Dropped kerb - appeal

bouicca21

Why not have an infromal chat with the planning officer?

rik111

The refusal seems quite cut and dry, not enough parking on the road already so we are not prepared to remove a parking bay and make it worse ? Seems quite a sensible decision, what is it that you find hard to grasp ? How are you going to appeal it, maybe offer to let neighbours park on you drive? Waste of everyones time appealing, just because the Jones have a wider dropped kerb doesn't entitle you to one.

Cash-Cows

Alteration to a highway doesn't need planning permission unless you are on a classified road. Do you live on a classified road. 

What EXACTLY did highways say in their consultation response (their full comments not an extract)?  What EXACTLY was the reason for refusal?

sheramber

Highways haven't refused. They have agreed to remove the parking bay to allow the OP have the dropped kerb extension.
It is the planning authority that  have refused permission for the dropped kerb.
Presumably, there is no need to rmove the parking bay if the dropped kerb  extension is not happening.

Cash-Cows

sheramber said:

Highways haven't refused. They have agreed to remove the parking bay to allow the OP have the dropped kerb extension.
It is the planning authority that  have refused permission for the dropped kerb.
Presumably, there is no need to rmove the parking bay if the dropped kerb  extension is not happening.

Planners rarely refuse planning permission on highways grounds if the highway authority had no objections. 

greatcrested

By all means appeal. That is your right (though a waste of tax-payers money - already very hard-pressd).

But complaining that you were somehow misled simply because you don't understand the process is ......

Thrugelmir

rase111 said:

They also state that by virtue of the loss of the existing on street parking bay, would exacerbate the existing parking stress on the road.

How do you intend to refute this . Whatever the ins and outs this appears to be the key sticking point. 

rase111

I’ll try and address the comments in one post.
I have tried to discuss informally with the planning officer.  I’m waiting for a response.  

Fair point about the appeal being a waste of time but I will try given the advice I received from the local authority before making an application.

I do live on a classified road.  The planning report states, the proposed development, by virtue of the loss of the existing on street parking bay, would exacerbate the existing parking stress on the road. The proposed loss of the parking bay would not be acceptable, as the application fails to demonstrate that the loss of the parking bay will not exacerbate existing on street parking stress for other residents and visitors on this road.   As I said at the start, the highways team confirmed via email following a site visit that they would have no issue removing or moving the bay elsewhere and what I would need to do is apply to have my front boundary wall removed as part of the process.  This is why I submitted an application for planning - to remove my front boundary wall so highways could extend the kerb and move/remove the bay. 

I say I was misled because before submitting an application, the highways team who I was told is responsible for parking bays and dropped kerbs agreed to move/remove the bay.   The planning department advised that all they are responsible for is an application to remove my front boundary wall.  I’ll say again the refusal fails to confirm if I am permitted to remove my front wall and instead responded to the application about the dropped kerb and parking bay. 

I’ve asked the planning officer if I can remove my wall and I’m yet to receive a response. 

unforeseen

The planning department advised that all they are responsible for is an application to remove my front boundary wall.  

That is correct but they will also take into account other factors such as the reason for removal and the consequent effect on the highway and traffic. 

rase111

Noted.  I can only use the information the council provided before my application.  Does that mean I can’t remove my boundary wall?