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Planning now imposed condition two properties cannot be built, none of the remaing 70 can be occupied before all visibility Splays fully constructed.

Ironic Highways now admitted land is Third Party and imposed a condition on development that 2 detached properties cannot be built AND NO other properties can be oxccupied untill Visibility splays are COMPLETE!

Spot on, 2 of the 4 properties are 4/5 bed, double detached garages probably sell for around 600k each!! the other 2 are 4 bed detached with single detached garages around 535k. None of which were on original plans as the 10 properties were arranged in a totally different layout. This has been done to maximize space and profit.

Thought of that but my guess is the management fees for the development will be astronomical as it is out of town and our Council refuses to maintain this type of development.

No question they cannot get it. Where it crosses our boundary, it is over 1m inside our hedge straight across our front lawn. What makes us mad is we never objected to the 10 properties because the entrance was over 50m from our boundary. The revised drawings have 3 entrances the one nearest us is less than 6m away.

Hi. Fortunately, we have the original hand drawn boundary plan of our property from the sales deeds dated 1920 which was when it was bought from a large estate. It shows the land we own and the tree line which is set back from our boundary. We refused to hand a copy to our council who are simply colluding with the developers at any cost. Our Council Serviss are provided by a company that is a partner of the developer. Why i think they have been forced to condition negatively the access. What they dont know is we have now obtained a copy of planning circular from the ODPM 25/11/02 which our solicitor says is still current planning policy and confirms our Council Planners are in breach of National Planning Policy as we have already said NO within the 6 weeks our council allows for objection. It will i am sure still be a big battle.

A developer here who at this point remains nameless along with our County Council have been economical with the truth, Licenses for newts have been obtained then amended without the knowledge of Natural England, before being approved by the planners so as to benefit the developer by avoiding the financial liabilities of the Licenses. This is now a criminal investigation. I will be VERY interested to see if the developer is EVER prosecuted by Natural England. Problem is we have the photographs / video of what has been going on and ignored by the Planners who are set to receive a 1 million + payment for allowing this development. Basically, a private individual is pays the price Big companies do as they please, we obtained under a Freedom of Information request all documents relating to the licenses and basically, they contained not one word of truth!

We will also be very interested; the builder is already under Criminal investigation for other issues!

The only way to obtain the required visibility splay is quite simply by Criminal Damage if we refused to negotiate. Fortunately, our nearest Neighbour is Deputy Chief Constable for the adjoining police force!! Quite simply we see no reason to negotiate, removing a hedge and trees that give complete privacy from the adjoining road, absorbs traffic noise and would take 20+ years to regrow if moved. NO Thanks.

Kelvin Over 35m of trees / Hawthorn Hedge up to 8m in height.

Property has been in family for 100+ years and we have already spent 300k on a forever home. (Heat pump, Solar and A energy rated) My understanding is compulsory purchase is not allowed as it is private residential not infrastructure and why planners have simply stated it is up to the developer to resolve the issue.

Kelvin Over 35m of trees / Hawthorn Hedge up to 8m in height.

We bought a farmhouse to renovate a few years ago. Adjoining the property is a development site. The builders submitted plans, have now been modified increasing the number of properties from 10 to 15 The Splay crosses the front of our property. Planners have approved the development despite us saying we are NOT prepared to sell the land required. The Approval notice says the developer can build but not occupy any properties until the developer has "RESOLVED" the visibility issues. We have NO intention of entering ANY negotiations with the developer or Council. Anyone any Thoughts. Thanks. Phil