Best Way To Object A Planning Application? Hes At It AGAIN!! UPDATED 19/06

divadee

i was going to do a letter drop today olly.

My cousin also said it might be a good idea to pre print a load of letters individually addressed from the neighbours and just go round and ask them to sign them (after they have read and understood them of course) and then me personally send them off.

We will be the most affected by this, so i dont mind putting the work in. The only thing that worries me is that obviously different neighbours will have different objections. I dont know how i could answer that???

Would a petition work?

I only have until the 28th of September to get all this done so not much time!!

matto

The thing is you don't have to make your objections personal to you. State the facts like the proposed development would result in a loss of light and privacy to numbers 1, 3, 5 etc.

Of course it is still better to have a larger number of objectors.

divadee

that why i thought matto that if i printed out letters from all the nieghbours, with their address and signature on, and all they had to do was signand i would send them away, its less hassle for them not to have to do it all themselves and they would get lots of different objectors.

I will go round the neighbours tonigth and see what they say. Problem is a lot are elderly and dont really understand it all, so that could cause trouble :rolleyes:

does anyone have a good template letter or anything?

susieb

My parents successfully objected to 2 new builds being built in the garden of a house that backed on to theirs.
Overlooking and not in keeping with rest of village where the grounds the planners refused on, the plan where for 2 houses which would overlook 2 bungalows in an area where most properties are bungalows.
It was section 9/29 of some building act, I can find the refusal for you and post if that would help.

susieb

divadee wrote: »

that why i thought matto that if i printed out letters from all the nieghbours, with their address and signature on, and all they had to do was signand i would send them away, its less hassle for them not to have to do it all themselves and they would get lots of different objectors.

I will go round the neighbours tonigth and see what they say. Problem is a lot are elderly and dont really understand it all, so that could cause trouble :rolleyes:

does anyone have a good template letter or anything?

My local council just ignores duplicated letters, so it would be better if they wrote their own.
Hold on I will pm you the letters used in my parents case.

olly300

divadee even though some of your neighbours are elderly they may want to write the letter themselves.

I know I don't like people writing letters for me.

It's more work for you but I would suggest you ask people:
1. If they are bothered about the development and do they want to do something about it.
2. Do they want to write a letter themselves from the information you have given them (Offer to give them an envelope and a stamp and to post it- this means you can check they have written the letter by coming back at least twice. If there are two people in the house ask each one to write a letter to ensure that it's done. )
3. Would they be happy for you to write a letter for them so they could sign and date it.

Debt_Free_Chick

divadee wrote: »

when i looked at policy H12 is said this




now this must be good news as exiting and future will be affected by privacy and light issues.

also they are not leaving an adequate provision of open space in my opinion. Neither house (existing or new one) will have adequate open space.

Could i base my objections on these points? [/left]

This is exactly what you base your objection on. Don't say "I don't like it cos it affects my light & privacy"

Do say "The plans appear to be contrary to the Council's policy for development in this area, as set out in H12 of the LDP". Then go on to list each of the criteria which the plans do not meet.

I don't think the number of objections matters. You could have plans where there are no objections at all - but if the proposed development goes against the LDP, then the planners will refuse it. Effectively, they have to as they've already admitted in advance (in the LDP) that they won't approve that kind of development.

Nothing to stop you writing and giving a copy of the letter to each of the neighbours, though.

harryhound

I do know where Christchurch is on the map; though I have not got the time to get involved in your "brown field" development dispute.

The government has got a serious problem, family breakdown and rampant immigration is generating a need for many many new homes. Those of us who already have a home in a decent sized garden, who would like to pull up the drawbridge, are finding it more and more difficult.

That said, there is political pressure that can be applied at government and local level (I write as a resident of an unelected Thames-gateway development corporation, so think yourself lucky. Michael Hesletine did not want all the low cost housing going to Henley!):

What is the density in terms of homes per acre (or probably per 100,000 sq meters in new money)?

How out of scale is the proposed new home in terms of height and area.
(The developer will salivate over the prospect of 2 stories ?).

