Planning crops up after moving in - help

davidmcn

By all means make representations, but it's pretty unlikely that the council will have drawn up plans which they don't think will comply with their own planning guidelines about overshadowing etc.

"A fish eye view into our lives"? That's what the rest of us call "having neighbours"!

Aylesbury_Duck

davidmcn wrote: »

"A fish eye view into our lives"? That's what the rest of us call "having neighbours"!

Indeed. And in cases like this, two things always surprise me.

1. People forget that windows are two-way.
2. The narcissism of people to assume that people will be continually watching them just because they can.

[Deleted User]

I know its too late for the OP, but any house, (particularly new build), purchased with the expectation that a view of empty land around it will stay that way is always going to be challenging.

The ownership of the land needs to be checked out, questions asked in the locality as well as planning applications searched, to see what is intended.

Basically, if you are buying a new build and there is more land available, assume its going to be built on too unless there is very strong reason to believe otherwise.

It is very difficult to fight development, unfortunately, if one proposal is refused, more get submitted until there is acceptance. People tend to run out of steam. Development corporations don't. And its being made more and more difficult for councils to refuse planning permission.

davidmcn

Aylesbury_Duck wrote: »

Indeed. And in cases like this, two things always surprise me.

1. People forget that windows are two-way.
2. The narcissism of people to assume that people will be continually watching them just because they can.

And if it's some sort of recreation centre, I expect the users will be busy doing their recreation, not standing staring out of the windows at the OP.

marliepanda

davidmcn wrote: »

And if it's some sort of recreation centre, I expect the users will be busy doing their recreation, not standing staring out of the windows at the OP.

People are welcome to watch me sat on my bed eating crisps after work watching Netflix... (in my pyjamas)

noh

If it is this one
http://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/new-fremington-beechfield-centre-1-5359595

Then it looks like a replacement can only be a good thing.

Larac

deannatrois wrote: »

I know its too late for the OP, but any house, (particularly new build), purchased with the expectation that a view of empty land around it will stay that way is always going to be challenging.

The ownership of the land needs to be checked out, questions asked in the locality as well as planning applications searched, to see what is intended.

Basically, if you are buying a new build and there is more land available, assume its going to be built on too unless there is very strong reason to believe otherwise.

It is very difficult to fight development, unfortunately, if one proposal is refused, more get submitted until there is acceptance. People tend to run out of steam. Development corporations don't. And its being made more and more difficult for councils to refuse planning permission.

Personally I would not buy any house, which has spare land around it. I live in a Bucks village where houses have been squeezed onto all sorts of land. The village has recent 'new builds' and the constant 'theme' is loss of some kind of view from the new build owners. What they don't seem to appreciate is the developer will go for so much planning for X number of houses and then reapply a couple of years later for more houses to be built.

Davesnave

noh wrote: »

If it is this one
http://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/new-fremington-beechfield-centre-1-5359595

Then it looks like a replacement can only be a good thing.

Don't think it can be that, unless the OP's house is built on the car park or in the middle of the football pitch! Also, this has been common knowledge for a while.

And I doubt they'd want a 3 storey building.

But there's another across the road by the school.....some old, poured concrete houses have been demolished and recently replaced near there .....and you're definitely in the right area!

moneyistooshorttomention

hammy1988 wrote: »

Yes I've tried checking all the council websites and google etc. The only knowledge I have is that it's been submitted to the local council on the Facebook post! I'm going to give the council a ring later and see if they can give me any information.

...including how long the vendor of his house would have known about it before they looked you straight in the eye - and didn't tell you about it...:cool:

Add that I thought that sort of thing was the reason your solicitor/legal executive/conveyancer did "searches". Were they asleep on their watch?

pinklady21

What exactly is being planned? The facebook post suggests that the Parish Council has drawn up the plans? If so, they are not usually the same as the planning authority which will have to approve the plans.
As for objecting, it depends - what is being built, what are the local planning guidelines. Does the plan meet these guidelines?
If you intend to object then you need to find something relevant in the planning guidelines that is going to be helpful to your case.
A view, or the loss of it, is unfortunately not likely to be a relevant planning consideration.
It may be that there will be more local opposition to the plan - speak to your neighbours about it, and see if they also wish to object.
Best of luck.