What are good objections to planning applications?
What is a valid objection to a planning application
- Loss of light or overshadowing.
- Overlooking/loss of privacy.
- Visual amenity (but not loss of private view)
- Adequacy of parking/loading/turning.
- Highway safety.
- Traffic generation.
- Noise and disturbance resulting from use.
- Hazardous materials.
How do you write a positive comment on a planning application?
- Making Effective Comments on Planning Applications.
- Understand how decisions are made.
- Understand the application.
- Understand what the Development Plan says.
- Check if the Development Plan is being reviewed.
- Find out what others think.
- Set out the reasons for your comments.
- Stick to the time limits.
Are comments on planning applications public?
Normally authorities make comments made on planning applications publicly available and some will put them on their websites.
Can you lie in a planning application?
If a local planning authority found that there had been a material inaccuracy or an attempt to mislead in the planning application and it considered it expedient to do so, it could revoke on that account. It already has the powers to revoke the planning permission. There is, however, the attached issue of compensation.
How many objections do you need to stop planning permission?
Likewise petitions may be null and void if they are badly constructed. However, generally speaking 5 – 10 good objections are often enough to get an application ‘called in’ to a committee meeting for councillors to decide (although this does differ between local authorities).
What is a visual amenity?
The term ‘visual amenity’ refers to the views and surroundings that create the backdrop to an area. A Residential Visual Amenity Assessment (RVAA) assesses the potential visual impact of a development on the residential amenity of property.
Can a Neighbour refuse planning permission?
In summary, your neighbour can have no influence on the development with regards to planning permission, as planning permission is not required.
How long do you have to comment on a planning application?
21 days
You have 21 days to comment on an application. You must quote the reference number of the application you are commenting on and address your comments to the Head of Planning and Housing.
Can my Neighbour stop my planning application?
Neighbour objections during the planning process: If planning permission is required – where your extension plans fall outside permitted development rules, or you don’t benefit from permitted development rights – your neighbour can submit a formal objection to your proposals.
Do you have a right to light in your garden?
Do I have a right to light in my garden? The right to light only applies to rooms in your house, not open ground, so you will not ordinarily be able to make a claim for the right to light in your garden.