Neighbour planning help

mose_2

Hi, I have received a letter from the council that my next door neighbour wants to build a house on the side of their house. We are currently a semi detached and this would turn us into an end of terrace. We have until the 26th july to put in our comments, What reasons should we put for not wanting this to go ahead? obviously this would reduce the selling point of our house from a semi to terrace, thus reducing the price?. Would they have any chance of this going ahead? We have found out it has been refused before before we moved in.

Thanks

Mose.

penguin7

I think your house would be deemed as a quosi-semi as opposed to a terrace?

KateLiana27

I think the reason you have given above is more than valid. I would phrase it as "would give the appearance of our house being an end of terrace thereby liable to reduce its value", rather than saying it would actually make it end of terrace, because this may not technically be correct.

It was probably refused before because the former owners of your house complained about exactly the same thing. They're just trying their luck again.

tyler80

"Would result in a terracing effect" is probably the phrase to use

This thread might be of use

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/364040

I wouldn't mention anything about value, property value is not a material planning consideration.

pixiepie99

Find out why it was refused last time. If they've resubmitted the same or a similar application, those reasons will might still be valid and you can just use them in your objection. You should be able to find all the information on your council's "public access" system.

Yorkie1

Might be worth double checking whether the additional house will adversely impact on access for the street etc.

patman99

You need to find-out the reasons for the original refusal and what objections were submitted.
Planning Officers will normally ignore any re-used objections if plans are re-submitted or appealed as you cannot use the same objection twice in relation to the same planning application.

If parking is an issue in your road, then this is a good reason to object.

G_M

You ned to bone up on Planning Regulations.

There are aspects which are valid objections and others that would be simply ignored, so you must focus on valid Planning objections:
*contrary to local plan?
* not in keeping with character of neighbourhood?

I'm not an expert, but you need to either become one, or employ one.

Speak to the Planners.
Ask to see the previous application.
Search the internet
find a surveyor who specialises.

tanjatucker

What he said ^^^^^

You need to look at both the proposal and the current development plan for the area and find out which policies the proposal might contravene.

mose_2

Hi Thanks for the replies so far, below is why it got rejected last time. The house would cause 'shadowing' as the sun sets in the direction of the house meaning the house would block out the evening sun into our garden. It is also on the corner of a road which was one of the reasons it got rejected. There would be no parking problems as they have proposed off street parking.
The people living there don't own it but are just renting. The owner first asked for a two story extension which was rejected and later asked for a two bedroom house which again was rejected. We were living here at the time but knew nothing about the application as we did not receive the letter it was only out of chance of me looking that we knew anything about the matter. We have got the letter this time.




Planning permission will only be granted for development which
maintains, enhances or improves the character and appearance of the
local area. Development must therefore:

• harness the topographical and ecological character of the site,
including the retention of existing trees and landscape features
while providing appropriate landscaping

• respond to distinctive local building forms and patterns of
development and respect the scale, massing and height of the
surrounding physical context

• complement or improve the amenity and character of the area
through its appearance, materials used, layout and integration
with surrounding land and buildings

• provide structure by utilising and protecting existing views,
vistas, panoramas and landmarks and creating new ones;

• reinforce, define and embrace the street and create natural
surveillance by ensuring streets and open spaces are overlooked

• create or enhance and clearly define the public and private realms
and ensure these are free of clutter and easily accessible

• meet the needs of all people of all ages

• be designed and oriented around the needs of pedestrians,
cyclists and connectivity to the public transport network

• be durable, flexible and adaptable.
Where necessary, applications for planning permission must be
accompanied by a design and access statement which addresses the
guidance in Circular 1/2006. 116

Planning permission will not be granted where the proposal:

• results in unacceptable overshadowing, loss of sunlight/daylight,
overlooking or loss of privacy to existing and new properties and
has unreasonable adverse effects on the environment by reason
of noise impact, hours of operation, vibration and fumes between
and within developments; or

• prejudices the satisfactory development of adjoining land and/or
the development of the surrounding area as a whole.

116 Circular 01/06 Guidance on Changes to the Development Control System, Communities and Local Government, 20

mose_2

This was the reason given on the lastest refusal

The proposed development would, by reason of its mass and prominent siting forward of the existing building line in S****** Avenue, be unacceptably dominant and visually intrusive at this junction location adversely impacting on the visual amenity of the streetscene and out of character in the locality, contrary to Policy DC61 of the LDF Core Strategy and Development Control Policies DPD and Residential Design SPD.