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Objecting against planning permission for a new build?

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  • martindow
    martindow Posts: 10,610 Forumite
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    Have you looked up the planning criteria on your local authority's web site? Here's an example. You may find that there are other aspects which you could object to.

    Considerations we can take into account

    • Loss of light or overshadowing
    • Overlooking/loss of privacy
    • Visual amenity (but not loss of private view)
    • Adequacy of parking/loading/turning
    • Highway safety
    • Traffic generation
    • Noise and disturbance resulting from use
    • Hazardous materials
    • Smells
    • Loss of trees
    • Effect on listed building and conservation area
    • Layout and density of building
    • Design, appearance and materials
    • Landscaping
    • Road access
    • Local, strategic, regional and national planning policies
    • Government circulars, orders and statutory instruments
    • Disabled persons' access
    • Compensation and awards of costs against the Council at public enquiries
    • Proposals in the Development Plan
    • Previous planning decisions (including appeal decisions)
    • Nature conservation
    • Archaeology
    • Solar panels
    Please note that is is not an exhaustive list.
    Considerations we can't take into account

    • The perceived loss of property value
    • Private disputes between neighbours
    • The loss of a view
    • The impact of construction work or competition between firms
    • Restrictive covenants
    • Ownerships disputes over rights of way
    • Fence lines etc
    • Personal morals or views about the applicant.
  • Perelandra
    Perelandra Posts: 1,060 Forumite
    martindow wrote: »

    Considerations we can't take into account


    Ownerships disputes over rights of way

    How does that work then...?

    If there's a dispute over ROW, just build on it, and problem solved? Seems extraordinary to me, so I bet I've misunderstood. :)
  • davidmcn
    davidmcn Posts: 23,596 Forumite
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    Perelandra wrote: »
    How does that work then...?

    If there's a dispute over ROW, just build on it, and problem solved? Seems extraordinary to me, so I bet I've misunderstood. :)

    You have :)

    Planning consent is irrelevant to ownership or rights of way. If you don't have the right to build something (say, because you haven't bought the land yet), getting the planning permission doesn't affect that.
  • rpc
    rpc Posts: 2,353 Forumite
    AdrianC wrote: »
    Unless by "lorry", you really mean "van" (3.5t max), then it's very unlikely they should be parking that at home overnight anyway. Anything bigger than Transit-sized needs an Operators Licence, and that requires the vehicles to be kept in proper yards with proper access. Not outside the driver's house.

    That depends on the purpose for which it is used. There are plenty of horse lorries (N2 vehicle class, cat C1 on a licence) kept for private use which do not require a tacho or operator licence. The exemptions are quite narrow for anything that isn't a dual use vehicle, though.
  • AdrianC
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    rpc wrote: »
    That depends on the purpose for which it is used. There are plenty of horse lorries (N2 vehicle class, cat C1 on a licence) kept for private use which do not require a tacho or operator licence. The exemptions are quite narrow for anything that isn't a dual use vehicle, though.
    Yes, true. If it's used solely for private use - no hire & reward, no commercial carrying of goods, nothing "for-profit" or in the line of business - then an O licence isn't needed.
  • shireknight
    shireknight Posts: 187 Forumite
    AdrianC wrote: »
    Unless by "lorry", you really mean "van" (3.5t max), then it's very unlikely they should be parking that at home overnight anyway. Anything bigger than Transit-sized needs an Operators Licence, and that requires the vehicles to be kept in proper yards with proper access. Not outside the driver's house.

    It is a huge flatbed lorry like the ones you see on motorway construction sites carting tarmac around, we think they are domesticated Gypsies and their kids will walk straight into peoples houses and help themselves to anything they fancy in the fridge if they get the chance but since we all learnt to keep our front doors locked we haven't had much trouble with them since :)
  • eddddy
    eddddy Posts: 18,153 Forumite
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    Hi shireknight

    Your local planning department will almost certainly have documents that detail the parking allocation requirements for new residential developments - i.e.

    - the number of spaces required for each property
    - the minimum dimensions of each space
    - if the road is busy, there must be turning space (i.e. you should not be reversing out onto a busy road)

    The planning dept will definitely check the parking arrangements, but I guess there is no harm in you double checking.

    I think the tarmac lorry may be a red herring when it comes to making a planning objection. There is no planning requirement for houses to have room to park a tarmac lorry, so it probably won't help to object on those grounds.
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