Good morning all. Some years ago I was lucky enough to live in a beautiful little cottage a few miles from here. It had about an acre of land that ran into an apple orchard, was in the middle of nowhere really and was in the green belt.
Now as I said, it was quite small, but not too small, however with such a big garden I decided to build a big conservatory / sun room at the back. Well 6 months later it was all done and a huge decking. Stunning. A beautiful job.
We enjoyed that room for nearly 2 years until a council plane flying over took some photos, turned those photos into letters, turned the letters into red tape and the red tape into a court order...... Yes I didn't get planning permission. On appeal I didn't get retrospective planning permission either.
I hold my hands up, I knew I wouldn't get planning before the build as it was green belt land, I didn't expect anyone to notice the build so I thought I could wait out the amount of years before the build became naturally allowed. I was wrong.
Anyway 6 years later and I still have the conservatory (in bits mostly) and I am just about to get drawings done and submit plans in the correct manner to get the planning approved !!!
So will the cost of the conservatory increase the value of my house - most definitely, will the increase in house value outweigh the cost of the build. - not necessarily. When building extensions, conservatories etc etc , always make sure you are building them for the right reasons and NOT to add extra value to your property. Do your homework to find out if indeed it will add extra value, or is it a lifestyle build; for you only. AND always make sure you follow the correct procedures in planning and application, otherwise they can be very expensive lessons !!!!
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Have a great, Peter
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