Does planning permission have to be advertised?!

Davesnave

When I applied for outline PP recently, my council sent me a self-erect notice to be displayed in a prominent position outside the property where members of the public might see it. They used to do this themselves, but that service was terminated because of cut backs, described as a "lack of staff."

I suppose one person's idea of 'prominent' might differ considerably from another's, but I did as I was bid. In consideration of the weather and the council's continued failure to deal with a huge puddle outside my property, I even laminated the damn thing.

It didn't really matter, though. Living in a village, I knew that as soon as the application reached the parish council, everyone would know about it! :rotfl:

Mrs_Arcanum

Always worth signing up to your local planning council to get notifications by e-mail. Provided they are up to date enough to offer this option.

billybraggtastic

Contact your local MP - raise your concern about the apparant lack of neighbourhood notice.

Make a Freedom of Information Application concerning the Planning Application and see what was done in relation to the Notifications.

Fuzzyness

billybraggtastic wrote: »

Contact your local MP - raise your concern about the apparant lack of neighbourhood notice.

Make a Freedom of Information Application concerning the Planning Application and see what was done in relation to the Notifications.

seems a bit drastic.

the application was probably also publicised in a local free paper as well on the council's website, so thats at least two other ways where the OP could have known about it being submitted.

pleasedelete

There is a government commitment to building on vacant plots with planning much easier thanbefore in places. My council has had to identify all possible in fill. My garden had planning pre 1970 which council didn't know. They had identified it themselves as apossible infill site. When I called they were very keen to tell me planning was a given whereas when I asked 6 years ago it was a possible.

embob74

I recently spoke to a planning officer who told me there is no requirement to advertise an application for planning permission within the local area.
If the OP is in a village then chances are the Parish Council have been given details of the planning application and may have stated concerns on the villagers behalf. Perhaps it's worth speaking to local councillors?

Fuzzyness

embob74 wrote: »

I recently spoke to a planning officer who told me there is no requirement to advertise an application for planning permission within the local area.

not sure what planning officer you've been speaking to but the requirements for advertising planning applications as set out in Section 13 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Order 2010 clearly state:

(a) by site display in at least one place on or near the land to which the application relates for not less than 21 days; and
(b) by publication of the notice in a newspaper circulating in the locality in which the land to which the application relates is situated.

embob74

I guess he meant they (the council) do not have to display the notice or inform people who may be affected. I'll clarify with him on Monday as I'd like to know what is the correct stance.

seven-day-weekend

It does need to be publicised, but not necessarily by letter or notice (the 'local area'), it could be an announcement in the newspaper.

planning_officer

Fuzzyness wrote: »

not sure what planning officer you've been speaking to but the requirements for advertising planning applications as set out in Section 13 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Order 2010 clearly state:

Unfortunately you've cherry picked the wrong bit of the DMPO there. Section 13 only applies to certain types of applications.

Generally speaking, there is no requirement to advertise in any particular way - unless the site is within a conservation area, near a listed building etc, in which case a site notice and newspaper ad are compulsory.