Can planning permission be appealed

Giraffe76

Hi all,

My mum and partner have a bungalow where they've lived for a long time. Last year they objected to planning permission applied for by a neighbour and the objection was upheld.
My mum has now told me that planning permission has been granted but on the plans it says that it will be a PLAYHOUSE even though it's going to be at the bottom of the neighbours garden and the building will be 4 METERS high and is going to severely block my mum's light off as it will tower over their garden. Never known a playhouse to be 4 meters high. Planning was never posted or advertised like the previous time and the council have said that as planning permission has already been granted their is very little that can be done.

Despite what the council said does anyone know or have experience of something like this and what can be done because otherwise they will have to move and my mum and her partner are both in their late 70s. Both of them have had cancer in the last 5 years and its extremely stressful, depressing and financially distressing.

My mum and partner dont object to their neighbours putting a building up but 4 Meters is going far too high and way past their fence.

Any help or advice would be much appreciated

Kind regards Mark 

user1977

They can apply for a judicial review, if they're in time and they have lots of money to spend on something which probably won't be successful. Otherwise no.

powerful_Rogue

https://www.gov.uk/appeal-planning-decision/make-an-appeal

The_Unready

Most local authorities have an online planning portal. Have look at that first to see what was agreed with the original application, whether there were any appeals and whether a new application was subsequently made.

MultiFuelBurner

As much as it is sad having cancer in the last five years it adds nothing to repealing planning permission.

Feelings again are not an official objection.

I wonder if this "Playhouse" will be for something like Badminton, half basketball court or trampolining.

What does the planning permission say on the approved one on the council site.

You could share the council and planning reference if you wanted for proper assistance in what to do next.

MultiFuelBurner

powerful_Rogue said:

https://www.gov.uk/appeal-planning-decision/make-an-appeal

Is that for appealing approved planning? 

Looks like it's for appealing denied planning.

daveyjp

powerful_Rogue said:

https://www.gov.uk/appeal-planning-decision/make-an-appeal

Thats only for applicants that have applications refused.

As stated above, to appeal a permission which has been approved it needs a Judicial Review.  Not cheap if you can find a lawyervto take it on as you need to prove the Council have acted outside of the law.  Even if you were to win it may not stop the development as a new application could be made which isn't outside of the law.

lincroft1710

You don't say how far the proposed building is from your mother's actual bungalow.

Giraffe76

lincroft1710 said:

You don't say how far the proposed building is from your mother's actual bungalow.

It's about 7 meters

MultiFuelBurner

Giraffe76 said:

lincroft1710 said:

You don't say how far the proposed building is from your mother's actual bungalow.

It's about 7 meters

4 meters tall and 7 meters from your boundary which presumably has a 2 meter fence.

I honestly can't see this blocking out much sun maybe some early morning or late evening but only an hour at max given the angles associated.

lincroft1710

MultiFuelBurner said:

Giraffe76 said:

lincroft1710 said:

You don't say how far the proposed building is from your mother's actual bungalow.

It's about 7 meters

4 meters tall and 7 meters from your boundary which presumably has a 2 meter fence.

I honestly can't see this blocking out much sun maybe some early morning or late evening but only an hour at max given the angles associated.

I asked how far the 4 metre building was from the actual bungalow, rather than the boundary. If it is 7 metres from the bungalow, then it is very, very close.