Have i a good chance of being successful...planning consent ?

Question

i have put an offer in for an old school house which has full planning permission to convert into a private dwelling house, my offer has been accepted pending various other factors. If succesful with the sale i was hoping to convert it into two properties, i know i will have to go back to planning for this to happen, i was wondering whether i have a good chance of being succesful because of the already available planning permissions. I will not be changing the exterior at all so the renovations will be internal.......any advice would be greatfully accepted!!

Answer 1

I recommend you log on to your local authorities web site and review the planning applications. You can also go in and discuss your plans with a member of the planning department. It is best if you take a professional architect or similar with you. From my experience it appears councils turn down a lot of plans initially, but following discussions and amendments to the plans they generally get agreed in the end. The fact you already have planning persmission is a good sign. Good luck.

Answer 2

This is really about what is typically being done in your area and the local building departments view on subdividing. Where I live it would be very very very difficult and time consuming if not impossible. Typical plans for a home take about 2 years to get through our building department and they give you an unbelievably hard time.

Your realtor should know what's going on locally with this sort of thing.

Answer 3

My parents recently bought an old school house (with 3 units) and successfully converted them into separate properties (condominiums). Do you homework, but this should work!

Answer 4

In todays climate they will gladly give permission for the 2 premises. The push is on to build as many as possible as quickly as possible.