Wording objection to planning application

soupdragon10

My neighbour has applied to erect an 80 x 40 workshop and vehicle store within 40 ft of our home. As we live in a very quiet rural hamlet this would cause us a lot of disruption and distress due to noise / pollution etc. but I am not sure exactly how to word our objection.

Our lanes are narrow and only just wide enough for a single car.

Can anyone direct me to information about drafting an objection to this planning application.

The structure is more suited to a light industrial estate than a quiet rural setting. It is also larger than developments allowed in our Neighbourhood Development Plan.

trailingspouse

The wording you've used here seems fine to me - think about every single thing that could be a problem if this went ahead, and then list them. The normal objections from neighbours involve concerns about increased traffic, problems parking, access to your own property, noise, pollution, smells, quiet enjoyment. Your point about the development being larger than allowed in the Development Plan is also worth mentioning.

Are any other neighbours affected? Letters from them, even if they aren't right next door (provided they would actually be affected) wouldn't do any harm.

Who are the neighbours? Is it a commercial concern already? Or just Joe Bloggs who fancies trying his hand at vehicle repair (in which case he will also need change of use).

adandem

There has to be fair and consistent reasons for refusing planning permission. I would stick to those. Be careful not to sound like a 'NIMBY'.

Doozergirl

adandem wrote: »

There has to be fair and consistent reasons for refusing planning permission. I would stick to those. Be careful not to sound like a 'NIMBY'.

Indeed, there has to valid planning reason.

The main point would be based on something that contravenes the Local Development Plan. Demonstrate how it contravenes it.

Quite a few of the things mentioned as 'normal objections from neighbours' can be nimbyism. You have to relate what is being proposed to the actual, genuine impact.

The best objections will stem from policy, not personal opinion.

martinsurrey

Doozergirl wrote: »

Indeed, there has to valid planning reason.

The main point would be based on something that contravenes the Local Development Plan. Demonstrate how it contravenes it.

Quite a few of the things mentioned as 'normal objections from neighbours' can be nimbyism. You have to relate what is being proposed to the actual, genuine impact.

The best objections will stem from policy, not personal opinion.

And keep your objections to ONLY planning reasons.

saying how "little Timmy like to play in the garden and a shed will scare him", isn't a valid planning reason, and will make it harder for the planners to see any genuine planning objections, or to take your objections seriously, same goes for noise and pollution... how can you be sure they would be an issue?

Aylesbury_Duck

martinsurrey wrote: »

And keep your objections to ONLY planning reasons.

saying how "little Timmy like to play in the garden and a shed will scare him", isn't a valid planning reason, and will make it harder for the planners to see any genuine planning objections, or to take your objections seriously, same goes for noise and pollution... how can you be sure they would be an issue?

Absolutely. Our local planning portal is full of poorly thought through objections like this. One of the criteria around making an objection is that you cannot cite the disruption during construction as a reason for objection, only the completed project.

Issues that cannot be taken into account include:

- the applicant's motives
- the effect on the value of neighbouring properties
- moral objections
- loss of a particular view
- inconvenience caused during construction