Should we have to pay

Lostbook

Hello to all
Please could you help me
My “neighbours “out of the blue have hit us with a planning application to build an extension just 3 metres from our sitting room so we will be left looking at a gable end.
This has caused considerable anxiety to my wife (recovering from cancer treatments) and myself

My main question is why should I have to pay for the financial impact e.g.
1) resitting of our satellite dish
2) A’s our washing line runs alongside expected building works it would be unusable and as we don’t have a tumble dryer we would need to go to the laundrette for several months
3) our pond also runs alongside this work and as it contains fish would need to be covered

All enquiries to this neighbour has resulted in an uninterested shrug of the shoulders

Thank you in advance for any help

I would also value advice on whether we can prevent access

Dean000000

My knowledge on this is that you haven’t been hit with a planning application, the local authority has.

You can reasonably object and raise your points within the consultation period. It will be up to them to assess whether tour concerns are to be upheld or not.

Though, friendly advice..... claiming you will need to use a launderette is not strictly true. Many households don’t have a tumble dryer...perhaps consider an alternative location for your line if you can.

lisyloo

I don't think you are entitled for resite-ing your satellite dish.
You are not entitled to any airspace or line of site or entitled to assume it will remain if it's not on your property (sorry, just stating the facts).



I don't have a washing line.
I use an Airer from Argos either outside or inside depending on the weather.


3) Are you really expecting compensation for covering your own fish?

spadoosh

If you want to prevent them getting planning i think youll need better reasons than the ones youve provided.

Lostbook

Thanks for the replies

Yes we understand these are not reasons for objecting

The point I was trying to make (sorry not very well) was why should we have to pay when we are facing a financial cost

As our garden is very small there is no other place for our washing line

Thanks again

lisyloo

when we are facing a financial cost

What financial cost?


Do you mean buying a £9 clothes airer?


https://www.wilko.com/en-uk/wilko-deluxe-clothes-airer-14m/p/0107006?nst=0&gclid=EAIaIQobChMItoqnivCV4AIV7rvtCh1LiAn3EAQYBCABEgIejvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds


Not worth getting ill over IMO.

Dean000000

How certain are you it will block your sky coverage?

Have you considered talking with them to see whether they would take into account (and address) your concerns, in return for not objecting to their application?

How was their proposal communicated to you by the way?

Letter from council?

lincroft1710

If and when the building works actually take place, you could politely ask your neighbour if they would contribute to moving the satellite dish and covering the pond. You can dry washing indoors, so don't expect them to contribute towards your launderette bills.

Of course your neighbour will probably say no

POPPYOSCAR

What do you mean by prevent access?

lisyloo

they would contribute to moving the satellite dish and covering the pond

Really?
Is the neighbour really expected to hire someone to put a cover on??


Putting up with having building works going on is part and parcel of living so close to next door and a risk of putting a pond in so close to a neighbour?


I can't believe the OP wants to charge for their time? or a cover they get to own/keep?


Ridiculous for someone who's very ill to get made worse by this.


Just buy a clothes airer and cover - job done.

Lostbook

Thanks for further comments

The neighbor was not interested in our concerns

They feel they only need to serve a party wall agreement and that will compel us to allow their workmen to erect scaffolding in our garden

The satellite dish will point directly onto the second floor extension

Thanks all