Property Development Project - Day 31

Leaping forward again because after all there is not much fun in reading posts that just say ‘no reply to that letter yet again’.

So here we are day 31 of my property development project, a full month in and YES a reply and it was posted first class too. 20 working days (4 weeks) and twice as long as it was supposed to take.

However we won’t worry about that. He is good enough to apologise about the delay in responding and the main part of the letter says; ‘From the information contained within your plan, with regards to the siting and proposed plot size, I would not discourage you from submitting a planning application at this time, without prejudice to its outcome’.

‘I have not, at this time consulted the Council’s Highway department with regards to the visibility splays from the site but, I am able to advise you that they will require a turning area in order that any vehicle is able to enter and leave the site in a forward gear’.

So although the first paragraph is hedged with qualifications it is as close as you will get to ‘go ahead and we will grant permission’ at this stage.

The second paragraph is OK as well. I know the requirements for visibility splays and have measured them. This plot comfortably exceeds the requirements. The turning head required a bit of redrawing and moving the new house back slightly. This is a slight concern since I cannot move the house back any more and still provide a sensible back garden, but the turning head although it looks fine on the plan will not be suitable for anything much bigger than an old Mini.

Anyway – good news and it was worth doing the extra work during the delay in waiting for the reply.


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