Planning and Survey help ?

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The Badger

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 Manchester U.K.
Ok guys just wondered if any one can offer any help and advice on two issues, I am looking at buying a house to renovate and live in (not to let) I have found the house and here are my questions :-

My best friends father is a chartered surveyor (retired) who ha s looked at the property and tells me it needs modernising but it is structurally sound (I have two pals who are builders who share the same opinion) here's the problem because he is retired I have nothing in writing ? if I buy the house without a structural survey could it effect my insurance if anything happens a couple of years down the line ? (ie subsidence ?) I don't need a survey for the mortgage as I am borrowing on my existing mortgage ?

Next problem the property overlooks green fields (I can remember years ago going to the planning office and you could view plans of the area and see if any planning was in place for the greenbelt) the council tell me you cannot do this anymore ? anyone know how I can view this info ? (I know my solicitor will search but I wanted to have a look myself)

Thanks everyone

The Badger
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Going by my experience try your district council web site and look for planning applications or something similar and you should be able to search for all applications in that area. The detail you can see is dependant on your council.
 
look for the councils local development plan which will highlight areas considered for future development. These documents are updated every 5 years or thereby. Cover all planning housing/commercial/etc
 
Try the Parish Council, they should have knowledge of areas that are identified for future development. I sit on my local parish council and we have plans showing which area are designated for future developments
 
I think the OP is referring to the old Unitary Development Plans (UDPs) which were then replaced by Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessments (SHLAAs). SHLAAs have also just been ditched but your local council should still have a plan with the same content and objective in the public domain.

The last SHLAAs published a few years ago would still have looked 15 years ahead,

http://www.manchester.gov.uk/downloads/download/3154/strategic_housing_land_availability_assessment_shlaa_2009
 
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