So after a six month wait we got a No from the Planning department on Christmas Eve. We're now hoping to get in front of the local Planning Committee.
We should do it seems, because in line with the Council's Scheme of Delegation if the planning officer is at odds with any of the consultees it should, and we have both the Parish Council and our next door neighbour who have supported.
The wording we have from planning department is:
"The proposed replacement dwelling, by reason of its scale and mass, would harm the character and appearance of the area".
We're wanting to build a 4 bed eco-house in local stone and timber to replace our tired 3 bed red brick bungalow on a 2 acre plot in our 10 acre property sited 120m from the road, and we're building 10% smaller than we could extend the bungalow to under Permitted Development.
A close neighbour with a smaller plot, closer to the road replaced their old bungalow with a house 10% bigger than PD in local stone and timber and it went smoothly through Planning, so we thought it sensible to follow that precedent, and this was heavily referenced in our application.
Any advice welcome. Thanks.
John
