Keep an eye on the list of new planning applications at the planning office

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Keep an eye on the list of new planning applications at the planning office. Many applications are made to increase the value prior to a sale. Nobody sells a field as a fiels if there is any chance of getting PP. A new planning application on a new site is frequently a sign that a plot is about to appear on the market. Go speak to the applicant. If you make an offer before PP is granted make the purchase "subject to PP being granted".