Dissention on Neighbour's Planning App. To Be Disclosed?

da_rule wrote: »

Assuming that your properties are relatively similar why don't you ask them for a copy of the plans they are submitting and make an application to do the same.

This could have two benefits, if approved it may add some value to your property as you can sell it with planning permission. It will also mean that you can overlook your neighbours if you want to (a bit of tit for tat).

Also, the Planning Authority may decide that the two applications would lead to overdevelopment of the area (lack of parking etc) and refuse them. You may be able to scupper their application without actually objecting.

None of that makes any sense.

Planning permission for an extension does not add value.

The fact that two applications went in would have no difference on wheter something was overdevelopment or not. The same criteria is applied individually, which is considered in advance in planning guidance for the benefit of communities. There would not be any knee jerking about there being more than one.

Loft conversions, even with considerable dormers fall under permitted development unless in a designated area. . They are exceptionally common.
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/info/200130/common_projects/36/loft_conversion

Afaik, a juliette balcony, with just the balustrade and no ledge or platform to speak of is not a balcony. It is a window.

Thankfully, the planning system does allow a significant amount of work without neighbours being able to scupper plans for no good reason. In fact, neighbour objections hold very little weight on the average application. Mostly because they contain nonsense or cite good reason that the planning officer already knows.