How long does a planning appeal take?

Counting_Pennies_2

I wonder if you can all help.

I have been given indications that our planning application could potentially be refused.

We wish to appeal this if that is so, as our neighbour has the same extension.

Does anyone know how long appeals take?

Many thanks

macman

Appealing on the grounds that your neighbour has a similar extension is completely pointless. Local precedent is not taken into consideration, it's the current policy that matters, and policy may have changed greatly since your neighbours built theirs.

Waterlily24

Ours took more than 6 months, we got someone to deal with the appeal for us but still lost. I think it was quite a bit over 6 months but can't remember exactly how long.

leveller2911

macman wrote: »

Appealing on the grounds that your neighbour has a similar extension is completely pointless. Local precedent is not taken into consideration, it's the current policy that matters, and policy may have changed greatly since your neighbours built theirs.

Are you sure Macman, a friend of mine apealed a decision and was told that local precedent did count.

He was told that if he could prove that the planning dept had allowed a similar application in the locality then it would help his case.I thought the law changed about 3 yrs ago regarding precedent.....

His apeal took months ,it was refused so he tinkered with the design which he was told would be acceptable by the planners,only for them to refuse it again.He is now apealing again......The first one was a Long drawn out written apeal the second is a personal hearing.......


Bit of a rant now, I find it totally wrong that someone from Bristol turns up ,has a look at the house ,reads the planners refusal and he makes a decision alone........Wheres the democracy in that........His application had the full backing of the local village council and County Councilors...

iamcornholio

Local precedent can carry some weight in some instances, but the extension would have to be refused on more specific grounds relevent to the local planning policy.

It's normally not enough to say that "they have one", so its wise to appeal on more substantive grounds and use the similar extension to support the appeal. But if permision would just repeat a previous bad decision or make the properties worse, then it is right to refuse the application

IIRC, it can take about three months for a written appeal, but no guarantee of time limits

Can't you just make some amendments, or do part of the [contentious] work under permitted development?

Counting_Pennies_2

macman wrote: »

Appealing on the grounds that your neighbour has a similar extension is completely pointless. Local precedent is not taken into consideration, it's the current policy that matters, and policy may have changed greatly since your neighbours built theirs.

Our neighbours went up in February this year

System

Counting_Pennies wrote: »

Our neighbours went up in February this year

you need to find out when it was approved, not when it started to get built, permissions are valid for 3 years...

Counting_Pennies_2

the_r_sole wrote: »

you need to find out when it was approved, not when it started to get built, permissions are valid for 3 years...

It was under the permitted development rights, so didn't need planning. My arguement is if the permitted development rights allow it to be built ours shouldn't be turned down.

We have had to go to planning due to a technicality over 300mm

iamcornholio

In an appeal, the fact that a similar extension would be allowed under permitted development carries a lot of weight and should be a consideration for the planners before they refuse an application.

It is better for a planning dept to have control over development, instead of no control over permitted development. So, to avoid an applicant carrying out potentially inappropriate work under under permitted development, its better to allow work via a formal application, and put some conditions on it

Otherwise, build part of it under pemitted development, and then just apply for the "extra bit" which could not be done under PD. This way, the council has less opportunity or reason to refuse the extra bit of the extension