How is access gained to the proposed building plot?
Am I right in thinking we are talking corner plot ? (Yes!)
Can you attack it on highway grounds (Paying tribute to the infernal combustion engine, disguised as safety concerns) Are the sight lines OK? How near is the driveway to the corner?
How wide is the road? Do a 1000 kids walk to school past the proposed access?
What does the local parish council, or any other well respected body you can think of, think of the development?
Start a petition?
How about campaigning for a tree preservation order on every stick on the site or have they been "wise" enough to cut them down already?
Can the site get access to all its services, without going through your land?
What is you neighbour's motivation? Retire to the new house and flog of their existing home?
Are there any listed buildings or conservation areas adjacent to help your case?
Any native wild life like badgers?
When the original landowner sold the land on which the houses of you and your neighbour were built, were there any restrictive covenants, especially "estate" covenants (Our planning system started after WW2, before that developers would sometimes give powers to purchasers of the houses they built to stop over development by individuals).
In the final analysis what is the value of a building plot in Christchurch? Are we talking notorious Sandbanks prices? (Footballers' Wives anybody).
Perhaps there is still time to offer to put your home into the equation, knock down both existing properties and put 5 on the resulting combined site?

Your tax free share of say over half a million, should buy something quite nice?

Good luck, either way you are stuck in your house on tenter hooks for the next 6 months.

Harry.

PS The present "sub prime" credit crunch might put a hold on your neighbour's plans anyway.
http://www.ourproperty.co.uk
http://www.houseprices.co.uk
for prices.

If you follow the links on [SIZE=-1]www.ukplanning.com you should find yourself able to check Christchurch's planning applications and decisions on similar previous "tandem" (?) development. More importantly the arguments used for applications that are eventually rejected. (I've not used if for Christchurch, but recently checked out a property, a relative was trying to buy, only to find that the swimming pool in a neighbouring garden was subject to appeal for a large two story house.)
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divadee

harryhound wrote: »

What is the density in terms of homes per acre (or probably per 100,000 sq meters in new money)? i havent got a clue. But a lot of the bungalows round here have medium-large gardens

How out of scale is the proposed new home in terms of height and area.
(The developer will salivate over the prospect of 2 stories ?). well in the 2 roads it joins this is the only semi detached house all the otehr properties are bungalows

How is access gained to the proposed building plot? there is road access to get to the plot

Am I right in thinking we are talking corner plot ? (Yes!) yes it is a corner plot and the garden is all to the left hand side of the property.

Can you attack it on highway grounds (Paying tribute to the infernal combustion engine, disguised as safety concerns) i dont think 2 or 3 extra cars would make a difference in the road!!

Are the sight lines OK? i dont know what you mean by this sorry!!

How near is the driveway to the corner? the driveway would be about 20 meters from the corner

How wide is the road? the road is approx 10 meters wide at a guess

Do a 1000 kids walk to school past the proposed access? nope

What does the local parish council, or any other well respected body you can think of, think of the development? i going to get in touch with my local counciller today and see what he says about it.

Start a petition? will this really work??? it was one of my ideas

How about campaigning for a tree preservation order on every stick on the site or have they been "wise" enough to cut them down already? the !!!!!! has cut them down already as he is a tree surgeon and knows the rules inside out

Can the site get access to all its services, without going through your land? yes it can they did offer to buy a piece of our garden for the house garden but we refused.

What is you neighbour's motivation? Retire to the new house and flog of their existing home? a young bloke looking to make a quick buck. He has admitted to us he cant afford to live in his house without doing this project.

Are there any listed buildings or conservation areas adjacent to help your case? no

Any native wild life like badgers? no

When the original landowner sold the land on which the houses of you and your neighbour were built, were there any restrictive covenants, especially "estate" covenants (Our planning system started after WW2, before that developers would sometimes give powers to purchasers of the houses they built to stop over development by individuals). no, no covenant. it was an elderly man who lived there and the house was sold when died

In the final analysis what is the value of a building plot in Christchurch? Are we talking notorious Sandbanks prices? (Footballers' Wives anybody).
Perhaps there is still time to offer to put your home into the equation, knock down both existing properties and put 5 on the resulting combined site? nope nothing like those prices. The price for the plot would be about 70K i think

hope that helps!!

divadee

Debt_Free_Chick wrote: »

This is exactly what you base your objection on. Don't say "I don't like it cos it affects my light & privacy"

Do say "The plans appear to be contrary to the Council's policy for development in this area, as set out in H12 of the LDP". Then go on to list each of the criteria which the plans do not meet.

I don't think the number of objections matters. You could have plans where there are no objections at all - but if the proposed development goes against the LDP, then the planners will refuse it. Effectively, they have to as they've already admitted in advance (in the LDP) that they won't approve that kind of development.

Nothing to stop you writing and giving a copy of the letter to each of the neighbours, though.

thanks for that debt free chick. i will base my objections on this and do the relevant quotes from the LDP