Relocating an existing house.

[CaveMan]

Could someone give me some general advice?

If I buy a piece of land with a house on it which I want to rebuild, do I have to rebuild in exactly the same position or would the council be open to me relocating the new house?

Thanks

[anne2]

In our area, any houses that have been rebuilt on the site of an existing house have followed the footprint of the previous house - they may have moved a metre or so, but it is certainly never far. Again in our area - permission has to be given for an existing house to be demolished, don't assume it can automatically be demolished regardless of state! Some we have seen have been taken down and rebuilt bit by bit to get round this problem. I have know idea whether these are general rules or particular to our comune so I would speak to a locally based geometra or the comune itself for clarification re the site concerned. Good luck!

[herealready]

I think you need to speak to a local geometre, it seems different areas have different rules.
When I bought my house it came with 4 fields, as 2 had previously had buildings on I was allowed to "move the plot" and I got planning permission to have an extention on the house I live in.
I also have permission to build another house anywhere on my land.

[Robert]

We bought a ruin which collapsed even further in the very heavy snow a few years ago.We subsequently got permission to build our new house (on the same footprint still) on a different part of our land which was more stable. I dont think we would have got that permission if we hadn't been able to show that.

[Robert Vickers]

Hi there

Well it really depends on your Commune. You will probably have to conform to the existing footprint of the exsisting property. That said they may be open to you extending it in some way. It is the best solution to ask an architect/geometra as to what and cannot be done in your "Commune" that way you do not fall foul of local regulations. Hope this helps you?

[CaveMan]

Thank you all for the input. I want to stick to the existing footprint but may want to move it to a different site> I will consult a local geometra and let you knwo the outcome. Anyone else with experience is more than welcome to contribute

[chrisnotton]

Originally Posted by CaveMan

Thank you all for the input. I want to stick to the existing footprint but may want to move it to a different site> I will consult a local geometra and let you knwo the outcome. Anyone else with experience is more than welcome to contribute

We looked a properties where we were advised that we could & others where we could not move the site of the house/ruin.
I think it depends if your house is considered of historic interest or in a protected area. Even the non moveable buildings could be "re-aligned" to obtain the optimum orientation, unless some of the structure was to be preserved.

We were also advised that one is usually allowed to increase a footprint for "hygenic purposes", i.e. bathroom & toilet, if it doesn't have one, or add in the size of any (non abusivo) outbuildings that you plan to demolish.

My advice is to ask the local geometre, and then ask another one and see if you get the same answer. It will help if you have the particelle & folio numbers of your property with you & and a copy of the catastrale map with your house on it.
Otherwise a really good description of the location & the names of your immediate neighbours will help.

Pip pip

[CaveMan]

Originally Posted by chrisnotton

We looked a properties where we were advised that we could & others where we could not move the site of the house/ruin.
I think it depends if your house is considered of historic interest or in a protected area. Even the non moveable buildings could be "re-aligned" to obtain the optimum orientation, unless some of the structure was to be preserved.

We were also advised that one is usually allowed to increase a footprint for "hygenic purposes", i.e. bathroom & toilet, if it doesn't have one, or add in the size of any (non abusivo) outbuildings that you plan to demolish.

My advice is to ask the local geometre, and then ask another one and see if you get the same answer. It will help if you have the particelle & folio numbers of your property with you & and a copy of the catastrale map with your house on it.
Otherwise a really good description of the location & the names of your immediate neighbours will help.

Pip pip

Great. Thanks for all the info everyone