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Diagro

Diagro

Diagro

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Hey

Looks like i will have the option to build a house on some land i own.

From discussions with an architect, i should be able to get planning for a 3 bed Bungalow.

from here I'm clueless on what would happen and how long these things take.

Does anyone have any idea on how long it takes from putting in for planning and then getting a house built?

My wife doesn't want to live in that area, so in my mind its prob best to get planning and then sell the land with planning for £100-£120k. But i want to build a new house!
 
there was someone on here and it was an epic thread! He gave pictures every step of the way for like 2 years

anyone remember him and his thread?
 
Diagro said:
Hey

Looks like i will have the option to build a house on some land i own.

From discussions with an architect, i should be able to get planning for a 3 bed Bungalow.

from here I'm clueless on what would happen and how long these things take.

Does anyone have any idea on how long it takes from putting in for planning and then getting a house built?

My wife doesn't want to live in that area, so in my mind its prob best to get planning and then sell the land with planning for £100-£120k. But i want to build a new house!
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What kind of services does the plot have? can you connect into mains utilities?

It could take months to get planning submitted (depending on how picky you are and how busy the architect is)

but say 2 months
then 2 months for planning approval (could stretch a bit)
another 2-3 months to get building reg approval, services lined up etc
maybe another 1.5/2 to get it properly tendered to a few contractors...
then you are probably looking at 8 months construction period (that's a guess but most detached houses I've done have a contract period around that timescale)

so you are looking at around 15 months (min) ball park if everything goes to plan, and depends on how much you would be doing yourself etc
 
Hmm not bad then.
has all utilities running through or past so that helps.

if it comes to actually building it I will make a large thread :)
 
My parents recently had a prefabricated house built, it's pretty amazing to be fair.

They're still going through the snagging list but generally now it's up and bricked out it feels as solid as can be and I think it was pretty configurable with lots of clever space saving ideas.

They live in a little village and it looks, both externally and internally like it belongs, huge fireplace with a wood burning stove and proper external chimney etc.

I'd definitely investigate the options if I was building myself.
 
Diagro said:
My wife doesn't want to live in that area, so in my mind its prob best to get planning and then sell the land with planning for £100-£120k. But i want to build a new house!
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That's your issue right there - if the missus doesn't want to live there. You've no chance.:(
 
booyaka said:
That's your issue right there - if the missus doesn't want to live there. You've no chance.:(
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So far its been like hitting a brick wall.

Whats odd is that its litrally a 30 second walk from her parents and her sisters house.

her reasoning is that its "too close to them all, no privacy"

I can understand, but it would be a massive upgrade in house :/

Will see what happens
 
What is currently on the land? Has it previously been used for industry? Is it zoned as green belt?

These factors can all make a huge difference on whether land is suitable for building a house on.
 
Yes I've done 3 self builds. 2 traditional & my last was timber frame.
One I knocked down a steel framed building in a town and built a house, another I bought a bungalow & knocked it down.
Currently in the process of getting a 5.5 acre field put on the preferred list for 36 family homes.
All Boroughs are different, but I'd expect 3-6 months for planning once submitted(they can take up to 5 weeks on top to validate it if busy). Get your utilities applications in as soon as possible as they can be very very slow, even if they are close by.

Time to build a house will depend on your builder. 8-10 months on average I guess.
 
BF-Bert said:
What is currently on the land? Has it previously been used for industry? Is it zoned as green belt?

These factors can all make a huge difference on whether land is suitable for building a house on.
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Used to own the house next to it. We split the land and it was only ever garden land.
 
Diagro said:
Used to own the house next to it. We split the land and it was only ever garden land.
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Got any pictures of it?
An Architect can sometimes be good for planning advice and sometimes bad.
Depends how good they are with planning law. It doesn't always correlate.
That also goes for a planning scoping report with the borough too.
 
Never trust the architect. They're dreamers with big plans but little grey matter. If the architect and the builder don't gel, fire one or the other. If they can't work together it'll be a ****ing nightmare.

Never be scared to give the foreman a rollicking. Builders will take the **** if you're a bit of a bitch.

Don't hire builders that are between jobs. Make sure they're on the job from day 1 to completion. **** goes **** up else.

Make sure you have 20-30% of the estimated build cost in reserve for unforeseen problems. There will always be some.
 
The architect is a family friend. Done loads of work for us in regards to building so we trust him.
he is also going to do all the planning and such like.

at the moment he is tackling the surveys regarding TPOS and road access. Not cheap -.-
 
FurryLemon said:
Never trust the architect. They're dreamers with big plans but little grey matter. If the architect and the builder don't gel, fire one or the other. If they can't work together it'll be a ****ing nightmare.

Never be scared to give the foreman a rollicking. Builders will take the **** if you're a bit of a bitch.

Don't hire builders that are between jobs. Make sure they're on the job from day 1 to completion. **** goes **** up else.

Make sure you have 20-30% of the estimated build cost in reserve for unforeseen problems. There will always be some.
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tbh that post says way more about you than useful advice for the op!

OP, treat people with a level head and professionalism and if you are not sure about something ask.
 
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