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Gerry & Rob in Derbyshire


GerryB

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18 months ago we found a large (2.85acres) sloping site with outline consent on a small part of it. A fortnight ago planning permission was granted for our contemporary build (full application as our plans were bigger than the red line of the outline consent). The planning officer liked our plans (we had paid for pre-planning twice) and recommended approval. We were almost caught out - the Town Council objected because our plot is designated as green corridor in the emerging neighbourhood plan and Highways were quibbling about visibility splays. So more expert reports including landscaping plan for the whole site were hurriedly done. We own the private road with six houses on it. We worked hard to get our neighbours on our side and three submitted support for our application (three had objected to the original outline application). We need not have worried, the planning committee loved it approval and gave unanimous. So here we go.

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Welcome, What an amazing plot, I have just under 5 acres of ground and have spent far to much time over the last 7 years turning it into part garden and wilding other areas. One day I will get back to the important stuff like rebuilding the houses.....  Look forward to seeing your progress. 

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It's been a busy few months. We have finally sold up (completion was on Friday 13th March) and moved into a lovely rented house in Middleton-by-Wirksworth. The Coronavirus struck and so we are feeling very lucky that the sale and move had happened. Our biggest problem at the moment is moving our money around so that it earns a bit of interest and is protected by fscs. It is very difficult to open new accounts in this coronavirus lockdown when you have a new address - you fail all the id checks and don't have lots of original or certified proofs of identity or address to prove that you are a real person. Advice to anyone in a similar position - open new accounts before you move!

We are also in the process of obtaining a smallish mortgage as we ended up selling the house for less that we hoped. Let's hope there are no hiccups there. We are both retired (but with good occupational pensions) but our financial adviser struggled to find a lender. Earl Shilton Building Society was the only one he found, and our application seems to be progressing OK.

However, our build has started, or rather the earth is being moved around. The site has been cleared & the big digger is now on site. We have a drive, but our electricity will not now be connected tomorrow as had been planned. Our builder is trying to continue for as long as possible. Coronavirus is not making it easy (our project manager had to self-isolate down south for two weeks, and we are now self-isolating due to me having a fever for 24hours. This means no up to date photos at this stage. How do I start a blog?

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