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Even if we believe your project is likely to be considered permitted development, it is always strongly recommended that no work commences until all of the necessary planning and building regulations approvals are secured. Doing so would be at your own risk!
On a daily basis we receive enquiries from clients who have received planning enforcements and been given 28 days to secure planning permission or demolish their development, which is a very costly and stressful situation. 99% of these cases are clients who were sure their development was permitted having either read some info online or been mis-advised by their builder.
In some cases, they could have been permitted with a few minor changes to the design. Sometimes they were permitted at the time of the build but the planning authority have subsequently imposed planning constraints removing their permitted development rights, meaning they now need retrospective planning permission and sometimes it was never going to be permitted development due to the local planning policy.
If you do get it wrong and receive an enforcement you could face fines of up to £20,000 and if planning can’t be approved retrospectively you would also need to put the property back to its original state!
For these reasons it is strongly recommended that you seek professional advice and secure all the relevant approvals before you make any changes to the property. Contact us now you would like to speak with one of our experts to find out what is required for your HMO.
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