Flood lighting and planning permission

twopenny

Ok so 'In my home' was the nearest I could get and I know you're good at this stuff.

The local tennis club wants to errect further floodlighting only meters from 3 houses in my road. The existing floodlit courts already spill light across my garden and half way down my kitchen and lounge.

What surprised me was that I didn't get notice of the proposal and neither was there a notice of planning attached to either entrance.

Is this public paper notice that is usually attached to a property not required for floodlighting (as opposed to building work) ?

When I was in planning briefly it was also required to notify all properties that may be affected. The Location Map submitted didn't include all properties in the road, in fact only a few and was very poor.

Would be grateful of help. I can't seem to word a search that tells me when a Planning notice has to be put up at the property.

Doozergirl

I don't think a lot of councils bother with the notices anymore.  They certainly don't near me.

if a planning application goes in, anyone sharing a boundary should be notified. 

You know now, so get on with the objecting bit - it sounds like it hasn't been approved yet.  Lighting has improved so that your land can be shielded from it, somewhat.  
 
 
 

Lorian

Object anyway even if the date for objections is passed - mail it directly to the responsible planning officer.

DevilDamo

Site Notices are not as common as you think. Even more so since the virus took hold. Neighbour notification letters however are still a ‘thing’. If your property shares a boundary with the application site or Planning feel your property may be impacted by the proposals, you should have really been notified.

How did you know they had submitted an application?

twopenny

Thanks folks. Couldn't log in earlier everything running slow for some reason.

We do see a lot of Site Notices here because we have a lot of conservation areas and it is a requirement for them but we have plenty from our local council. Saw 2 today.

Yes, this is a second attempt to put lights meters from peoples windows. It will mean noise in the quiet of winter too. There are already 4 courts floodlit which is sufficient for the usage and it illuminates my kitchen and garden even though I'm a distance away.

The letter is written. Aparantly it can only be online, is only viewable online - so that makes it difficult for many people and it was tricky for me to find it and how to reply.

Also it was proposed at end of lockdown as everyone rushed for Christmas and then offices closed. Call me suspicious but I've seen that trick done before and the result hillariously backfired.

I have cited 3 reasons to reject and wanted to get my facts straight before posting it publicly on the planning site. Just waiting for an email to tell me how to add a correct site plan to visually describe my answer. Also with everything closed it's tough to get the map scanned. The one submitted by the proposer is not accurate and lends itself to supporting the proposal. Now there's a surprise.

I need to be on my toes as I am a new member of the club which is awkward. So thanks for the advice. Really appreciated.

DevilDamo

You could follow links on the Planning Portal to download and edit a site plan could you not? Even a basic hand sketch would suffice, which if you’re unable to scan yourself, take a photo of it.

Obviously your objection comments would need to be Planning related. I’d be surprised if the LPA would not add time conditions to the application, should it be approved. This is probably the situation with the existing floodlights.

twopenny

Yes and no. The previous planning request rejected this court being floodlit because of it's proximity to houses, namely the bedroom windows in 2 houses but there's someone determined.

Thanks, hadn't thought of photographing, great idea. That would be easier if I can do it with my point and shoot. The one submitted for the application had eliminated all but 3 of the houses and that is hand drawn. There are 8 more not shown. 4 of these are directly impacted.  I have the ones that came with the purchase of the house so accurate.

Yes, all 3 issues are planning related. I could have added another but that wasn't. Quite a few members are unhappy that the application has been made as we all get on well.