residents not informed on planning permission

ProDave

Up here is is any property within 50 metres gets notified, nut different councils have different rules. I was not notified of a neighbours planning for a conservatory because I was just outside the 50 metres, but I knew about it anyway and had no objection.

I can't see how 5 on street spaces are being lost unless people were unoficcially parking on the space in front of the disused garages which does not count.

lincroft1710

They must be wide houses if 3 are equivalent to 5 parking spaces!

I think our council only notifies those properties adjoining the one which has applied for pp, as only found out about next door but one's extension from party wall surveyors trying to drum up business.

Doozergirl

martindow wrote: »

All planning applications and decisions are on the internet though. No doubt some local social media people comment, but you need to search for facebook or twitter accounts covering your local area.



Residents associations and sometimes parish councils often keep an eye on what is happening and comment on applications. Checking their websites can keep you informed even if you don't want to plough through the planning forum.

You can have an ongoing alert on the Planning Portal that emails you an alerts you to new planning applications within a certain distance of your postcode. Or you certainly could, as I had one.

Parish Councils are formal consultees on planning applications in their parish. They don't need to look, they are asked.

martindow

Doozergirl wrote: »

You can have an ongoing alert on the Planning Portal that emails you an alerts you to new planning applications within a certain distance of your postcode. Or you certainly could, as I had one.

Parish Councils are formal consultees on planning applications in their parish. They don't need to look, they are asked.

Are the alerts available nationally? I've just had a look on my local authority and couldn't find this option. It may well be there and a reflection on my searching skills!


My point about parish councils was they they may be more active on facebook or twitter or have newsletters that you could subscribe to.

parking_question_chap

sevenhills wrote: »

Sometimes these types of thing are in the newspapers, but few people read them these days. Councils are no longer in touch with the people.
Everyone is on social media, except the council.

Its the planning regulations that stipulate planning authorities must use the local paper to advertise certain types of development.

Planning departments cannot just decide to use social instead, in fact im sure they would prefer that route as it would be a hell of a lot cheaper than the price of putting ads in the local rag.