my offer was etc/

lol , thanks Big Jimbo. meeting owner on monday wish me luck!

that's was the on the decision notice for the last application in 2014 @IanR . thanks for the links will have a read

That's a really good point. I'm unsure when the original houses were given planning in the 1930s. It's so perculiar that one wasn't built. and why they'd build either side and not this.

Hi all Could be the beginning of a very long journey of a lifelong dream of building my own house. To give some background regarding the plot I have found. The plot is on a road , one side of this road the houses are on Green belt the other side they’re not. The plot is on the side which is Green belt. On the side of the road this plot is. The houses go 2,4, empty Plot, 8,10,12. So the plot is even numbered number 6 but has no house on it. The plot is the same width and depth as the others as have been built on, even has a number but has never been built on The Plot has been fenced off and oddly has a driveway from the road but no property, Prior to the side of the road getting green belt status, it had approval for a house the same design as 4 and 8. The houses were built in the 1930s Subsequently applications 10 years ago were declined. The most recent application under green belt infill – was declined as there was never a building on the plot. It seems to get rejected simply because it’s on Green. belt , the latest application even had the same design house as 4 and 8 but still got declined, despite the report saying it wouldn’t ruin the openness of the green belt as its in-between a row of house. A common sense approach is needed – which from what I can see isn’t really common in planning. I would love to build a single storey modern bungalow or house. But knowing the houses have been declined was thinking modern bungalow with flat grass sedum roof so it blends in. Removing the 6ft fences which boxes the plot in would improve the “openness “ of the Green belt. Before I embark on what could be a stressful few years, anyone have any experience , advice or opinion on chances of getting something like this approved? Is it worth having a pre application meeting to see if they would consider anything? thank you