A unauthorised extension and renovation can be legalised.

Hemayet Hossain made this Freedom of Information request to Common Council of the City of London

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Hemayet Hossain
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Dear Common Council of the City of London,
Dear Sir/Madam,
A house has been extended in rear part and renovated in the inside in 1979. Former house owner did not have any approval letter for renovation, alternation and extension.
He used to live in this house more than 40 years. No official person visited this house last 40 years and No neighbours complained to council or to house owner. This house was sold 2014.

My questions are:
1. What sort of problem can be faced new owner?
2. Is there any option to make this legalisation?
3. If no, what action will be taken against new owner?
4. If yes what sort of steps need to be taken to sort out this problem?

I like to let you know as a first time buyer the new owner could not realise these issues and former owner is not alive.

Yours faithfully,

Hemayet Hossain

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COL - EB - Information Officer, Common Council of the City of London

Dear Mr Hossain,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 (FOIA) – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

The City of London (CoL) acknowledges receipt of your request for information of 7 August 2017.

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Yours sincerely,

Information Officer
Comptroller & City Solicitor’s Department
City of London
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DBE - Information, Common Council of the City of London

Dear Hemayet Hossain
 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 (FOIA) - INFORMATION REQUEST
 
Following your request for information of 07 August 2017, and our
acknowledgement of the 08 August 2017, the City of London (CoL) responds
as follows.
 
The CoL has applied the Section 21(1) exemption, information accessible by
other means, to your request.
 
The CoL has noted that your request, although clearly about planning
matters, does not state the location of the property that you are
enquiring about. If the property in question is located outside of the CoL
area you should contact the planning authority in which the property is
located by using the following link :
[1]https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council
 
Further information concerning your enquiry may be available to you via
the CoL planning webpage if the property is located within the CoL area :
[2]https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services...
 
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only, i.e. the historic City of London, and not London as a whole, which
is covered by over 30 boroughs and the Westminster City Council. Please
see the following link to a map on the CoL website, which shows the area
covered: [3]www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/maps/Pages/COMPASS.aspx.
 
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Department of the Built Environment
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