Objecting to Planning Application

DisneyTheresa

Hi all,

I hope this is the correct forum for this. I am seeking help behalf on my parents who are in the 80s to object to a planning application from next door neighbour.

My parents live in a semi-detached bungalow and the house next door adjoining has recently been sold and they have now logged an application to extend the existing dwelling by 6 metres. This is under the new "Prior Notification Form" so there are no actual plans detailing exactly what will be done.These are the details:-

Single storey rear extension
Depth- 6m
Maximum Height - 4m
Height to eaves 3m

6m is a heck of a way and their lounge room at at the back on the house on this side. 4m I am told by the planning department is to the roof. My parents are very upset about the size of the proposed extension, loss of light, noise and of course this would be build on the Party Wall. They have a high hedge which is within their boundary and are concerned they may be forced to remove this. They are definitely going to object and we were thinking on the following grounds.

Loss of Light
Overbearing structure
Concerns over Party Wall.

Regading loss of light they bought the property April 1996 and the applcation to extend was submitted application March 2016 just short of 20 years will this be an issue?

Any help would be greatly appreicated.

DT

sheramber

There is some information here re loss of light and dominance of extension.

http://www.planningni.gov.uk/index/policy/planning_statements/pps07_addendum/pps07_addendum_annexes/pps07_addendum_annexa/pps07_addendum_annexa-2/pps07_addendum_annexa_light.htm

From the above the high hedge may be taken into consideration re loss of light.

lincroft1710

Some councils don't seem to care too much about loss of light. The house next to my parents' former home has just had a 5 metre deep, 2 storey extension built which will affect the natural light into the rear bedroom and has obliterated a fantastic view.

DisneyTheresa

Wow! 2 story that is even worse. This is their lounge room so would affect them a lot

Thrugelmir

Which direction does their lounge face?

DisneyTheresa

They have a big window that faces the garden, so the extension would be right next to their lounge.

Hoploz

This is the point of the neighbour consultation scheme. Definitely make your views clear. It might help if other neighbours express concerns as well?

AlexMac

DisneyTheresa wrote: »

Hi all,
I am seeking help behalf on my parents who are in the 80s to object to a planning application from next door neighbour....
Any help would be greatly appreicated.
DT

Speak to the planning case officer (named on the consultation notice) or the Council duty planner well before the comment deadline to establish how many objections are required to get this off the list of applications which will simply be passed by planning officers under 'delegated powers' and on to an agenda for decision by elected Councillors at a public meeting of your Council Planning Committee; in my area it's eight objections.

Individual objs count- get 8 (or ?) in on time

In my area the ward Councillors can also 'call it in' Speak to or email them (Town Hall website gives contacts) or https://www.writetothem.com/

Look at

https://www.richmond.gov.uk/what_is_a_valid_objection_to_a_planning_application

Then attend the committee

DisneyTheresa

I don't see how Neighbour Consultation Scheme helps as this just outlines the process.

The other side to this property is rented so can't see there being an objection from the owner and at the back we don't know them so don't know if they will object.

Hoploz

I was assuming they have put in an application under Permitted Development, rather than an actual planning application, as under PD on a detached home you can extend up to 8 metres to the rear without going through planning, but the PD rule is subject to a neighbour consultation scheme. I assumed this was why you have had notification.

Best have a chat with the planning officer.

michael1234

As someone who is trying to get planning permission and deal with objections from a neighbour, my advice is to absolutely object but to have maximum effect, call the planning officer dealing with the case (not just a duty officer who will tell you about planning policy in general) and ask that planning officer to visit you. If necessary, explain that the scale of your issues can only be seen from your garden/house. If you can get the planning officer to really empathise with you (in planning terms) so keep to the subject of just how big, overpowering, massive, cramped, etc this new building would be and just how many problems it would cause your elderly parents.
I know from personal experience (from the opposite side) how much an effect that would have - much better than a few words in a written objection (although make sure to follow through with that too once you've met the planning officer).