Amended Planning Applications
What do you do when a neighbour or developer keeps submitting amended planning applications, one after the other? It can be bad enough when you find out your neighbour is planning to redevelop his property. But what do you do when they keep coming? Surely it’s only a matter of time before one of them is approved?
It’s Nothing Personal
What do you do when you want to object to a planning application or planning appeal, but the applicants or appellants are friends or neighbours? You don’t want to fall out with them, but you need to act to protect your interests. How do you handle such a difficult situation?
Private Matters
Privacy is a common concern among local residents opposed to development proposed in a planning application or planning appeal. Do you have a right to privacy and, if so, what does this mean in practice?
Permitted Development Prior Approval
Permitted development rights have been relaxed to allow larger extensions without planning permission. Until 30 May 2019 this includes rear extensions up to 8m long. What does this mean for neighbours and other residents who want to object?
How to Object
The planning process can appear complex, bureaucratic and legalistic. Faced with an unwelcome planning proposal, it can be difficult to know where to start. This article takes you step by step through the process of objecting to a planning application or planning appeal, setting out some important Dos and Don’ts.
Loss of a View
Loss of a view is often cited in planning objection letters by home owners understandably concerned about how this will affect their property. Unfortunately, there’s no right to a view under the planning system.
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