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My planning application to develop a piece of land into 3 houses was approved by the planning commission. However, the local council originally put out an objection on the basis that the development will “increase traffic” to the road which was quite odd given the road is a main road used by many counties and over 10k user every day; and the plan was to add 3 houses. Nonetheless the Plans were approved by the Planning Commission. A neighbour has appealed on the basis that he is not happy with the access road and will compromise the safety. The local council has now added a statement of appeal supporting my neighbour and has stated that “we have now changed the reason for the objection from ‘increase in traffic on roads’ to ‘compromise safe access’. Is this allowed to change the reason for objection at appeal stage (when original objection was based on something else)?

thank you all, very helpful indeed.

I have got a site where the main sewage is uphill - about 2 metres from the bottom of the site- where a proposed dwelling will be. I'm told planning office are not keen on pressurised pumps. Just wondering any ideas to take into account before i engage an engineer - this is just a planning in principle so trying to get the costs down.

sorry didnt explain well. the house is not yet knocked down - its just the plan. I want to build two storey but my architect thinks the limit seems to suggest that only a single storey would be allowed (not even a dormer).

I am building 3 dwellings on piece of land zoned for development (after knocking down an large house) and planning dept has approved the development but have put a condition of limiting height below their eaves level. As this is an Approval in Principle only, with full details like dimensions, levels and heights, boundary treatments, road design and drainage, to be submitted at Reserved Matters Application, i do not understand why this condition is being implemented at this early stage and not at full application stage especially given that : 1. The site is on a slope with 5 metre difference in level between the top and the bottom of the site. The proposed development is at the bottom. All neighbouring houses are at the top of the site. When i spoke to the planning office he simply said he had to appease the neighbhors and give them something to avoid appeals. 2. The closest neighbouring house on top of the site (a two storey house) is 26 metres away 3. The neighbourhood comprises 4 bungalows, 2 dormers and 3 double-storey houses. So why limiting height to below their eaves level for this site only? 4. Just 2 years ago, I submitted a full planning application which was approved - the application was to build a two-storey dwelling and was approved with no single objection on the height or privacy. This proposed development was on top of the site which is even closer to the surrounding houses. Yes this new application, one neighbhor objected on the basis of possibily of blocking views/ privacy but our response was the houses are far apart -26 metres (closest hose) and the existing boundary and tall trees/planting will provide sufficient screening. My appeal was going to be worded around the above points but i want to add that we have not been given the opportunity to provide computer generated plans (as these would be provided at detaield planning stage) to prove height but not sure what to say in a techincial way. Any help on the above or any other matters.

I have have submitted my 'planning in principle' application to add three dwellings to a large garden. The application is now stalling because my neighbhors are concerned about road safety though the developmemnt will create 5 free parking on the site instead of the main road. The planning office requested a road safety audit report stage 1. I have the draft RSA 1 and responses from the road design but I wanted to run past someone with planning experience before I submit it; for a resoable fee and suggest any changes. I wanted this done asap.

Thanks guys. I'm not in the building industry but i just cant believe that my planning application seems stuck on this one issue - 'how to manage rainwater' yet at the moment the surface water drains well into the garden without any water poodles. With all the technology available, i would have thought i any easy solution would be nearby:) And the planning officer seems to take this more seriously than i intially envisaged. As my next suggestion i would have rainwater harvesting in addition to using soakway crates/and a pond for kids play area.

Has anyone used rainwater harvesting as an alternative? The planning request for percolation tests were for surface water management and i just thought before i go back to planning, i can suggest using some sort of rainwater harvesting.

Thank you all. This site has been extremely helpful. I am eternally grateful.

I’m applying to build a two dwellings in my back garden. There is already a main sewage on the main house. The Planning office insisted on having percolation tests (I guess this is to manage rain water). The tests came back really bad as the soil is too clay, and may not be suitable for soakaways but great soil for building on. The engineers have identified a nearby ditch that runs along its length approx. 5m to the rear of garden and it drains to a pond and then to a formal watercourse. They have asked me to approach the land/farm owner whom but I’m dreading this option as the farm ownership is complex. I had been trying to contact the owners over the years to resolve another matter without any luck. Are there any other options one can take if the percolation tests are bad?