Planning Risks

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The standard searches that are completed by a solicitor for a buyer cover the area in the immediate vicinity of the property. They will not pick up anything outside of the plot boundary or neighbour disputes or issues. This means that the nightclub or incinerator application that has just been approved won't show up or be highlighted by the seller when you first made the offer.

In an ever more congested living space, new housing developments are being built that can affect the view of a peaceful green space you fell in love with on the second viewing could be concreted over forever.

While a supermarket on your doorstep may be handy, what about the extra traffic, the noisy bottle bank, the fumes from the on-site petrol station? By undertaking a planning search you can highlight what is going on up to 250 metres from your proposed home and make a clear judgement on whether anything could detract from living there.