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@ Hobo. £20,000 sounds very cheap for a plot of land. First off I would nip down the planning office and get them to dig out the original planning application (you may well be able to do this on line) to get an idea of what was originally granted. I doubt you will get to put a 4 storey building in a street full of 2 storey properties. Building costs are almost certainly going to be on the wrong side of £1,000 per square metre depending on size and location of build - http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/files/ascent-homebuilding/Build%20Cost%20Guide%20September%202009_0.pdf
Most planning officers will be willing to talk to you about your ideas and will help advise what will be likely to succeed in getting permission.
Any offers on the purchase of the plot should be subject to getting renewed permission.