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Not really a house price related thread - but definitely East Anglia based. To cut a long question short, bearing in mind that policies and attitudes vary from one county council to another across this land....... Have been looking at just possibly purchasing a modest speculative plot in one of a number of possible personally desired Norfolk locations (North Norfolk is personally preferred to much of the Southern parts). Speculative in that the plots are all located either in immediate vicinity of existing cluster of residential properties (as opposed to the only nearby structures/buildings being purely farming related). Most are advertised as amenity land, grazing land (some with modest stables already on site), some with mains power and water already connecting and serving the plot, etc. BUT none with any form of planning permission. Obvious question you can all see coming here is.....given, in particular, their proximity to existing housing what are the odds of a planning request (to build a dwelling) being refused in this part of the world? I attach a simple schematic illustration broadly representative of the sort of scenario I have in mind - a simple 0.25 acre 'grazing' plot, enclosed by a tree lined boundary, sited in the midst of 5 to 10 or so other existing modest houses, sited on a country lane with nearest village at least 1/2 mile away. Some plots, not having any uplift clause attached to them, I have noted are priced such that on a per acre basis puts them on a level very nearly to those comparable sized plots that already have at least outline permission granted. This makes me wonder IF this can be used as a guide to the increased likelihood of permission being granted, if requested - and the vendor and EA pricing accordingly (rather than price lower but include an uplift clause). Other plots are usually priced much lower but come with uplift clauses attached. Finally, does anyone have any knowledge (either first hand or told to them) of how planning policies/attitudes vary for the various different regions within the county?