Land with Derelict property

[mdcmg]

Hello,

I am considering purchasing some land which has a derelict cottage on it. I would like to restore cottage and build stables on the property. I plan to live onsite in static caravan whilst carrying out the work. No planning permission has been granted on the cottage and it has been empty for a long time. It has no utilities. I have contacted the local council and they suggested completing a planning application.
Has anyone had any experience in doing this or know if this sort of plan would be approved.
Thanks in advance

[bednobs]

planning officers are usually open to speculative enquiries. Contact your local council, who will give you a much better idea if such plans are likely to be approved. It will depend on your councils local development plan probably

[tamborine]

my home was same, sold at auction with pp for new house. OH did up old farmhouse but didn't change status, to avoid preservation orders :/

[themas]

So far as the cottage is concerned it presumably already has residential permission & if you just intend to restore it I don't see why you need planning permission. However, if you want to extend it you may need it.

Building stables is another matter, & it's very unlikely you could do that without permission.

You will need to get the best guide you can from the council planning officer as to the likelihood of an application succeeding. If you want certainty before you buy you will have to submit an application, with the necessary plans, & pay a fee. But you might find the price increases if you then get permission.

[bushbaby_de]

A lot of planning departments offer pre-application advice where you can send in some basic information about what you'd like to do and you get some broad advice on what may or may not be acceptable in that area. Often anyone can make a pre-application request and you can submit as little as a site location plan and a written explanation of what you would like to do, but for a planning application I would suggest using a planning agent. At the very least you will need to use a draughtsman to produce the plans.