Planning permission or permitted development?

[Tom]

5 hours ago, Mr Punter said:

 

I did an office to resi when it was first introduced. Although it was PD, the bank would not lend a penny until we had the prior approval consent from the LA.  Even to get this, we had to commission some contaminated land reports and submit plans and an application form.

 

We had another scheme elsewhere turned down as the LA were concerned that the building was near to the site of some redundant underground tanks, so we withdrew from the purchase as it tipped the viability balance.

 

 

Yep, there is a process to go through, but essentially is it not all just a matter of proving that the site meets permitted development criteria - those fundamentals (contaminated land etc) are essentially unchanged and existed in a state that met (or not, as the case may be) the criteria before as well as after the PD application. It's not the same as planning permission, whereby value has been added to the site.

 

5 hours ago, Mr Punter said:

There is no need for you to fall out with the seller over this as should the overage not be payable, the seller will have a claim against their solicitor (or their PI insurance) for negligence and so need not be out of pocket.

 

Totally agree.

[Tom]

4 hours ago, scottishjohn said:

just think if we could have only taken quotes from uk companies for all these wind turbines

 

...they'd be three years late and five times over budget....

[scottishjohn]

12 hours ago, Tom said:

 

...they'd be three years late and five times over budget....

and you think EU companies are any better? .

edinburgh tram fiasco!!! for example 

 

of course you believe EU politicians are honest --thats why no accountants have ever been able to balance the EU books not in 40 years !!!!

every time they appoint one  to do it +they find the "problems"  in the finacial accounts ,they are terminated by the EU council

If we going to have bent politicians better that they our ones that eventually do have to face up to it-like the "duck houses " expenses  scandals 

 

eu employees are all at it and been getting away with it for years

[joe90]

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[Tom]

3 hours ago, scottishjohn said:

and you think EU companies are any better? .

edinburgh tram fiasco!!! for example 

 

of course you believe EU politicians are honest --thats why no accountants have ever been able to balance the EU books not in 40 years !!!!

every time they appoint one  to do it +they find the "problems"  in the finacial accounts ,they are terminated by the EU council

If we going to have bent politicians better that they our ones that eventually do have to face up to it-like the "duck houses " expenses  scandals 

 

eu employees are all at it and been getting away with it for years

 

Ha! Honestly, couldn't agree more. Just thought I'd stir the pot...