Planning permission

POORBUTHONEST

Hi all, new to this forum.
Could I ask a quick question re Planning permission? If planning permission has been refused, is that it? Or can it be reapplied for in the future ie 1, 5 or even 10 years time?
Not talking about Planning 'appeals' as the application (not mine) was refused outright - as far as I know. It was to build a few houses on land that would spoil the view of other properties who were not too happy!!

Thanks for any advice..............PBH.

ginger_nuts

it can be done .My sister inlaws cousin was refused planning permission on a site .My brother & sister inlaw bought the site for £6000 to grow mushrooms .They put up 3 tunnels for the mushrooms then after 2 years stopped growing them .The tunnells have been empty for two years .My brother has just received planning permission to build a new house on the site . Best to contact you local planning office for details but it can be done .

Fairdo_2

Permission getting harder in some parts, but some valuable advice I got recently, was to aim low first (maybe one home), if accepted make alterations to plans and ask again. Once Planning accepted it cannot then be refused, so it would be worth asking for two houses then. This might increase the chance of being accepted, as 1 extra house is less than 2 being added straight away. (How obvious did that sound?!). Also Planning Permission would set a sort of precident, meaning it is more likely to sway their decision. I understand that if you give a carrot for the powers that be, it would also help your case. I am not talking about bribery, but something, for example that would put there decision in a good light, like agreement to put some land aside for communal playground, adopting more parking for the street, etc. But if all else fails, planning is there for one and it may be the less desired option, but could be suitable and may make the land more valuable anyway.

Robert_Sterling_3

You may be surprised to know that you are allowed to put in for planning permission in respect of land or a house which you do not own.
You may be given planning permission.
Getting the owners permission is another matter altogether.
When would this situation arise.
A friend of mine wanted to extend his garden.
He applied for planning permission to extend his garden, and that of 7 neighbouring gardens, by about 40 feet each.Planning permission was given.
He then approached a farmer who had a field which ran past the end of the seven eight existing gardens. At the time the field was worth about £3000 per acre as farmland. As extra garden the value was many times as much.
They all lived happily ever after.

I think the local councils make a charge in the region of £250 for considering a simple application.

Debt_Free_Chick

POORBUTHONEST wrote:

Hi all, new to this forum.
Could I ask a quick question re Planning permission? If planning permission has been refused, is that it? Or can it be reapplied for in the future ie 1, 5 or even 10 years time?
Not talking about Planning 'appeals' as the application (not mine) was refused outright - as far as I know. It was to build a few houses on land that would spoil the view of other properties who were not too happy!!

Thanks for any advice..............PBH.

It might be worth getting a copy of the letter of refusal, as it will state the reasons why the application was refused. You then, at least, know some of the things that would need to be different, in order to stand a chance of getting permission. I doubt that the main reason was the neighbours' view - no-one is entitled to a particular view - so there must have been other reasons.

Also ... speak to the local planning officer about your ideas first. Work with them to find out what is likely to be acceptable. There are planning guidelines which we AND the planning officers have to work to. If your plans are within the guidelines, the planning officer has to grant the permission.

You can apply for planning permission as many times as you like, but it all starts to get a bit expensive as you pay for each application and, of course, pay for the plans to be amended. Far better to try and submit plans that you know are likely to be accepted first time around. So, don't guess, but speak to the planning officer.

HTH

Happy_saver_4

POORBUTHONEST wrote:

It was to build a few houses on land that would spoil the view of other properties who were not too happy!!

Thanks for any advice..............PBH.

Under Planning Regs nobody has a right to a view. Loss of privacy and 'right to light', because a property is too close, is another matter.

Quite often 'loss of view' is a neighbours written objection etc and should be noted in the Planning officers notes that this objection is invalid.

It would be to your advantage to apply to the Council to view the planning application case file (freedom of information) and see exactly the notes etc made at the time by the Planning Officer and his recommendations to the Planning Committee.

This should give you some guidance of how to proceed. In a difficult case it may be wise to employ a Planning Consultant; they're not that expensive.. They are often retired local Planning Officers and it can be ' who you know and not what you know' that can get you PP and win the day. Remember all planning decisions are a 'matter of opinion' - even appeals.

I also feel the other previous replies are good advice.

POORBUTHONEST

Thanks to all who have replied - I am now wiser!!

PBH