Buying OS maps for planning for a fixed address?

LBUK_2

Hi,

I've had to apply for planning permission to erect a fence 75cm above the lawful allowed height due to the neighbouring property being 75cm higher than my own.

A standard height fence of 200cm would not require planning.

It's a straightforward proposal and I must admit being a bit (very) frustrated by having to pay the same £172 fee as someone who might be building a double story extension.

I submitted my application and they are requesting two different scale OS maps at an additional fee!

They have my address which they have visited only last week on a separate matter and if I gave such simple instruction as "facing the house from the roadside, it's the boundary on the left" there would be no mistaking the fence location.

Does anyone know if this is an unavoidable fee or explain why an OS map in two different scales is necessary?

Norman_Castle

Not sure why they need the maps but your local library may have them.

cookie365

I may be wrong, but if you subscribe to OS online it seems like you get access to the Explorer and Landranger maps, which are 1:25k and 1:50k

https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/osmaps/

And there's a free trial so if I'm right and those are the scales you need you can get what you need without paying.

Silver-Surfer_2

At what point is their property higher than yours? The building or at the boundary.

Owain_Moneysaver

Norman_Castle wrote: »

Not sure why they need the maps but your local library may have them.

You won't be allowed to copy them though, and the council will not accept unlicenced copies.

Lots of suppliers online can supply the required map for planning purposes, from about £9, supplied by email/download.