As a neighbour, can I appeal a grant of conditional planning permission?

wafers

I've just found out, through word of mouth, that the bungallow opposite our house has had a grant of conditional planning permission granted for a single storey extension. We had nothing through our door, and nothing has been attached to lamposts or such like, to notify us and our neighbours of what had been applied for. Apparently the neighbours either side had a letter stating it would happen.

Bearing in mind that we look directly at the property, and the fact there was nothing shown publicly to draw attention to the initial proposal, do we have a leg to stand on to contest the planning permission? We will lose most of our view from our living room - one of the key reasons why we bought our property.

Any advice welcomed -we're fuming!
Thanks :eek:

System

you will probably find that you are outside of the distance required for notification and unless it's in a conservation area or some other restricted area there probably wont have been anything on lamp posts etc - even if you did complain, there is no right to a view in planning so your objections would be groundless

Hintza

Was probably in the local press too.

wafers

Thanks for the replies. Turns out neither neighbor had anything posted through the door about it (thought that was a legal requirement?); the next-door neighbour only found out when she spotted it in the local press...

jog

It may be that this extension is actually allowed under permissible planning, so they may not need planning permission, have a look at the link below.

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/extensions/

I think a lot of people aren't aware of what people can now do without needing planning permission.

Jog

Mankysteve

Your local concils website should have a planning portal where you can check.all recent planning applications

wafers

Pimento - chocolate teapot springs to mind.
Mankysteve and Jog - cheers for the heads up. I have a copy of the planning application printed from the council website. Basically looks as though there really is nothing we can do about it. Pants!

Kiran

What is the objection based on, loss of a view? How big is this extension if the house across the street blocks your view by adding a first floor? Is the street very narrow?

keystone

Kiran wrote: »

What is the objection based on, loss of a view? How big is this extension if the house across the street blocks your view by adding a first floor? Is the street very narrow?

How did your brain convert a "single storey extension" in Post #1 into "adding a first floor" in Post #9?

Pray do tell.

Cheers

Davesnave

wafers wrote: »

Thanks for the replies. Turns out neither neighbor had anything posted through the door about it (thought that was a legal requirement?); the next-door neighbour only found out when she spotted it in the local press...

I recently gained PP. The only on-site notification the council gave was by requiring me to post a notice in a prominent position for 21 days. The matter was also discussed at Parish Council level and published in the local press.

In the good old days, councils would erect notices themselves(and laminate them!) Some wrote to neighbours immediately affected by planning applications as well. The extras have vanished as a result of 'efficiency savings.'

Publication by press and council web site remain the main means by which applications are notified. As you are not immediately adjoining, it seems unlikely that you would ever have been informed directly.

Kiran

keystone wrote: »

How did your brain convert a "single storey extension" in Post #1 into "adding a first floor" in Post #9?

Pray do tell.

Cheers

Well I have to confess I was very tired. You've got me there!:beer: